Cianjur At A Glance

The Regency of Cianjur is one of the regions in west java province with the population of 2,125,023 consisting of 1,100,412 males and 1,024,611 females. The regency of Cianjur with the total area of 350,148 hectares is strategically positioned between the national capital of jakarta and the provincial capital of Bandung and administravely composed of 30 sub districts, 388 villages and 6 kelurahan or wards. The incumbent regent is Mr. Drs. H. Tjetjep Muchtar Soleh, M.M. The regency of Bogor and Purwakarta, west by the regency of Sukabumi, east by regency of Bandung and Garut, and, and south by Indian ocean confrented of with which in 75 KM beautiful coastline.

Cianjur region has a tropical climate with annual precipitation is between 1000 and 4000 mm and the rainy days numbered at 150 per year. Thank such a climate, the natural condition of cianjur region has enable his inhabitans to benefit from the good soil and the diversity of natural bounty, both of which are assets for suistanable development and are potential for attracting good investement to the region. Besides, there are lots of rivers and streams from which farming may have a steady supply of water.

Agriculture has remained the major economic activity in the regency of cianjur and pandan wangi rice the most important crop. Cianjur region is one of indonesia's the best rice producing areas and the pandan wangi rice, which is very tasty and relatively more expensive compared to the other types of rice, has remained the most widely known trademark of Cianjur region from time to time. Thank to singularity of is characteristics, the production of pandan wangi rice is confined to the subdistrict of Warungkondang, Cugenang and some places around the sub district of Cianjur.