CILACAP: GENERAL OVERVIEW
Online English Magazine | June 2, 2008
Cilacap regency is located in Central Java, in the western part bordered with Ciamis regency of West Java that is very strategically located and supported by some supporting facilities of infrastructure, such as: Tanjung Intan Port, Tunggul Wulung Airport, Oceanic Fishery Port, as well as land transportation facilities connecting to big cities in this province such as highways and railways. Therefore it becomes a suitable area for investment. And about the data of area width and number of population in 2006, it can be presented detail as follows:
Rice field area: 63,097 ha.
Yard/Building: 32,917 ha.
Plantation: 45,224 ha.
Public Forest: 4,206 ha.
State Forest: 43,519 ha.
Field/Dry Rice Field: 719 ha.
Public Plantation: 9,579 ha.
Swamp/Fishpond/Pond: 3,863 ha.
Others: 10,575 ha.
The number of population in 2006 is 1,722,605 people which consist of:
Male: 861,643 people.
Female: 860,964 people.
Population Density: 806 people per square kilometer.
The average growth of population in the last 5 years is 0.39% per year. Number of population according to the age group:
Productive age – 15 -54 years old – 1,036,682 persons.
Non productive age – 0-14 years old – 451,900 persons.
55 years old and above – 234,025 persons.
Number of sub-districts and villages/district villages:
24 sub-districts
269 villages and 15 district villages
PDRB: Rp. 7,256,889.24 whcih is based on prevailing price of 2006.
Inflation rate in 2004 is 5.44 %; in 2005 19.07%; in 2006 9.96%.
Local original income: Rp.78,895 Billion
Economic Growth in 2005 is 3.72% and in 2006 is 4.16%.
Area Borders:
Northern Side: The regency of Banyumas and Brebes.
Eastern Side: The regency of Kebumen.
Southern Side: Indonesia Ocean.
Western Side: The regency of Ciamis and Kuningan in West Java Province.
The distance of Cilacap to some big city in Java island:
Purwokerto 60 km.
Surakarta 262 km.
Semarang 251 km.
Yogyakarta 197 km.
Cirebon 203 km.
Jakarta 428 km.
Bogor 385 km.
Bandung 260 km.
Surabaya 523 km.
Banyuwangi 768 km.
Source: Investment Opportunities in CIlacap Regency – Cilacap Regency Government.
