 The town of Cianjur is its capital.Northern parts of the regency form a valley (above the 'neck'), and are far more densely populated than southern regions.As such, a portion of the northern valley (consisting of Cugenang, Pacet, Sukaresmi and Cipanas districts) was briefly included in a definition of Greater Jakarta called "Jabodetabekjur" ("jur" for Cianjur).