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Pangandaran Regency is a Regency in West Java province, Indonesia, formed on 25 October 2012 out of the former southern portion of Ciamis Regency. The population of this area as of the 2010 Census was 383,848, and was 423,670 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 436,494 (comprising 217,904 males and 218,590 females). The administrative capital is the town of Parigi.

Pangandaran Regency contains a beach called Pantai Pangandaran (Pangandaran Beach) and Cukang Taneuh Canyon (Green Canyon).

The name "Pangandaran" has three meanings: andar, andar-andar, and pangan + daharan. Andar-andar, in Sundanese, means "traveler" or "newcomer." This is because the area was once a place explored by Sundanese fishermen. Furthermore, pangan + daharan means "place to earn a living," as they earned their living by fishing.

Kabupaten Pangandaran terletak pada letak astronomis 108°30'BT hingga 108°40'BT serta 7°40'20"LS hingga 7°50'20"LS. Kabupaten Pangandaran berbatasan dengan wilayah-wilayah berikut:

Kabupaten Pangandaran memiliki luas. Terletak pada morfologi datar, bergelombang, bergunung-gunung pada rentang 0–2.000 mdpl. Kabupaten ini dialiri 3 daerah aliran sungai, yaitu DAS Ci Tanduy, Ci Julang, dan Ci Medang.

Pangandaran pernah mengalami bencana gelombang tsunami setinggi 4–8 meter pada Senin, 17 Juli 2006, pukul 15.19 WIB yang dipicu oleh gempa bumi berkekuatan M7,7 di zona subduksi samudera hindia, gelombang tersebut menyapu sepanjang 250 kilometer area pantai selatan Jawa.