Soreang (Sundanese: ᮞᮧᮛᮦᮃᮀ) is a town and district of Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia. Located 18 km from Bandung city, Soreang is the regency seat of Bandung Regency, where the regent's office and local legislature are located at Kopo-Soreang Highway.
Soreang | |
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Regional transcription(s) | |
• Sundanese | ᮞᮧᮛᮦᮃᮀ |
Coordinates: 7°2′14″S 107°31′0″E / 7.03722°S 107.51667°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | West Java |
Regency | Bandung Regency |
Government | |
• Camat | Rusli Baijuri |
• Secretary | Ahmad Kurtubi |
Area | |
• Total | 25.01 km2 (9.66 sq mi) |
Elevation | 725 m (2,379 ft) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 116,780 |
• Density | 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (IWT) |
Postal code | 4091x |
Area code | (+62) 22 |
Villages | 10 |
Website | Official website |
Soreang is divided into 10 villages which are as follows:[1]
Soreang is a transportation hub for the southern parts of the regency.[2] In the colonial times, there used to be a railway connecting Bandung and Ciwidey, but was discontinued in 1982 following a collapse of the track in 1972.[3]
A toll road connecting the city of Bandung and Soreang directly was opened in December 2017, reducing travel time to around 10 minutes from previously up to 2 hours.[4]
KM | Toll Road | Destination |
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135 | Purbaleunyi Toll Road | Kopo, Soreang |
0 | Soreang-Pasir Koja Toll Road | Soreang |
Soreang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy rainfall from October to May.
Climate data for Soreang | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.2 (64.7) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 246 (9.7) |
219 (8.6) |
266 (10.5) |
262 (10.3) |
179 (7.0) |
87 (3.4) |
80 (3.1) |
82 (3.2) |
95 (3.7) |
198 (7.8) |
284 (11.2) |
298 (11.7) |
2,296 (90.2) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[5] |