Tangerang Regency
Tangerang Regency Tangerang Regency is bounded by the Java Sea to the north, by Jakarta city, Tangerang city and South Tangerang city to the east, by Bogor Regency to the south, by a small section of Lebak Regency to the southwest, and by Serang Regency to the west. Tangerang Regency was subdivided into 36 Districts, which were further divided into several villages and administrative villages, before the latest split; it now comprises 29 districts. Tangerang city was formed as an autonomous city on 27 February 1993 out of the Tangerang Regency . The city was previously an administrative city within that Regency. On 27 February 2008, seven districts in the southern part of Tangerang Regency were cut out to form the South Tangerang autonomous city/municipality. They were Ciputat, Ciputat Timur, Pamulang, Pondok Aren, Serpong, Serpong Utara (North Serpong) and Setu. An idea to set up a new North Tangerang regency emerged in 2002 when a group of residents from the Mauk, Rajeg, Kemiri...