South Tarogong (Indonesian: Tarogong Kidul; Sundanese: ᮒᮛᮧᮌᮧᮀ ᮊᮤᮓᮥᮜ᮪) is a district of Garut Regency which serves as its seat. The district was established in 2003 as a division of the old Tarogong district.[3] It is divided into 12 villages which are as follows:[1]
South Tarogong
Tarogong Kidul | |
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District | |
Regional transcription(s) | |
• Sundanese | ᮒᮛᮧᮌᮧᮀ ᮊᮤᮓᮥᮜ᮪ |
![]() South Tarogong in the early 20th-century CE | |
![]() ![]() South Tarogong South Tarogong (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 7°12′54″S 107°53′8″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | West Java |
Regency | Garut Regency |
Government | |
• Camat | Lilis Neti |
• Secretary | Yanti |
Area | |
• Total | 19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi) |
Elevation | 714 m (2,343 ft) |
Population (mid 2021 estimate)[2] | |
• Total | 115,660 |
• Density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (IWT) |
Postal code | 44150 |
Area code | (+62) 262 |
Villages | 12 |
Website | Official website |
Of the 12 villages, 5 (Jayawaras, Pataruman, Sukagalih, Sukakarya and Sukajaya) are classed as urban kelurahan and 7 classed as rural desa.
Tarogong has an elevation moderated tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy rainfall from October to May.
Climate data for Tarogong | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.4 (81.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.8 (73.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.1 (64.7) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 275 (10.8) |
243 (9.6) |
302 (11.9) |
226 (8.9) |
168 (6.6) |
92 (3.6) |
78 (3.1) |
56 (2.2) |
67 (2.6) |
148 (5.8) |
232 (9.1) |
284 (11.2) |
2,171 (85.4) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[4] |
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