Rangkasbitung
Rangkasbitung
(Rangkasbitung Town) (Kecamatan Rangkasbitung) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sundanese | ᮛᮀᮊᮞ᮪ᮘᮤᮒᮥᮀ |
| • Pegon | راڠكاسبيتوڠ |
Rangkasbitung Location of Rangkasbitung in Indonesia Rangkasbitung Rangkasbitung (Banten) | |
| Coordinates: 6°21′20″S 106°15′04″E / 6.35556°S 106.25111°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Banten |
| Regency | Lebak Regency |
| Government | |
| • Camat | Agus Sudrajat |
| Area | |
• Total | 74.22 km2 (28.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 144,733 |
| • Density | 1,950/km2 (5,051/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Area code | +62 252 |
| Website | web |
Rangkasbitung (Sundanese: ᮛᮀᮊᮞ᮪ᮘᮤᮒᮥᮀ; pronounced [raŋkasˈbit̪ʊŋ]), colloquially called Rangkas (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈraŋkas]), is a town (serving as the administrative centre of Lebak Regency) and an administrative district (kecamatan), in Banten Province of Java, Indonesia. The district covers an area of 73.76 km2, and had a population of 116,659 at the 2010 Census and 134,945 at the 2020 Census, while the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 144,733, comprising 73,678 males and 71,055 females.
It is the site of the Multatuli Museum, a history museum that opened in 2018.