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Banjar, West Java
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<p>Banjar , is a city located in the east of <a href="/facts/West_Java/nLxcEXPF">West Java</a>, <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a>, on the border between West Java and <a href="/facts/Central_Java/SECs9V0u">Central Java</a>. It was originally administered as part of <a href="/facts/Ciamis_Regency/yanRLwMd">Ciamis Regency</a>, which surrounds it (except on the northeast side, where there is a common boundary with <a href="/facts/Central_Java/SECs9V0u">Central Java</a> province, along the <a href="/facts/Ci_Tanduy/P1B596bS">Tanduy River</a>), but was split off to become an independent city on 11 December 2002. It covers a land area of 131.97 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-2023 was 207,510 (comprising 104,152 males and 103,358 females). This city is also known as <i>Banjar Patroman</i> or <i>Pataruman</i>. </p>