Tasikmalaya is a city in southeastern West Java , Indonesia, Area
• Coordinates: 7°20′S 108°12
• Total 184.38 km2 (7 Population (2010 Census)
• Total 635,424
• Density 3,400/km 2
• Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
• Area code (s) 0265
Government
• Mayor Drs. H. Syarief
• Vice- Mayor Ir. H. Dede
Located between Bandung and Purwokerto on the southerly of the two major road routes
across of Java .
It is also the administrative capital of a regency bearing the same name. The city is located in the mountainous Preanger region of Java at an
elevation of 351 metres
(1,151 feet).
The population of the city
(excluding the rest of the
Regency) was 635,424
according to the 2010
Census. The city is
sometimes dubbed "the City of a Thousand
Pesantrens" for its
abundance of Islamic religious schools.
At Years 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 by frustration with
allegedly corrupt local government officials. The event was among the
earliest of many riots with religion- and class-based undertones that occurred in
Java during the late 1990s.
Natural disasters Rice paddies.
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.
On 26 June 2010, a 6.3-
magnitude earthquake
struck Tasikmalaya at
4:45pm Waktu Indonesia
Barate (WIB). No injuries or
destroyed buildings reported caused by this earthquake
On 20 May 2012, a 5
magnitude earthquake
struck. Earthquake
happened at 07:37pm
Waktu Indonesia Barat
(WIB). No injuries or destroyed buildings reported.
