Banjar, West Java

Banjar , is a city located in the east of West Java, Indonesia, on the border between West Java and Central Java. It was originally administered as part of Ciamis Regency, which surrounds it (except on the northeast side, where there is a common boundary with Central Java province, along the Tanduy River), but was split off to become an independent city on 11 December 2002. It covers a land area of 131.97 km2, and had a population of 175,157 at the 2010 Census and 200,970 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2023 was 207,510 (comprising 104,152 males and 103,358 females). This city is also known as Banjar Patroman or Pataruman.

The city of Banjar is divided into four administrative districts (Indonesian: kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimate as at mid 2023. The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 9 classed as urban kelurahan and 16 as rural desa), and its postal codes. Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area inkm2 Pop'ncensus2010 Pop'ncensus2020 Pop'nestimatemid 2023 AdmincentreNo. of villagesPost codes 32.79.01 Banjar 26.2452,44959,53059,940Balokang7 (a) 46311 46315, 46317, 46321 32.79.03 Purwaharja 18.2720,52724,20025,180Puwaharja4 (b) 46331 46334 32.79.02 Pataruman 54.0554,28661,32063,020Hegarsari8 (c) 46316, 46322, 46323, 46326, 46327, 46335 32.79.04 Langensari 33.4147,89556,92059,370Langensari6 (d) 46324, 46325, 46342 46344 Total city 131.97175,157200,970207,510 25

Notes: (a) comprising 3 kelurahan (Banjar, Mekarsari and Situbatu) and 4 desa. (b) comprising 2 kelurahan (Karangpanimbal and Purwaharja) and 2 desa. (c) comprising 2 kelurahan (Hegarsari and Pataruman) and 6 desa. (d) comprising 2 kelurahan (Bojongkantong and Muktisari) and 4 desa.

The currently non operational train service between and , with a length of 82.385 kilometers, gives a beautiful panorama along the track, including hills and a view of the sea from above Pangandaran. The track has several old stations with class I, II, and III categories, and has three tunnels (one of them, the Wilhemina tunnel, with a length of 1,116 metres, is the longest tunnel in Indonesia); it is also the longest (Cikacepit) bridge in Indonesia, with a length of 1,250 metres and a height of 100 metres above the ground. The rail authority has announced its intention to re activate the train service and will restore and Cijulang stations while still keeping their original features.

Banjar has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year round.