Banjar

Banjar is a city in the east of West Java, Indonesia, on the border between West Java and Central Java. It was first administered as part of Ciamis Regency, which surrounds it on every side except the northeast, where it shares a boundary with Central Java province along the Tanduy River. It became an independent city on 11 December 2002, when it was split off from the regency. The city covers a land area of 129.59 square kilometres. Its population was 175,157 at the 2010 census and 200,970 at the 2020 census, and the official estimate for mid 2025 was 211,964, almost evenly divided between men and women. The city is also known by the alternative names Banjar Patroman and Pataruman, which come from local usage. Its position on the provincial border makes it a transit point between the two Javanese provinces.