Kuningan has an area of 1,194.09 km2. The western and southern parts are relatively mountainous, around 266–720 m above sea level, while the eastern and northern parts are lower, between 120 and 220 m. Most of rivers in the regency flow toward Java Sea from western and southern to northern and eastern parts of the regency. The exception is the Jolang River, which flows southward to the Indian Ocean.
