Kuningan

This article is about the district. For the regency, see Kuningan Regency. For the Balinese Hindu festival, see Galungan.

Kuningan
District
Regional transcription(s)
• Sundanese	ᮊᮥᮔᮤᮍᮔ᮪
Regent Office of Kuningan Regency
Etymology: Suranggajaya, Duke of Kuningan
Kuningan Location in Java and Indonesia Show map of Java Kuningan Kuningan (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°58′35″S 108°29′4″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Java
Regency	Kuningan Regency
Government
• Camat	Saleh Rochiat
• Secretary	Dudi Sudiana
Area [1]
• Total	29.94 km^2 (11.56 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	534 m (1,752 ft)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)[3]
• Total	113,860
• Density	3,800/km^2 (9,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWT)
Postal code	4551x, 45553
Area code	(+62) 231
Villages	16
Website	Official website

Kuningan (Sundanese: ᮊᮥᮔᮤᮍᮔ᮪) is a town and district located in eastern West Java, Indonesia, between Cirebon and Tasikmalaya, about 200 km east of Jakarta. It is the administrative center of Kuningan Regency. The district is located east of Mount Cereme/Ciremai (3.078 m), the highest mountain in West Java. The eastern part of the district is a valley. The district's landmark is a statue of a horse, called Kuda Kuningan[4] and its motto is Kuningan Aman (Safe) Sehat (Healthy) Rindang (Leafy) Indah (Beautiful), abbreviated as Kuningan ASRI.[5]

Administrative divisions

Kuningan District is divided into 16 villages which are as follows:[6]

• Ancaran
• Awirarangan
• Cibinuang
• Cigintung
• Cijoho
• Ciporang
• Cirendang
• Citangtu
• Karangtawang
• Kasturi
• Kedungarum
• Kuningan
• Padarek
• Purwawinangun
• Winduhaji
• Windusengkahan

Climate

Kuningan has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to May.

Climate data for Kuningan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28.4 (83.1)	28.5 (83.3)	28.8 (83.8)	29.0 (84.2)	29.2 (84.6)	28.9 (84.0)	28.5 (83.3)	28.9 (84.0)	29.6 (85.3)	30.0 (86.0)	29.3 (84.7)	28.9 (84.0)	29.0 (84.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	24.3 (75.7)	24.3 (75.7)	24.5 (76.1)	24.6 (76.3)	24.8 (76.6)	24.2 (75.6)	23.8 (74.8)	23.9 (75.0)	24.4 (75.9)	25.0 (77.0)	24.7 (76.5)	24.6 (76.3)	24.4 (76.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20.2 (68.4)	20.1 (68.2)	20.2 (68.4)	20.3 (68.5)	20.4 (68.7)	19.5 (67.1)	19.1 (66.4)	18.9 (66.0)	19.2 (66.6)	20.0 (68.0)	20.2 (68.4)	20.3 (68.5)	19.9 (67.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	462 (18.2)	392 (15.4)	443 (17.4)	278 (10.9)	218 (8.6)	109 (4.3)	80 (3.1)	52 (2.0)	58 (2.3)	133 (5.2)	267 (10.5)	382 (15.0)	2,874 (112.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[7]

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
4. "Lambang Daerah | Pemerintah Kabupaten Kuningan". www.kuningankab.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-11-17.
5. "Sasanti Daerah dan Moto Juang Kuningan | Pemerintah Kabupaten Kuningan". www.kuningankab.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-11-17.
6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
7. "Climate: Kuningan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.