Dayeuhluhur is a
district
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within the
Cilacap Regency
Cilacap Regency ( jv, ꦏꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦕꦶꦭꦕꦥ꧀, also spelt: Chilachap, old spelling: Tjilatjap, Sundanese: ) is a regency () in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Cilacap ...
of
Central Java
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.
History
Dayeuhluhur began as a ''
Kadipaten'' or
Duchy of Daya Luhur under
Gagak Ngampar.
Dayeuhluhur is place the popular Sondanese epic of Ciung Wanara in
Cijolang River area.
As subdistrict
Dayeuhluhur
District
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was established in 1979 and was formalized in 1980 based on Government Regulation of the
Republic of Indonesia
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number 21 of 1979 date April 30, 1979.
Economy
The economy of Dayeuhluhur is dominated by mountain farming.
Demographics
Dayeuhluhur has a population of ~52,000 people, of which 96% are
Sundanese and use the traditional
Sundanese language
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Classifi ...
. The majority of the inhabitants work as farmers.
Geography
Dayeuhluhur is located on
Mount Subang
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at the highest point within the Cilacap Regency. It is located in the tropical forest of the region, with the
Cibeet,
Cikawalon and
Cidayeuh rivers running through it.
The district is home to 14 individual villages:
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Hanum
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*
Datar
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*
Panulisan
*
Cijeruk
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Cilumping
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Bolang
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Kutaagung
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Bolang
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Dayeuhluhur
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Sumpinghayu
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Ciwalen
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West Panulisan
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East Panulisan
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Matenggeng
Points of attraction
Several sites sacred to the Dayeuhluhuran
Sundanese religion are located in or near Dayeuhluhur, including
*
Mount Ketra
*
Mount Sembung
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.
Mount or Mounts may also refer to:
Places
* Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England
* Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...
*
Cibeet River
*
Baledana Hill
Such places are traditionally under the care of a custodian called a ''
juru kunci'' (key keeper).
Dayeuhluhur is also home to scenic attractions such as the
Cimandaway waterfall and
The Forbidden Forest of the Upper Cibeet River.
Gallery
Image:Tejakembang.jpeg, Tejakembang, on the Cibeet River
References
Dayeuhluhur, Java Mapcarta
Cilacap Regency
Districts of Central Java
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