Location of Tigaraksa within the Kabupaten Regency
Tigaraksa is a town and an administrative district (kecamatan) located in the Tangerang Regency of Banten Province on Java (island), Indonesia. The district covers a land area of 55.30 km2 and had 119,245 inhabitants in 2010[2] and 155,557 inhabitants in 2020;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 163,531.[1] The administrative headquarters of the Regency and of the district are located at the town of Tigaraksa.
Communities
Tigaraksa District is sub-divided into two urban kelurahan (Tigaraksa and Kadu Agung) and twelve rural villages (desa), all fourteen sharing the postcode of 15721, listed below with their areas and their officially-estimated populations as at mid 2023.[4]
Kode Wilayah
Name of kelurahan or desa
Area in km2
Population mid 2023 estimate
36.03.03.1001
Tigeraksa (town)
2.87
17,399
36.03.03.2002
Pasir Bolang
3.06
8,234
36.03.03.2003
Matagara
4.03
12,536
36.03.03.2004
Pasirnangka
4.29
26,018
36.03.03.2005
Pete
2.72
15,080
36.03.03.2006
Tegalsari
2.53
5,321
36.03.03.1007
Kadu Agung
4.34
8,322
36.03.03.2008
Pematang
3.96
11,320
36.03.03.2009
Cisereh
3.72
6,460
36.03.03.2010
Margasari
3.96
15,226
36.03.03.2011
Cileles
5.91
9,364
36.03.03.2012
Sodong
4.22
12,106
36.03.03.2013
Tapos
4.43
9,732
36.03.03.2014
Bantar Panjang
5.26
8,413
36.03.03
Totals
55.30
163,531(a)
Notes: (a) comprising 82,805 males and 80,726 females.
Climate
Tigaraksa has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy rainfall from October to May.
