Banjar, Indonesia

Banjar
City of Banjar
Kota Banjar
Other transcription(s)
 • Sundaneseᮊᮧᮒ ᮘᮔ᮪ᮏᮁ
Welcome sign
Motto: 
Somahna Bagja di Buana (Sundanese)
ᮞᮧᮙᮂᮔ ᮘᮌ᮪ᮏ ᮓᮤ ᮘᮥᮃᮔ
(Its people are happy in this world)
Location within West Java
Banjar City
Location in Java and Indonesia
Banjar City
Banjar City (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°22′10″S 108°32′29″E / 7.3695°S 108.5414°E / -7.3695; 108.5414
Country Indonesia
Province West Java
Consolidated2 March 1992
Government
 • MayorSudarsono
 • Vice MayorSupriana
Area
 • Total
129.71 km2 (50.08 sq mi)
Elevation
97 m (318 ft)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)
 • Total
209,791
 • Density1,617.4/km2 (4,189.0/sq mi)
 
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 265
Websitebanjarkota.go.id

Banjar (Sundanese: ᮘᮔ᮪ᮏᮁ), is a city located in the east of West Java, Indonesia, on the border between West Java and Central Java. It was originally administered as part of Ciamis Regency, which surrounds it (except on the northeast side, where there is a common boundary with Central Java province, along the Tanduy River), but was split off to become an independent city on 11 December 2002. It covers a land area of 129.71 km2, and had a population of 175,157 at the 2010 Census and 200,970 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2024 was 209,791 (comprising 105,289 males and 104,502 females). This city is also known as Banjar Patroman or Pataruman.