Geographically, the regency of Purwakarta is located between 107° 40' eastern longitude and 6° 25' and 6° 45' southern latitude. Topographically, the Purwakarta Regency consists of high and mountainous, hilly and low land areas. Valleys and limestone mountains that rise up in the region of Purwakarta are a part the most the lovely scenery we can see on the train journey from Jakarta to Bandung.
The town of Purwakarta is sixty kilometers from Bandung or about one and a half hours and ninety-seven kilometers from Jakarta. Using the new toll highway between Jakarta and Bandung it takes an hour to reach Purwakarta via Cikampek. Purwakarta can be reached by bus or train. The Purwakarta Regency has a warm climate, and temperatures range from 23° to 32° Celsius. The average annual rainfall is 2,088 millimeters.
The Regency of Purwakarta has some potential tourist attractions. The Regency of Purwakarta is well known for its Tirta tourist attractions, it means that the most distinctive tourist attraction in the regency is water recreation, particularly since there is the Jatiluhur Dam. This dam has several other functions such as, the production of electric energy, irrigation, water supply, flood control and is used for fisheries.
In the town of Purwakarta there are some old buildings from the early 19th century, such as the Gedung Gede (great Building, the Resident's Palace), the Gedung Pendopo (the Great Hall), and the Gedung Negara (the State Building) and the Mesjid Agung (the Great Mosque), which are all located in the vicinity of Situ / lake Buleud.