Palabuhanratu

Palabuhanratu or Pelabuhan Ratu (Sundanese for: 'Queen's Harbor') is an administrative district (kecamatan) and a fishing town which serves as the regency seat of Sukabumi Regency. The town is at the southwest coast of Palabuhanratu Bay, West Java facing the Indian Ocean. It is a four-hour drive from Bandung and up to a 12-hour drive from Indonesia's capital Jakarta due to traffic jams in Ciawi, Cicurug, Cibadak and Pelabuhan Ratu gate, whose residents love to visit the bay 'Teluk Palabuhanratu', once named 'Wijnkoopersbaai' (wine merchant's bay) by the Dutch. The bay is shaped like a horseshoe and has enormous waves that can be very treacherous. The Sundanese locals say that the Indian Ocean is the home of Nyai Loro Kidul who reigns along the southern coast of Java. The town had 37,477 inhabitants in mid 2024, while the district had 124,596. The district is composed of the town (kelurahan) and nine surrounding rural villages (desa), all sharing the postcode 43364. These are tabulated below with their areas and the populations as at 2024.