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Sumedang (former Dutch spelling: Soemedang) is a town in Western Java, Indonesia, approximately 46 km northeast of Bandung, the provincial capital. It is the capital of Sumedang Regency. The town's two administrative districts (kecamatan) have a combined area of 125.32 km2 and had a population of 187,795 as at mid 2024. The town is just south of the volcanic Mount Tampomas, which is 1,684 m (5,525 ft) high and is usually climbed from Cimalaka District, 7 km from Sumedang.

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Sumedang
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Sumedang Larang
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Sumedang Tandang Nyandang Kahayang
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COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_De_woning_van_de_assistent-resident_in_Sumedang_TMnr_3728-816.jpg
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225px
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Location of Sumedang in Indonesia
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Indonesia#Indonesia Java
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Country
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Indonesia
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Province
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West Java
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Head of Municipality
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125.32
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187795
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auto
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IWST
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+7
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Town

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Indonesia
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Sumedang
Capital of
Sumedang
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COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De woning van de assistent-resident in Sumedang TMnr 3728-816.jpg
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Sumedang
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Sumedang (former Dutch spelling: Soemedang) is a town in Western Java, Indonesia, approximately 46 km northeast of Bandung, the provincial capital. It is the capital of Sumedang Regency. The town's two administrative districts (kecamatan) have a combined area of 125.32 km2 and had a population of 187,795 as at mid 2024. The town is just south of the volcanic Mount Tampomas, which is 1,684 m (5,525 ft) high and is usually climbed from Cimalaka District, 7 km from Sumedang.

Sumedang's museum, Prabu Geusan Ulun, houses a collection of traditional Sundanese weaponry, as well as some crown jewels and other finery. It is on Geusan Ulun Road.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sumedang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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