Subang, Subang

Subang
Regional transcription(s)
 • Sundaneseᮞᮥᮘᮀ
A Subangite colonial villa in the early 20th-century CE
A Subangite colonial villa in the early 20th-century CE
Subang is located in Java
Subang
Subang
Location in Java and Indonesia
Subang is located in Indonesia
Subang
Subang
Subang (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°34′17″S 107°45′41″E / 6.57139°S 107.76139°E / -6.57139; 107.76139
Country Indonesia
ProvinceWest Java
RegencySubang Regency
Government
 • CamatDeni Setiawan
Area
 • Total60.22 km2 (23.25 sq mi)
Elevation88 m (289 ft)
Population
(mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total141,038
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWT)
Postal code
4121x
Area code(+62) 260
Villages12
WebsiteOfficial website
Residence of a Dutch plantation manager in Subang (1930's)

Subang is a town and the capital of the Subang Regency in West Java, Indonesia. It lies approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) southeast of Jakarta and 54 kilometres (34 mi) northeast of Bandung by road. The district had a population of 120,346 in 2010 which grew to 137,284 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 141,038.

History

In April 1952 the Harian Rakjat stated that the Communist Party of Indonesia had organized a course in Subang along with Karawang.

Landmarks

The government office Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Subang, the House of Representatives of Subang District, the park Alun Alun Kabupaten Subang, and Al-Musabaqoh Grand Mosque are in the town centre. The University of Subang is in the southeast and the football pitch Stadion Persikas lies in the south of the town. P. T. Taekwung Industrial Estate lies on the northeastern outskirts of the town as does a Class II prison in the north. The principal hospital is Rumah Sakit PTPN VIII Hospital.

Museum Wisma Karya is a colonial period building and museum in Subang. It contains a range of items from ancient fossils to a bronze statue of P.W. Hofland, which was made in 1878.

Climate

Subang has a borderline tropical rainforest climate (Af) and tropical monsoon climate (Am) with exactly 60 millimetres (2.4 in) in the driest month, August. It has moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to May.

Climate data for Subang
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.2
(86.4)
30.3
(86.5)
30.8
(87.4)
31.5
(88.7)
31.8
(89.2)
31.7
(89.1)
31.8
(89.2)
32.5
(90.5)
33.1
(91.6)
33.2
(91.8)
32.0
(89.6)
31.1
(88.0)
31.7
(89.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0)
26.2
(79.2)
26.4
(79.5)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
26.5
(79.7)
26.4
(79.5)
26.8
(80.2)
27.2
(81.0)
27.4
(81.3)
27.0
(80.6)
26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8)
22.1
(71.8)
22.1
(71.8)
22.3
(72.1)
22.2
(72.0)
21.4
(70.5)
21.1
(70.0)
21.1
(70.0)
21.3
(70.3)
21.7
(71.1)
22.1
(71.8)
22.2
(72.0)
21.8
(71.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 468
(18.4)
398
(15.7)
411
(16.2)
325
(12.8)
237
(9.3)
118
(4.6)
94
(3.7)
60
(2.4)
70
(2.8)
166
(6.5)
304
(12.0)
398
(15.7)
3,049
(120.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org

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