South Tarogong
South Tarogong
Tarogong Kidul | |
|---|---|
| Regional transcription(s) | |
| • Sundanese | ᮒᮛᮧᮌᮧᮀ ᮊᮤᮓᮥᮜ᮪ |
 South Tarogong in the early 20th-century CE | |
| Coordinates: 7°12′54″S 107°53′8″E / 7.21500°S 107.88556°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| 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 |
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]
- Cibunar
- Haurpanggung
- Jayaraga
- Jayawaras
- Kersamenak
- Mekargalih
- Pataruman
- Sukabakti
- Sukagalih
- Sukakarya
- Sukajaya
- Tarogong
Of the 12 villages, 5 (Jayawaras, Pataruman, Sukagalih, Sukakarya and Sukajaya) are classed as urban kelurahan and 7 classed as rural desa.
Climate
[edit]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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tarogong Kidul Subdistrict in Figures 2020". Statistics Indonesia. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
- ^ Darpan; Suhardiman, Budi (2007). Seputar Garut (in Indonesian). Komunitas Srimanganti.
- ^ "Climate: Tarogong". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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