Sumedang
Sign in to saveSumedang (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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- 225px
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- Location of Sumedang in Indonesia
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- Indonesia#Indonesia Java
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- Indonesia
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- West Java
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- 125.32
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- 187795
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- +7
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- Indonesia
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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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