Palabuhanratu, also spelled Pelabuhan Ratu, is an administrative district and fishing town that serves as the regency seat of Sukabumi Regency, West Java, Indonesia, on the southwest coast facing the Indian Ocean. Its horseshoe-shaped bay has treacherous waves, and in Sundanese folklore the Indian Ocean there is held to be the home of Nyai Loro Kidul, who reigns along Java's southern coast.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Palabuhanratu - Wikipedia
Lead section
The town had 37,477 inhabitants in mid 2024, while the district had 124,596.
Infobox - Area field
Area Total 91.77 km2 (35.43 sq mi)
Infobox - Elevation field
Elevation 50 m (160 ft)
Infobox - Coordinates field (latitude)
6°59′16″S 106°32′38″E / 6.98778°S 106.54389°E
Infobox - Coordinates field (longitude)
6°59′16″S 106°32′38″E / 6.98778°S 106.54389°E
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. GeoNames: Pelabuhanratu - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1631733
-6.9875 106.55139 P PPLA2 ID 30 3202 109523 21 Asia/Jakarta
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 21 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.75, 106.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.75, 106.75
-6.75 106.75 Af
Wikidata: Palabuhanratu
Wikidata Q1154707, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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