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CimahiCity

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

LocationofCimahiinIndonesia

Coordinates:653S10732E

Country IndonesiaProvince WestJavaCity Cimahi

GovernmentMayor Hj.AttySuhartiTochija,S.E.

AreaTotal 40.25km2(15.54sqmi)

Elevation 768m(2,520ft)

Population(2009)Total 566.200(BPS2,009)

Timezone

WIB(UTC+7)

Website www.cimahikota.go.id(http://www.cimahikota.go.id)

MountTangkubanPerahuandBurangrangseenfromCiteureupVillageSubDistrictCimahiUtara

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Cimahi(Indonesianpronunciation:[timahi])isacitylocatedwestofBandung,WestJava,IndonesiaintheBandungMetropolitanArea.Thecityisamajortextileproducerexporter,andishosttoseveralmilitaryeducationfacilities.

Ithasanareaof48.42km2and482,763peoplein2005,withadensityof9,970people/km2.[1]For2007thepopulationwas518,985.[2]

UnderthecolonialDutchEastIndiesgovernmentCimahiwasthelocationofoneoftheregion'smainmilitarysites.

Contents

1Geography2History3Administration4TouristDestination5References

Geography

Cimahi,locatedabout120kilometres(75mi)southeastofJakarta,betweenBandungRegencyandWestBandungRegency.ItselevationatitspeaksupnorthintheCimahiUtaraSubdistrict,CipageranVillageis1,040metresabovesealevelwithitslowestelevation685metresdownsouthinthecimahiselatansubdistrict,melongvillage,cimahiaverageelevation

wasaround800metresandissurroundedbyupto2,400m(7,874ft)highLateTertiaryandQuaternaryvolcanicterrain.TheriverflownthroughoutcimahiwasCimahiriverwithitsaveragewaterdebit3830

Cimahi

Coordinates:0653S10732E

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liter/second.Cimahiissituatedinthenorthwesternpartof2,340.88kmwideoftheBandungBasinthebasincomprisestheCimahicity,BandungCity,partofBandungRegency,partofWestBandungRegency,andpartofSumedangRegency.Thebasin'smainriveristheCitarumTheBandungBasinisanimportantsourceofwaterfordrinkingwater,irrigationandfisheries,andits6,147millionmofgroundwaterisamajorreservoirfortheBandungMetropolitanArea.

ThenorthernpartofthecityishillierthantherestthedistinguishedtruncatedflatpeakshapeoftheTangkubanParahuvolcano(TangkubanParahuliterallymeans'upturnedboat'inthesundanesedialect)andtheBurangrangMountain(theinactivepartoftheoncevolcanicMountSunda)canbeseenfromthecitytothenorth.Longtermvolcanicactivityhascreatedfertileandisolsoilinthenorth,suitableforintensiverice,fruit,tea,tobaccoandcoffeeplantations.TotheeastofcimahitherewasTagogapu(alimestonehill,aremnantofthe2030MillionYearsoldbandungsea).

GeologicaldatashowsthattheBandungBasinislocatedonanancientvolcano,knownasMountSunda,erectedupto3,0004,000metres(9,85013,100ft)duringthePleistoceneage.Twolargescaleeruptionstookplacethefirstformedthebasinandtheother(est.55,000BeforePresent)blockedtheCitarumriver,turningthebasinintoalakeknownas"theGreatLakeofBandung".Thelakedrainedawaythereasonforwhichisthesubjectofongoingdebateamonggeologists,fewoptionbelievedthewaterwasdrainedthroughundergroundwaterwaysonthetagogapulimestonearea,withitsthousandevententhousandsyearsofwatererosiononthelimestoneundergroundhillwhichbuildanaturalwaterdisposalofthegreatLakeBandung.

History

Relevancewithgeologicalfact

SangkuriangisalegendamongSundanesepeople,Indonesia.ThelegendtellsaboutthecreationoflakeBandung,MountTangkubanParahu,MountBurangrangandMountBukitTunggul(TagogApuArea).

Recentgeologicalinvestigationsindicatethattheoldestlakedepositshasbeenradiometricallydatedasoldas125thousandyears.Thelakeceasedtoexistat16000Beforepresent(BP).

TherehadbeentwoPliniantypeoferuptionsofancientMountSundadatedrespectivelyat105000and5500050000BP.ThesecondplinianeruptionhascausedancientGunungSundascalderatocollapseandcreatemountTangkubanParahu,MountBurangrang(MountSunda),andMountBukitTunggul.

ItismorelikelythattheancientSundanesehavelivedintheBandungarealongbefore16,000yearsBPandwitnessedthesecondPlinianeruptionwhichwipedoutsettlementswestoftheCikapundungriver(northandnorthwestofBandung)duringthe5500050000eruptionperiodwhenMountTangkubanParahuwascreatedfromtheremnantsofancientMountSunda.ThiserawastheeraofHomosapienstheyhavebeenidentifiedinSouthAustraliaasoldas62000BP,whileonJavatheWajakmanhasbeendatedabout50000BP.

Cimahistartedknownpubliclyin1811,whenGovernorGeneralDaendelsmadetheAnyerPanarukanRoads,whichconnectJavaIslandfromitswesterntoitseasternend.Therewasbuiltasecuritypost,knownasLOJIinCimahiSquare.Furthermorearound18741893,inCimahiarailwaystationwasbuiltasasubstationthatconnectedBandungtoCianjur.1886wasmarkedasCimahimilitaryera,whentheDutchcolonialismbuiltmilitarytrainingandeducationcenterfrominfantry,cavalry,supply,andotherfacility

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suchasDustiraArmyHospitalandlatteronthearmyHousingcomplexKPADSriwijaya.ThereisaDutchmilitarycemetery,VillagesofLeuwigajah,maintainedandoccasionallyvisitedbyDutchvisitorstoWestJava.IntheYear1935Cimahiwasformedasadistrict(Kecamatan).In1962itwasenhancedtobecameaRegency(KawedananorKabupaten)comprisingfourDistrictsCimahi,Padalarang,Batujajar,andCipatat.Alongsideitsjourneyon1975withGovernmentRuleno25(PPno29tahun1975)itreceivedhigherstatusasanadministrativecity(aresidentwhichwillbecomeacity),whichofficiallyannouncedbytheIndonesiangovernmenton29January1976.Finally,basedonLawNo9in2001(UUNo9Tahun2001),Cimahiwaspubliclyproclaimedasawholecity,CimahiCity,whichhasafullyautonomyruleonitsgovernment,healthcare,educationandculture,defense,tradeandotherthingbesidesforeignaffair.

Administration

Thecityareain2001was40.25squarekilometres.Thecityadministrationisdividedintothreedistricts(kecamatan),subdividedinto15Villages(Kelurahan).Amayor(walikota)leadsthecityadministrationwiththehelpofthecitycouncilmembersorknownastheRegionalPeople'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,hasalsorabbitbreeding.[3]

References1. 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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