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Coordinates:0653S10732E

Cimahi
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Cimahi(Indonesianpronunciation:[timahi])isacity
locatedwestofBandung,WestJava,Indonesiainthe
BandungMetropolitanArea.Thecityisamajor
textileproducerexporter,andishosttoseveral
militaryeducationfacilities.

Cimahi
City

Ithasanareaof48.42km2and482,763peoplein
2005,withadensityof9,970people/km2.[1]For2007
thepopulationwas518,985.[2]
Seal

UnderthecolonialDutchEastIndiesgovernment
Cimahiwasthelocationofoneoftheregion'smain
militarysites.

Nickname(s):KotaHijau(GreenCity)
Motto:SaluyuNgawangunJatiMandiri

Contents
1Geography
2History
3Administration
4TouristDestination
5References

Geography

Cimahi
LocationofCimahiinIndonesia

Coordinates:653S10732E
Country
Province
City

Indonesia
WestJava
Cimahi

Government
Mayor Hj.AttySuhartiTochija,S.E.
Area

Cimahi,
Total
40.25km2(15.54sqmi)
locatedabout
Elevation 768m(2,520ft)
120
kilometres
Population(2009)
(75mi)
Total
566.200(BPS2,009)
southeastof
Time
WIB(UTC+7)
Jakarta,
zone
between
Website
www.cimahikota.go.id
Bandung
(http://www.cimahikota.go.id)
Regencyand
MountTangkubanPerahuand
WestBandungRegency.Itselevationatitspeaksupnorthinthe
BurangrangseenfromCiteureup
CimahiUtaraSubdistrict,CipageranVillageis1,040metresabove
VillageSubDistrictCimahiUtara
sealevelwithitslowestelevation685metresdownsouthinthe
cimahiselatansubdistrict,melongvillage,cimahiaverageelevation
wasaround800metresandissurroundedbyupto2,400m(7,874ft)highLateTertiaryandQuaternary
volcanicterrain.TheriverflownthroughoutcimahiwasCimahiriverwithitsaveragewaterdebit3830
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liter/second.Cimahiissituatedinthenorthwesternpartof2,340.88kmwideoftheBandungBasinthe
basincomprisestheCimahicity,BandungCity,partofBandungRegency,partofWestBandungRegency,
andpartofSumedangRegency.Thebasin'smainriveristheCitarumTheBandungBasinisanimportant
sourceofwaterfordrinkingwater,irrigationandfisheries,andits6,147millionmofgroundwaterisa
majorreservoirfortheBandungMetropolitanArea.
Thenorthernpartofthecityishillierthantherestthedistinguishedtruncatedflatpeakshapeofthe
TangkubanParahuvolcano(TangkubanParahuliterallymeans'upturnedboat'inthesundanesedialect)
andtheBurangrangMountain(theinactivepartoftheoncevolcanicMountSunda)canbeseenfromthe
citytothenorth.Longtermvolcanicactivityhascreatedfertileandisolsoilinthenorth,suitablefor
intensiverice,fruit,tea,tobaccoandcoffeeplantations.TotheeastofcimahitherewasTagogapu(a
limestonehill,aremnantofthe2030MillionYearsoldbandungsea).
GeologicaldatashowsthattheBandungBasinislocatedonanancientvolcano,knownasMountSunda,
erectedupto3,0004,000metres(9,85013,100ft)duringthePleistoceneage.Twolargescaleeruptions
tookplacethefirstformedthebasinandtheother(est.55,000BeforePresent)blockedtheCitarumriver,
turningthebasinintoalakeknownas"theGreatLakeofBandung".Thelakedrainedawaythereasonfor
whichisthesubjectofongoingdebateamonggeologists,fewoptionbelievedthewaterwasdrained
throughundergroundwaterwaysonthetagogapulimestonearea,withitsthousandevententhousands
yearsofwatererosiononthelimestoneundergroundhillwhichbuildanaturalwaterdisposalofthegreat
LakeBandung.

History
Relevancewithgeologicalfact
SangkuriangisalegendamongSundanesepeople,Indonesia.Thelegendtellsaboutthecreationoflake
Bandung,MountTangkubanParahu,MountBurangrangandMountBukitTunggul(TagogApuArea).
Recentgeologicalinvestigationsindicatethattheoldestlakedepositshasbeenradiometricallydatedasold
as125thousandyears.Thelakeceasedtoexistat16000Beforepresent(BP).
TherehadbeentwoPliniantypeoferuptionsofancientMountSundadatedrespectivelyat105000and
5500050000BP.ThesecondplinianeruptionhascausedancientGunungSundascalderatocollapseand
createmountTangkubanParahu,MountBurangrang(MountSunda),andMountBukitTunggul.
ItismorelikelythattheancientSundanesehavelivedintheBandungarealongbefore16,000yearsBPand
witnessedthesecondPlinianeruptionwhichwipedoutsettlementswestoftheCikapundungriver(north
andnorthwestofBandung)duringthe5500050000eruptionperiodwhenMountTangkubanParahuwas
createdfromtheremnantsofancientMountSunda.ThiserawastheeraofHomosapienstheyhavebeen
identifiedinSouthAustraliaasoldas62000BP,whileonJavatheWajakmanhasbeendatedabout50000
BP.
Cimahistartedknownpubliclyin1811,whenGovernorGeneralDaendelsmadetheAnyerPanarukan
Roads,whichconnectJavaIslandfromitswesterntoitseasternend.Therewasbuiltasecuritypost,known
asLOJIinCimahiSquare.Furthermorearound18741893,inCimahiarailwaystationwasbuiltasasub
stationthatconnectedBandungtoCianjur.1886wasmarkedasCimahimilitaryera,whentheDutch
colonialismbuiltmilitarytrainingandeducationcenterfrominfantry,cavalry,supply,andotherfacility
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suchasDustiraArmyHospitalandlatteronthearmyHousingcomplexKPADSriwijaya.ThereisaDutch
militarycemetery,VillagesofLeuwigajah,maintainedandoccasionallyvisitedbyDutchvisitorstoWest
Java.IntheYear1935Cimahiwasformedasadistrict(Kecamatan).In1962itwasenhancedtobecamea
Regency(KawedananorKabupaten)comprisingfourDistrictsCimahi,Padalarang,Batujajar,and
Cipatat.Alongsideitsjourneyon1975withGovernmentRuleno25(PPno29tahun1975)itreceived
higherstatusasanadministrativecity(aresidentwhichwillbecomeacity),whichofficiallyannouncedby
theIndonesiangovernmenton29January1976.Finally,basedonLawNo9in2001(UUNo9Tahun
2001),Cimahiwaspubliclyproclaimedasawholecity,CimahiCity,whichhasafullyautonomyruleon
itsgovernment,healthcare,educationandculture,defense,tradeandotherthingbesidesforeignaffair.

Administration
Thecityareain2001was40.25squarekilometres.Thecityadministrationisdividedintothreedistricts
(kecamatan),subdividedinto15Villages(Kelurahan).Amayor(walikota)leadsthecityadministration
withthehelpofthecitycouncilmembersorknownastheRegionalPeople'sRepresentativeCouncil
(DPRDDewanPerwakilanRakyatDaerah).
Cimahiisdividedinto3districts(with2010Censuspopulationshown):
CimahiUtara(NorthCimahi)147,484
Villages:Pasirkaliki,Cibabat,Citeureup,Cipageran.

CimahiTengah(CentralCimahi)163,070
Villages:Baros,CigugurTengah,KarangMekar,Setiamanah,Padasuka,Cimahi.

CimahiSelatan(SouthCimahi)230,623
Villages:Melong,Cibeber,Utama,Cibeureum,Leuwigajah.

TouristDestination
TamanKupukupuorButterflyGardenatCihanjuang,Cimahibesideshasbutterflybreeding,hasalso
rabbitbreeding.[3]

References
1. ProfilDaerahJawaBarat(http://www.indonesia.go.id/id/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=2566&Itemid=1347)
2. HasilSurveiSosialEkonomiDaerah2007(http://www.jabarprov.go.id/jabar/public/85701/menu.htm?id=85701)
3. ButterflyGarden(http://www.pikiranrakyat.com/node/150587)

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