Subang is a town and the capital of the Subang Regency in West Java, Indonesia. It lies approximately southeast of Jakarta and northeast of Bandung by road. The district had a population of 120,346 in 2010 which grew to 137,284 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 144,658 (comprising 72,262 males and 72,396 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kabupaten Subang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3213070)
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.
The Wisma Karya Museum 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.
Administration The district is composed of eight administrative urban villages (kelurahan), listed below with their areas together with the official estimates as of mid-2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kabupaten Subang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3213070) The table also includes the post codes.
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nestimatemid 2024Postcode 32.13.03.1001 Parung 9.00 10,28541211 32.13.03.1003 Pasirkareumbi 5.94 17,86641211 32.13.03.1005 Soklat 2.95 17,07041215 32.13.03.1004 Karanganyar 3.42 27,30541211 32.13.03.1002 Cigadung 4.91 26,65841213 32.13.03.1007 Dangdeur 9.85 19,34041212 32.13.03.1006 Sukamelang 6.92 18,66841211 32.13.03.1008 Wanareja 17.23 7,46641211 Totals 60.22 144,658
Climate Subang has a borderline tropical rainforest climate (Af) and tropical monsoon climate (Am) with exactly in the driest month, August. It has moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to May.
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