Tasikmalaya (also known as Tasik) is a landlocked city in

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. The city is sometimes dubbed ''

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'' (city of religious learners) or "the City of a Thousand

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s" for its abundance of Islamic boarding schools. Located around 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.

Demographics

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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:

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.

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. The event was among the earliest of many riots with

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- and

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-based undertones that occurred in Java during the late 1990s.

Natural disasters

On 5 April 1982, the

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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 magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Tasikmalaya at 4:45pm Waktu Indonesia Barat (WIB). No injuries or destroyed buildings were reported. 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.

Toll Road

A toll road was planned to be built in 2018 connecting Tasikmalaya and Bandung's 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.

Archeology

Several Idols of the Gods, including

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were found at the banks of the Parit Galunggung river in 2020.

Climate

Tasikmalaya has a

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(Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Famous People

* Mu'min Ainul Mubarak * Caca Handika * Rhoma Irama * Farida Pasha * Susi Susanti * Evie Tamala * Yayan Ruhian

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

References

External links

* {{Authority control States and territories established in 2001 Populated places in West Java Citanduy basin