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:Tasikmalaya

{{Short description|City in West Java, Indonesia}}

{{About|the city|the regency|Tasikmalaya Regency}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Tasikmalaya

| official_name = City of Tasikmalaya
{{nobold|Kota Tasikmalaya}}

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| translit_lang1 = Other

| translit_lang1_type1 = Sundanese

| translit_lang1_info1 = {{Sund|ᮒᮞᮤᮊ᮪ᮙᮜᮚ}}

| settlement_type = City

| motto = {{langx|su|Kota Resik}}
{{Sund|ᮊᮧᮒ ᮛᮨᮞᮤᮊ᮪}}
{{langx|en|Neaty City}}

| nickname = {{langx|nl|Delhi Van Java}}
{{langx|en|Delhi of Java}}

| image_skyline = Masjid Agung Tasikmalaya.jpg

| imagesize =

| image_caption = Great Mosque of Tasikmalaya

| image_flag = City Flag of Tasikmalaya.svg

| image_blank_emblem =

| image_shield = logo Kota Tasikmalaya.png

| image_map = Map of West Java highlighting Tasikmalaya City.svg

| map_caption = Location within West Java

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| pushpin_map = Indonesia_Java#Indonesia

| pushpin_label = Tasikmalaya City

| pushpin_label_position = right

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Java and Indonesia

| coordinates = {{coord|7.3161|S|108.1975|E|region:ID-JB_type:city|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Indonesia}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Java

| subdivision_type2 = Province

| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|West Java}}

| government_type =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Viman Alfarizi Ramadhan

| leader_party =

| leader_title2 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name2 = Dicky Chandra

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| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 2001

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| area_total_km2 = 183.14

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| area_metro_km2 = 729.4

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| population_as_of = mid 2023 estimate

| population_note = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Tasikmalaya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3278)

| population_total = 741760

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| population_metro = 1339891

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| timezone = Indonesia Western Time

| utc_offset = +7

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| elevation_m = 340

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| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = (+62) 265

| registration_plate = Z

| website = {{URL|http://www.tasikmalayakota.go.id/|tasikmalayakota.go.id}}

| footnotes =

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Tasikmalaya is a landlocked city in West Java, Indonesia. The city is sometimes dubbed kota santri (city of religious learners) or "the City of a Thousand Pesantrens" for its abundance of Islamic boarding schools."City of contrasts". 2004. The Straits Times February 27. Located around {{Convert|120|km|mi}} southeast from the provincial capital of Bandung, Tasikmalaya is passed by Indonesian National Route 3.

The city is located in the mountainous Priangan region of Java at an elevation of 351 metres (1,151 feet).

The population of the city (excluding the Tasikmalaya Regency, which surrounds the city to the west, south and east) was 634,948 according to the 2010 census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and increased to 716,155 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 741,760 (comprising 375,737 males and 366,023 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Tasikmalaya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3278) Its built-up (or metro) area (made of Tasikmalaya City and 14 neighbouring districts spread over Tasikmalaya and Ciamis Regencies) was home to 1,214,000 inhabitants as at mid 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/cities/206493/tasikmalaya/population | title=Tasikmalaya, Indonesia Metro Area Population 1950-2024 }}

Demographics

File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Het_kantoor_van_de_assistent-resident_in_Tasikmalaja_TMnr_10015379.jpg

The population of the city Tasikmalaya according to the intermediate censuses in the years 2005 and 2015, and the full censuses in 2010Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 2020,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. are listed below:

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
Year

! Population

! Density
per km2

2005

| align="right"|579,671

| align="right"|3,147

2010

| align="right"|634,948

| align="right"|3,447

2015

| align="right"|657,477

| align="right"|3,569

2020

| align="right"|716,155

| align="right"|3,887

Administrative districts

Tasikmalaya city is divided into ten districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Tasikmalaya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3278) The table also includes the number of administrative villages (all classed as urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

class="sortable wikitable"
Kode
Wilayah|| Name of
District
(kecamatan) || Area
in
km2 || Pop'n
census
2010 || Pop'n
census
2020 || Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023 || No.
of
villages||Post
codes
32.78.05Kawalualign="right"|41.59align="right"|84,930align="right"|96,780align="right"|99,510align="center"|1046182
32.78.07Tamansarialign="right"|36.76align="right"|63,073align="right"|77,070align="right"|80,870align="center"|846191
32.78.06Cibeureumalign="right"|18.61align="right"|61,238align="right"|68,600align="right"|70,190align="center"|946196 - 46416
32.78.10Purbaratualign="right"|12.16align="right"|38,130align="right"|44,380align="right"|45,920align="center"|646190
32.78.03Tawangalign="right"|6.90align="right"|62,641align="right"|60,160align="right"|62,310align="center"|546111 - 46115
32.78.01Cihideungalign="right"|5.45align="right"|71,507align="right"|71,950align="right"|74,520align="center"|646121 - 46126
32.78.08Mangkubumialign="right"|24.17align="right"|85,193align="right"|97,910align="right"|100,920align="center"|846181
32.78.04Indihiangalign="right"|10.89align="right"|47,554align="right"|57,570align="right"|60,240align="center"|846151 - 46411
32.78.09Bungursarialign="right"|17.57align="right"|45,733align="right"|60,190align="right"|64,540align="center"|746151
32.78.02Cipedesalign="right"|9.04align="right"|74,949align="right"|81,560align="right"|82,750align="center"|446131 - 46134
Totalsalign="right"|183.14align="right"|634,948align="right"|716,155align="right"|741,760align="center"|69

1996 riot

The city of Tasikmalaya was the site of a widely reported riot in late December 1996. Four people were killed and several churches and dozens of mostly Chinese-owned businesses were destroyed in the violence, which was triggered by allegations of police brutality. It was also fueled and angered by frustration with allegedly corrupt local government officials.{{Cite journal |last=Collins |first=Elizabeth Fuller |date=2002 |title=Indonesia: A Violent Culture? |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/as.2002.42.4.582 |journal=Asian Survey |volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=582–604 |doi=10.1525/as.2002.42.4.582 |jstor=10.1525/as.2002.42.4.582 |issn=0004-4687}} The event was among the earliest of many riots with religion- and class-based undertones that occurred in Java during the late 1990s.{{Cite journal |last=Bird |first=Judith |date=1998 |title=Indonesia in 1997: The Tinderbox Year |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2645675 |journal=Asian Survey |volume=38 |issue=2 |pages=168–176 |doi=10.2307/2645675 |jstor=2645675 |issn=0004-4687}}

Natural disasters

On 5 April 1982, the volcano of Gunung Galunggung erupted about 24 km from the city, causing major damage through lahar and ash projection, and forcing a temporary evacuation of the area.

On 2 September 2009 a magnitude 7 earthquake struck, destroying a number of buildings in the city and killing several people.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8233344.stm|title=Deadly earthquake hits Indonesia|date=September 2, 2009|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}

On 26 June 2010, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Tasikmalaya at 4:45pm Waktu Indonesia Barat (WIB). No injuries or destroyed buildings were reported.{{cite web |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/06/26/quake-rattles-tasikmalaya-felt-jakarta.html |title=Quake rattles Tasikmalaya, felt in Jakarta | the Jakarta Post |access-date=2012-05-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524023017/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/06/26/quake-rattles-tasikmalaya-felt-jakarta.html |archive-date=2012-05-24 }}

On 20 May 2012, a magnitude 5 earthquake struck. It happened at 07:37pm Waktu Indonesia Barat (WIB). No injuries or destroyed buildings were reported.{{Cite web|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-1920328/gempa-5-sr-guncang-tasikmalaya|title=Gempa 5 SR Guncang Tasikmalaya|website=detiknews}}

Toll Road

A toll road was planned to be built in 2018 connecting Tasikmalaya and Bandung's Ring Road 2.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/node/145722|title=Connected with Bandung Ring Road 2}}

Wiriadinata Airport

Wiriadinata Airport in Cibeureum (also called Cibeureum Airport) was solely a military airport, but on 9 June 2017 it became a military airport with a civil airport enclave. With its 1,200 metres runway, it can accommodate ATR 72-600 aircraft.{{cite web |url=http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/jawa-barat/2017/06/10/ini-fasilitas-di-bandara-wiriadinata-tasikmalaya-402881 |title=Ini Fasilitas di Bandara Wiriadinata Tasikmalaya |author=Satrio Widianto |date=June 10, 2017}}

Archeology

Several Idols of the Gods, including Ganesha were found at the banks of the Parit Galunggung river in 2020.{{cite web |url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2020/02/12/08070091/penemuan-arca-ganesha-dan-manusia-kerdil-di-tasikmalaya-dari-zaman-berbeda?page=all |title=Penemuan Arca Ganesha dan Manusia Kerdil di Tasikmalaya, dari Zaman Berbeda Diduga Bukan Benda Lama}}

Climate

Tasikmalaya has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

{{Weather box

|width = auto

| location = Tasikmalaya

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| Jan high C = 29.4

| Feb high C = 29.7

| Mar high C = 29.8

| Apr high C = 29.9

| May high C = 29.8

| Jun high C = 29.0

| Jul high C = 27.8

| Aug high C = 28.2

| Sep high C = 28.7

| Oct high C = 29.6

| Nov high C = 29.5

| Dec high C = 29.5

| Jan mean C = 25.6

| Feb mean C = 25.6

| Mar mean C = 25.7

| Apr mean C = 25.8

| May mean C = 25.7

| Jun mean C = 24.8

| Jul mean C = 23.9

| Aug mean C = 24.0

| Sep mean C = 24.5

| Oct mean C = 25.4

| Nov mean C = 25.6

| Dec mean C = 25.7

| year mean C =

| Jan low C = 21.8

| Feb low C = 21.5

| Mar low C = 21.6

| Apr low C = 21.7

| May low C = 21.6

| Jun low C = 20.6

| Jul low C = 20.1

| Aug low C = 19.9

| Sep low C = 20.3

| Oct low C = 21.3

| Nov low C = 21.8

| Dec low C = 21.9

|rain colour=green

|Jan rain mm=351

|Feb rain mm=293

|Mar rain mm=315

|Apr rain mm=248

|May rain mm=279

|Jun rain mm=227

|Jul rain mm=177

|Aug rain mm=244

|Sep rain mm=315

|Oct rain mm=288

|Nov rain mm=288

|Dec rain mm=362

|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web

|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/975258/

|title = Climate: Tasikmalaya

|publisher=Climate-Data.org

|access-date = 12 November 2020}}

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Famous People

Pictures gallery

File:Sawah Tasikmalaya.jpg|Rice plants

File:Lambang_Kota_Tasikmalaya_di_sebuah_Monumen_Perbatasan.jpg|Coat of arms of the city in a boundary monument

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