The relation of the economic value of rice field agricultural land with the location characteristics in Cugenang District, Cianjur Regency

The population growth causes the demand for land to increase. The availability of land is limited thus that there is competition for land use between agricultural and non-agricultural land. This happened in Cugenang District, where the area of paddy fields continued to decrease thus it is necessary to study the economic evaluation produced by paddy fields. This study aims to analyse the variation of the economic value of paddy fields and to analyse the relationship between the economic values of paddy fields and the characteristics of the location in Cugenang District. The method used is a quantitative method with statistical analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson correlation. The analysis used is spatial and descriptive analysis. The results showed that the economic value of paddy fields is different at different elevation areas. The economic value of paddy fields at an elevation of < 600 m has a higher value, which is Rp 2,982/m2. Location characteristics that have a relationship with the economic value of paddy fields are the distance from the city centre and the distance from the market. The distance from the market has a linear relationship, while the distance from the city centre has an inverse relationship. Overall, the physical location of paddy fields has a more significant relationship than economic location because the level of productivity in paddy fields is more influenced by physical location than economic location.