Tigeraksa 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 Tigeraksa.

Tigeraksa
Town and district
Map
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceBanten
RegencyTangerang Regency
Area
 • Total
55.30 km2 (21.35 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
163,531
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
Location of Tigaraksa within the Kabupaten Regency

Communities

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Tigeraksa 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

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Tigaraksa has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy rainfall from October to May.

Climate data for Tigaraksa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.7
(87.3)
31.0
(87.8)
31.5
(88.7)
32.3
(90.1)
32.6
(90.7)
32.6
(90.7)
32.6
(90.7)
32.9
(91.2)
33.3
(91.9)
33.4
(92.1)
32.6
(90.7)
32.0
(89.6)
32.3
(90.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
27.1
(80.8)
27.7
(81.9)
27.8
(82.0)
27.5
(81.5)
27.1
(80.8)
27.3
(81.1)
27.6
(81.7)
28.0
(82.4)
27.7
(81.9)
27.4
(81.3)
27.4
(81.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
22.8
(73.0)
23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
22.4
(72.3)
21.7
(71.1)
21.7
(71.1)
22.0
(71.6)
22.6
(72.7)
22.9
(73.2)
23.0
(73.4)
22.6
(72.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 345
(13.6)
295
(11.6)
254
(10.0)
212
(8.3)
198
(7.8)
111
(4.4)
98
(3.9)
90
(3.5)
105
(4.1)
156
(6.1)
187
(7.4)
196
(7.7)
2,247
(88.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Tangerang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3603)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, 2024, Kecamatan Tigeraksa, Katalog/Catalog: 1102001.3603020.
  5. ^ "Climate: Tigaraksa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.


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