Datarcae – small village in the northwestern part of Kabupaten Lebak, Banten province
Datarcae is an Indonesian village that belongs to the Kecamatan Cirinten administrative district in Kabupaten Lebak, Banten province, located in the western part of the island of Java. According to its coordinates (-6.6450536, 106.1522126), it is situated in the northern-northwestern band of the regency. Kabupaten Lebak is the largest regency by area in Banten province, and the fifth largest district on the entire island of Java. Since no independent, settlement-level encyclopedic sources are available for Datarcae, the local context is presented below based on documented characteristics of the broader administrative units – primarily Kabupaten Lebak – with clear indication of which level each statement pertains to.
General overview
Datarcae is one of the villages in Kecamatan Cirinten, situated in a relatively remote, rural-character district. Independent demographic or territorial data for the village are not available; however, it is known that Kabupaten Lebak counted approximately 1,506,378 inhabitants as of mid-2024, making it one of the most populous rural districts in the province. The regency seat is located in Kecamatan Rangkasbiting (Rangkasbitung), which serves as the primary administrative and economic center, and from which the Commuter Line railway provides connections to the Jabodetabek metropolitan zone, with the Jakarta–Merak railway also serving the region. Datarcae lies further from this center along main roads, within the Cirinten district, so daily interaction with urban infrastructure is largely mediated through the regency's internal road network. Detailed, publicly documented information about Kecamatan Cirinten and Datarcae itself is currently not available, so a general picture of the settlement can only be inferred from regency-level data: significant portions of Kabupaten Lebak are characterized by mountainous and hilly terrain, with agriculture and forestry traditionally playing determining roles in the economic life of villages.
Real estate and investment
No publicly available, documented real estate market data exist for Datarcae and Kecamatan Cirinten, so the following reflects the broader context of Kabupaten Lebak and Banten province. The regency as a whole – despite being among the largest territories of Java's provinces – possesses a relatively low level of urbanization, which generally means more moderate property prices and slower market turnover in districts distant from the regency seat. The railway connection to the Jabodetabek metropolitan zone improves accessibility at the regency seat, but this effect is less directly felt in more distant, rural villages. For foreign citizens, Indonesian land laws generally restrict full property ownership possibilities: Hak Milik (full ownership rights) is tied to Indonesian citizenship requirements, while foreigners typically engage in transactions within Hak Pakai (usage rights) or long-term rental frameworks. These general legal frameworks are valid within Kabupaten Lebak as well. From an investment perspective, smaller villages such as Datarcae appear on the real estate market primarily through the buying and selling of local agricultural plots; tourist-oriented development activities are not yet documented in this area.
Safety and security
Detailed, publicly released public safety statistics are not available for Datarcae and Kecamatan Cirinten, so the following should be understood in general terms. Kabupaten Lebak, as one of Banten province's rural districts, is fundamentally rural in character; such regions in Indonesia are generally characterized by lower criminal exposure compared to urban zones, although this does not necessarily provide comparable data. It can be said of Banten province as a whole that certain urbanized areas of the province – primarily those near the Jabodetabek zone – have greater population density and associated public safety challenges, while the inner, mountainous districts – to which Cirinten also belongs – represent environments with significantly lower traffic volume. Visitors and those planning temporary local residence are advised to inquire with local authorities or the Indonesian national police (Polri) for current, area-specific information on the situation.
Tourist attractions
No independently documented tourist attractions are currently identified for Datarcae and Kecamatan Cirinten. However, within the broader Kabupaten Lebak area, there is one regionally known cultural institution: the Museum Multatuli, operating in the Kecamatan Rangkasbitung seat, the regency capital, which opened on February 11, 2018, and is recognized as Indonesia's first anti-colonial museum. The museum commemorates the Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker, author of Max Havelaar, who held the position of assistant resident in Lebak in 1856; the exhibition deals with Dutch colonial history and Multatuli's role. This institution, however, is located at considerable distance from Datarcae, at the regency seat, and is not directly connected to the Kecamatan Cirinten district. The natural characteristics of Kabupaten Lebak – mountainous landscape, river valleys, and the coastal region extending across the southern part of the regency – are generally characteristic of the province, but specific natural attractions linked to Datarcae cannot be identified from available sources.
Summary
Datarcae is a sparsely documented, rural small village in Kecamatan Cirinten, within Kabupaten Lebak, Banten province, in the western part of Java. The information available pertains exclusively to regency level: Kabupaten Lebak is the largest district by area in Banten province, with a population of nearly one and a half million, its seat located in Rangkasbitung. Independent demographic, real estate market, or public safety data for the village are currently not publicly accessible, so any more detailed findings can only be made in relation to the broader administrative context. Those with interest can obtain more precise, up-to-date data on the settlement and its district from local administrative bodies and the Indonesian statistical bureau (Badan Pusat Statistik).
