రేగెంచి of Bandung

Bandung Regency is verry famous for its beautiful panorama and rich in tourism objects. Agricultural areas surounded by forests, public and state owned plantations, mountain range of Tangkubanparahu, Burangrang and Bukit Tunggul in this the North and the streams of Cikapundung and Citarum rivers, with the legend of Sanghyang Tikoro reminds us of the myth and folk tale of "Sangkuriang", whereas in the South, there is a range of mountains such as Mount Wayang, Mount Malabar and Mount Patuha.

Therefore, we may confirm ourselves that there are so many holiday centres which can promote tourism of West Java, such as beautiful panorama, various types of
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floras and faunas, lakes, waterfalls, hot springs, and unique craters like on Tangkubanparahu vulcano. Mount wayang and Mount Patuha which are accessible to visitors. The climate and conditions in West Java are suitable for that purpose.

Bandung Regency is well-known as a tourism area which is cool and has got beautiful panorana, hospitable people and specific traditonal arts like dances, wooden puppet shows, angklung (musical instrument consisting of suspended bamboo tubes which sound when shaken) and calung (bamboo xylophone) which constitute tourism attraction and have contributed to development of West java and national tourism
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The location of Bandung Regency which sourrounds municipality of Bandung, the Capital of West java, has a significant and

strategic value in respect of economic development, human resource, environment, and also defence and security which constitute one of the basic capital to support the growth rate in Bandung Regency.
Some of the potential natural resources above have been used effectively. The development of cultivating activities, both agriculture and non-agriculture, has been able to increase the welfare of the people in Bandung Regency, whereas some of
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the preserved areas have the function to support the continuity of the development. whereas some of the preserved areas have the function to support the continuity of the development.

Government Administration

During the Fifth Five year Development Plan, 38 districts had been successfully expanded into 42 districts. Administration area of bandung Regency consists of 11 residencies, 1 administrative city (Cimahi), 42 districts, 5 district representations, 22 sub districts and 429 vilages.

The construction of office complex centre for Bandung Regency Government Administration in Soreang has improved the work pervormance of government officers. Moreover, the construction of resident and district representation offices has extended and smoothened administration activities and public services.

To implement decentralisation principles through the increase in Regency autonomy, authorities submitted to Bandung Regency comprise 16 affairs, including 11 affairs submitted during the first long term development period. The other five affairs are traffic and land transportation ; basic education ; some of health affairs ; plantation and tourism.

The soil in Bandung Regency is relatively fertile, as the result of Java sedimentation weathering, breks-itufa, and volcanoes arreas is in the form of preserved forests, recreational forests, plantations (tea and quinine) Whereas areas around foot of montains are used to cultivate horticultural plants (especially vegetables), tea plantations and mixed estates.

The area of the Regency of Bandung is a mountainous area, located between 107022’ – 10805’ east longitude and 604’ – 7019’ south longitude, with an elevation of 110 meter up to 2.429 meter on sea’s surface.

This area has a tropical climate, which has some influences of mountainous range climate with humid and cool air. The average daily temperature in lower area is ranges between 300 Celsius, and in higher area between 150 until 180 Celsius.

The width of the regency of Bandung area is about 309.20793 Ha, with the borders as follows :
1. Northern sight. Adjacent to the regency of
Purwakarta and the regency of Subang.
2. West sight. Adjacent to the regency of Garut.
3. South sight. Adjacent to the regency of Garut
and the regency of Cianjur.
4. East sight. Adjacent to the regency of Sumedang.

This area is surrounded by mountainous areas, such as; Malabar Mountain, Tangkubanparahu Mountain, Bukittunggul Mountain, Manglayang mountain, Papandayan Mountain, and Patuha Mountain. This natural situation, makes it possible for many rivers to flow through this area, such as; Citarum river, Cisangkuy river, and the other rivers which are very important for agriculture and a rich source of energy, and making use for Saguling and Cirata dam.
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The regency of Bandung is surrounding the municipality the capital of West Java, Bandung City, as the center of the government of West Java. Accordingly, it becomes an important supporting area to the capital of West Java. This special position of this area makes it important and strategic, either in development of economy and infrastructure or in security.

This specific condition, in return, gives a specific function to the regency of Bandung and give motivation and demand in its development effort and achieving the goal of Autonomy Pilot Project in the regency of Bandung in particular and Indonesia tourism in general.

Regency of Bandung constitutes a basin in Bandung plateau which morphologically consists of flat and mountainous areas. The inclination of the slopes varies from 0.8%, 2-15 to over 45 %.

There are 172 rivers in Bandung Regency, 30-40% of which have water all year long, such as Citarum and Cisangkuy which are exploited for several purposes the irrigation, Drinking Water Resource and Hydroelectric Power Station.

Infrastructures and facilities available as the outcome of the first long term development also contribute to the succes of the development of transportation infrastructures also supports the economic growth rate in Bandung Regency. Until 1996 the transportation infrastructure in Bandung regency included state road as long as 59,935 km, provincial road 173.110 km, regency road 339.032 km and village road 714.776 km. The infrastructure which connect a sub district city and villages are in good condition and be passed through by cars and motorcycles.

There used to be a country called Bandoeng consisting of 25 to 30 houses ("Aen een negrije genaemt Bandoeng bestaende uijt 25 a 30 huysen") written by Julien de Silva in 1461 in ancient Dutch. Julien de Silva an asian decent siding with Dutch was a mardjekr (a free man, not a slave anymore). He was predicted to be the first man wandering around Bandung which was still a dense forest at that time. Later on the Dutch called that region "Negorij Bandoeng" or "West Oedjoeng Beroeng".

A century later, however, in 1741, it was recorded that Arie Top was the first white man who became Bandung inhabitant. He was a corporal exiled by the Dutch Administration, even through he was posted as military commander. Later on, he together with other three Dutch men who came a year after him, became rich due to their succes in clearing the forest. Cultivating the land and establishinga wood sawing enterprise. The succes of those for Dutch men attracted other European adventurers to come to bet their fortune in the fertile region of Bandung.

Furthermore, after a path way connecting Jakarta, Bogor, Cianjur and Bandung was established, many newcomers come there, even more after Governor General Daendels gave an order to construct "a pstal way" stretching from Anyer (Banten West Java) to Panarukan (East Java). The construction began in 1809.
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The history of Bandung regency begins at Karapyak or Bojongasih in the Cikapundung riverside, near the Citarum river. Karapyak's name then changed to Citeureup,

Citeureup village is still exist by now in the Dayeuhkolot area.The first regent is Wiraangunangun (1641-1670). In the Wiranatakusumah II Era (1794-1829), the capital of Bandung moved from Karapyak to the Cikapundung riverside (and at present it located at Alun-alun Bandung).This capitol moved by the instruction of East Indische Governor General " Deandels " at Mei 25th 1810.The reason is because he tought that this new capital has a good prospect for further development of Priangan area.

One of the most progresive regent in the Bandung regency history was Wiranatakusumah IV, he is the founder of Bandung's Master Plan called Negroij Bandung. On 1850 he build Pendopo of Bandung Regency (now it became Mayor's House, in front of Alun-alun Bandung) and Masjid Agung Bandung (Bandung's Grand Mosque). For his efforts he got an award from Dutch Colonial Government. Since then the people of Bandung regency called him "Dalem Bintang". This popular regent then replaced by Raden Adipati Kusumadilaga.

In the Kusumadilaga's era, the railroad entered bandung regency (May 17th 1884). The capital development increase very fast, especially in the economic field. In the RAA Martanegara's Era (1893-1918), the capital status changed to Gemeente (Town/Kotapraja) and the first Mayor is Mr. B Coops). Since then, Bandung regency is separated from Bandung City / Town.

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In the year 1955, Asia - Africa Conference are arranged in Bandung. It was the first International conference since Indonesian Independence. The conference take a place at Merdeka Building. The participants from many countries in Asia and Africa are sleep at Savoy Homan Hotel, one of historical buildings in Bandung.
Soreang

In the Regent RH Lily Sumantri era, the capital of Bandung Regency moved to Baleendah, near the first old capital of Bandung Regency. But for some reasons it moved again to Pamekaran Village at Soreang area. In the Regent HU Hatta D era, the governmental centre for Bandung regency are completed.

The government administration of Bandung Regency has been started since the Sultan Agung Mataram’s charter, dated on 20 April 1641, which allowed Tumenggung Wira Angun-angun to be its first regent. The capitol of Bandung regency was located in Krapyak or Citeureup. Tumenggung Wira Angun-angun was then followed by the following list of regents who have governmed Bandung Regency until now.
1. Tumenggung Wira Angun-angun (1641-1681)
- Tumenggung Nyili (1670-1681)
- Tumenggung Ardikusumah (1681-1684)
2. Tumenggung Anggadiredja (1684-1704
3. Tumenggung Anggadiredja I (1704-1747)
4. Tumenggung Anggadiredja II (1747-1763)
5. Tumenggung Anggadiredja III (Wiranatakusumah I) (1763-1794)
6. R A Wiranatakusumah II (Dalem Kaum) (1794-1829)
7. R A Wiranatakusumah III (Dalem Karang Anyar) (1846-1874)
8. R A Sumuahdilaga (1874-1893)
9. R A A Martanegara (1893-1918)
10. R H A A Wiranatakusumah V (Dalem Haji) (1920-1931)
11. R T Hasan Sumadipradja (1931-1935)
12. R H A A Wiranatakusumah V (1935-1945)
13. R T E Suriaputra (1945-1947)
14. R T M Wiranatakusumah VI (Aom Male) (1948-1956)
15. R Apandi Wiradiputra (1956-1957)
16. Letkol R Memed Ardiwilaga (1960-1967)
17. Kol Inf Masturi (1967-1969)
18. Letkol CAJ R H Lily Sumantri (1969-1980)
19. Kol Inf H Sani L Abdurrahman (1980-1985)
20. Kol Inf H D Cherman E (1985-1990)
21. Kol CZI H U Hatta Djatipermana (1990-2000)

22. Kol H Obar Sobarna, SIp. MSi (2000-2005

Tourism Spots 1







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The area of Bandung regency provides magnificent panorama. Many torism spots stretch from Mount Tangkubanparahu on the North to Lake Patenggang on the South, from the giant Saguling Dam on the West to Cinulang Waterfall on the East. In addition, they are now adequately facilitated with transportation facilities.
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For those who want to relax, just don’t bother yourselves bringing food from home, since there are various kinds of restaurants and food stalls providing sorts of dishes and drinks along the way. Despite its beautiful panorama, Bandung Regency is also

enriched with many kinds of arts. Both traditional and modern arts can be found in sub district towns as well as in villages.

In villages there are still sundanese traditional arts, such as : wooden puppet (wayang golek), clasiccal sundanese dances, ketuk tilu, japong, self defence pencak silat, degung, sundanese folks songs, tarawangsa, ogel, buncis, beluk, reog and calung

The tourist activity in the regency of Bandung is divided into 4 (four) area:


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1. North Bandung Tourist Area

North Bandung Tourist Area, with central activity in Mountain of Tangkubanperahu Crater, The Garden of Juande Great Forest (Dago Pakar), Maribaya – Lembang, Pangenten Waterfall – Cisarua, and Cihideung Flower’s Garden – Parongpong.

Lembang. This small sub district town is well-known of its beautiful panorama. When you are travelling from Bandung, you will be welcomed by Lembang Grand Hotel, which was built in 1940s, Putri Gunung Cottage, and has been used to support tourism departement for years. From lembang we can easily reach Cimahi, Waterfall, Maribaya waterfall, Omas Waterfall, Tangkubanparahu crater and Ciater hot spring.

Located 16 km North of Bandung city. It takes you about 40 minutes to get there by car. Along the ascending zigzag road, you will see hotels and bungalows. After you pass Bumi Siliwangi (Isola Building), you will see observatory on the right side of the road. At km 14, turning to the right you will find the well-known Bosscha Observatory, which lies on 1.300 m above see level area.