Sukarame – Eastern suburban district of Bandar Lampung city
Sukarame is a kecamatan within the city of Bandar Lampung, the capital of Lampung Province in southern Sumatra. According to data referenced in the Indonesian Wikipedia entry for the district, Sukarame covers an area of about 14.75 square kilometres and had a population of approximately 67,725 in 2020, giving a density of roughly 4,194 people per square kilometre. The kecamatan is divided into six kelurahan, namely Korpri Jaya (formerly Harapan Jaya), Korpri Raya, Sukarame, Sukarame Baru, Way Dadi and Way Dadi Baru, with post codes in the 35131 to 35133 range. Sukarame sits in the eastern part of the city and forms part of the urban expansion zone of Bandar Lampung.
Tourism and attractions
Sukarame is mainly a residential and educational suburb rather than a tourism destination. The wider city of Bandar Lampung, of which Sukarame is one of several outer kecamatan, serves as the gateway to the natural attractions of southern Sumatra, including the Sunda Strait coastline, beach areas south of the city, and inland sites further north in the province. Within Sukarame itself, daily life centres on schools, the local universities and government complexes that have grown up on the eastern side of the city, along with mosques, neighbourhood markets and small commercial strips. The district has a youthful character driven by the student population and by families that have moved to the area for newer housing and easier access to the educational corridor.
Property market
The property market in Sukarame is a relatively young, residential market dominated by landed housing in formal subdivisions, with a smaller share of ruko along the main roads. The presence of large public-sector housing complexes, reflected in names such as Korpri Jaya and Korpri Raya which originally housed civil servants, has shaped the layout of the district. Newer perumahan estates have continued to expand on previously agricultural land in the eastern parts of the kecamatan. Compared with the older, more central districts of Bandar Lampung, Sukarame typically offers larger plot sizes and more recent housing stock, with prices that sit at a middle level for the city: higher than the deep periphery, lower than the established central districts close to the Tanjung Karang core.
Rental and investment outlook
Rental demand in Sukarame is supported by students attending the universities and academies clustered in and around the eastern side of Bandar Lampung, by civil servants tied to government offices in the area, and by young families seeking newer housing within the city limits. Typical rental products include kost rooms aimed at students, small contracted houses (rumah kontrak) and a growing number of mid-priced perumahan units bought with rental in mind. For investors, Sukarame offers more predictable yields than tourism-driven coastal areas and benefits from the long-term trend of population growth in Bandar Lampung as the principal economic and administrative centre of Lampung Province.
Practical tips
Sukarame is reached from central Bandar Lampung by road via the eastern arterial corridor and is well covered by city angkot, taxis and ride-hailing services. The post code range 35131 to 35133 covers the various kelurahan. Basic services such as banks, mini-marts, traditional markets, schools and places of worship are easy to find within the district, while larger hospitals and shopping centres are reached in the central part of Bandar Lampung. Travellers should plan for a hot, humid coastal climate with a wet and dry season, and should be aware that traffic on the city's main eastern corridor can be heavy during commuting hours and at the start of the academic year.
