 It is bordered by Pandeglang Regency to the west, Serang Regency to the north, Tangerang Regency to the north-east, and Bogor Regency and Sukabumi Regency of West Java to the east.The Lebak Regency is the Regency to which Eduard Douwes Dekker (Multatuli) was appointed in 1856 as Assistant Resident.Douwes Dekker observed that the local regent exploited the local population and requested his removal.