Sukabumi

City in West Java, Indonesia

Not to be confused with Sukabumi Regency.

City in Java

Sukabumi

City

City of Sukabumi
Kota Sukabumi
Other transcription(s)
• Sundanese| Sukabumi (Latén)
ᮞᮥᮊᮘᮥᮙᮤ (Sunda)
سوكبومي (Pégon)
• Sani Widal| Gunahuyi (Latén)
ᮌᮥᮔᮠᮥᮚᮤ (Sunda)
ڬوناهويي (Pégon)

Clockwise from top:
Great Mosque of Sukabumi, Sukabumi railway station, Alun-alun Sukabumi

Flag

Coat of arms

Nickname(s):

Indonesian: Kota Santri
English: City of Learners[1]

Motto(s):

Sundanese: Reugreug, Pageuh, Repeh, Rapih
ᮛᮩᮌᮢᮩᮌ᮪, ᮕᮌᮩᮂ, ᮦᮛᮦᮕᮂ, ᮛᮕᮤᮂ
Adamant, Firm, Peaceful, Harmonious

Location within West Java

Sukabumi City

Location in Java and Indonesia

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Sukabumi City

Sukabumi City (Indonesia)

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Coordinates: 6°55′05″S 106°55′53″E﻿ / ﻿6.9181°S 106.9315°E﻿ / -6.9181; 106.9315
Country|  Indonesia
Region| Java
Province|  West Java
Settled| 1709
Consolidated| 1 April 1914
(as Gemeente Soekaboemi)
Government

• Body| Sukabumi City Government
• Mayor| Kusmana Hartadji (acting)
Area

• Total| 48.31 km2 (18.65 sq mi)
• Water| 4.815 km2 (1.859 sq mi)
Elevation

| 584 m (1,916 ft)
Population

(mid 2023 estimate)[2]

• Total| 360,644
• Rank| 37th, Indonesia
• Density| 7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)| Sukabumian
Warga Sukabumi (id)
Urang Sukabumi (su)
Time zone| UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Postcodes|

431xx

Area code| (+62)266
Registration plate| F
HDI|  0.742 (High)
Largest district by area| Lembursitu – 10.70 square kilometres (4.13 sq mi)
Largest district by population| Cikole (63,240 – mid 2023 estimate)[2]
Website| sukabumikota.go.id

Sukabumi (Sundanese: ᮞᮥᮊᮘᮥᮙᮤ) is a landlocked city surrounded by the regency of the same name (within which it is an enclave) in the southern foothills of Mount Gede, in West Java, Indonesia, about 100 km (62 mi) south of the national capital, Jakarta.

At an altitude of approximately 584 m (1,916 ft), the city is a minor hill station resort, with a cooler climate than the surrounding lowlands. The area around Sukabumi is also a popular destination for whitewater rafting. Tea and Rubber production is a major industry in the area. The suburban area surrounding Sukabumi circling the mountain has grown tremendously in population, such that northern Sukabumi Regency, hugging the volcano, and bordering Greater Jakarta, is home to the bulk of the regency's population.

The area of the city is 48.31 km2, and the population at the 2010 Census was 300,359,[3] while the 2020 Census was 346,325;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 360,644 (comprising 181,305 males and 179,339 females).[2] However, some 1.8 million people, as of the 2010 census figures, live in the surrounding metropolitan area. The bulk of the metropolitan area population is unusual in that it forms a narrow southwest ring around Mount Gede. The eastern portion of the ringed population belt continues on into Cianjur Regency.

## History

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### Early history

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The area around Sukabumi was already inhabited at least in the 11th century. The first written record found in this area was the Sanghyang Tapak inscription in Cibadak, 20 km west of the city. Written in Kawi script, the stone tells about the prohibition of fishing activity in the nearby river by the authorities of the Sunda Kingdom.[5]

At the end of the 16th century, the area was captured by the Banten Sultanate, after the fall of the Sunda Kingdom. The area however became contested in the 1620s between Banten, the Mataram Sultanate in the east and the Batavia-based Dutch East India Company. After a series of military clashes between them, the area was included in a buffer zone territory between Banten and Mataram, although the area is considered de jure as a part of Mataram.[6]

In 1677, after the Dutch forced Mataram to sign a series of unequal treaties as a consequence of Dutch assistance for quelling the Trunajaya rebellion, Sukabumi came under direct control of Tjiandjoer.[7][8] By that time, there were only few rural Sundanese settlements existed, one of the largest was Tjikole.[9]

### Colonial Sukabumi

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#### Sukabumi Coffee Plantations

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The area around the present-day Sukabumi (or Soekaboemi in Van Ophuijsen Spelling System) began to develop in the 18th century when the Dutch East India Company started to open coffee plantation areas in the western Priangan region of Java.[10][11] Due to the high demands of coffee in Europe, in the year of 1709 the Dutch governor-general Abraham van Riebeeck started to open coffee plantations around the area of Tjibalagoeng (present-day Bogor), Tjiandjoer, Djogdjogan, Pondok Kopo, and Goenoeng Goeroeh.[12] Coffee plantations in these five areas had then undergone expansion and intensification during the era of Hendrick Zwaardecroon (1718–1725), where the Tjiandjoer regent at that time Wira Tanoe III acquired territorial expansion of his regency as a compensation for more coffee plantations openings.[13][14]

The growth of Goenoeng Goeroeh coffee plantation led to the establishment of small settlements around its area, one of those was the Tjikole (Cikole) hamlet, named after the nearby Tjikole River. In 1776, regent of Tjiandjoer Wira Tanoe Datar VI established the Tjikole Viceregency which were the indirect predecessor of the present-day Sukabumi Regency.[15] The viceregency consisted of six districts of Djampang Koelon, Djampang Tengah, Goenoeng Parang, Tjiheoelang, Tjimahi, and Tjitjoeroeg. The administrative center was located in Tjikole, due to its very strategic locations for communications between Batavia and Tjiandjoer which were the capital of the Priangan Residency at that time.[16][17]

#### Tjikole becomes Soekaboemi

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Andries de Wilde proposed the renaming of Tjikole to Soekaboemi to the Raffles administration

After the Dutch East Indies were under the rule of the British in 1811, vast lands in the Tjikole area were bought by Stamford Raffles, the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies at that time, via an auction held in Batavia.[18] The name Soekaboemi was first used on 1815, when a Priangan-based plantation owner (known then as Preanger Planter) and surgeon, Andries de Wilde visited Tjikole in 1814. From his consultations with local people, De Wilde wrote a letter to Nicolaus Engelhard, a friend and plantation investor, where de Wilde asked Engelhard to propose a name change of the viceregency from Tjikole to Soekaboemi, to which Raffles agreed.[19][20]

In Dutch colonial times, Soekaboemi was the site of the Politieschool, the colonial police academy. On 8 December 1941, the Empire of Japan invaded the Dutch East Indies as part of World War II and on 6 March 1942, the city came under aerial bombardment by Japanese aircraft. During this attack, both civilian targets (including houses and two schools) and strategic targets (the police academy, the railway line, and the radio station) were hit, resulting in many casualties. During the Japanese occupation, Soekaboemi became the meeting place of Mohammad Hatta and Sutan Sjahrir with representatives of the Japanese Empire to discuss the future of the Dutch East Indies, but both were given 'city prisoner' status. Soekaboemi also became one of the detention sites of American and Australian prisoners of war.[21][22]

Also during the occupation, the Japanese created a strategic garrison in Ujung Genteng, part of the South Sukabumi Regency. Remains of the harbor and lookout towers at the end of this peninsula are still in place, along with the caves that the Japanese lived and died in towards the end of the war. Ujung Genteng is directly North of Christmas Island and Australia and would have made an excellent point of defense or attack, without official records to substantiate this, it is presumed that they had their sights on Christmas Island and a close link to Australia.[citation needed]

### Present day

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In early 2005, Sukabumi Regency became the first place in Indonesia that polio was reported in ten years, the beginning of a nationwide outbreak of the disease which had been believed to be eradicated in the country.[23]

## Government and politics

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### Administrative districts

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The city of Sukabumi is divided into seven districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates as of 2023.[2] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (all classed as urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.

Kpode
Wilayah | Name of
District
(kecamatan) | Area

km2 | Pop'n
2010
Census | Pop'n
2020
Census | Pop'n
mid 2023
Estimate | No.

kelurahan | Post
codes

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

32.72.05 | Baros | 5.58 | 29,536 | 37,734 | 40,380 | 4 | 43161 - 43166
32.72.06 | Lembursitu | 10.70 | 33,719 | 41,432 | 43,840 | 5 | 43134 - 43169
32.72.07 | Cibeurum | 9.13 | 34,719 | 44,961 | 48,310 | 4 | 43142 - 43165
32.72.03 | Citamiang | 4.00 | 47,580 | 53,049 | 54,570 | 5 | 43141 - 43145
32.72.04 | Warudoyong | 7.56 | 52,780 | 58,972 | 60,720 | 5 | 43131 - 43135
32.72.01 | Gunungpuyuh | 5.13 | 43,622 | 48,292 | 49,580 | 4 | 43121 - 43123
32.72.06 | Cikole | 6.21 | 56,775 | 61,885 | 63,240 | 6 | 43111 - 43116

* Administrative map of Sukabumi

* Sukabumi city is located in the western Parahyangan region, surrounded by Sukabumi Regency in West Java province

## Climate

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Sukabumi has an elevation moderated tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Sukabumi

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 27.7
(81.9)  | 27.9
(82.2)  | 28.7
(83.7)  | 28.5
(83.3)  | 28.9
(84.0)  | 28.5
(83.3)  | 28.8
(83.8)  | 29.1
(84.4)  | 29.7
(85.5)  | 29.6
(85.3)  | 29.0
(84.2)  | 28.2
(82.8)  | 28.7
(83.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 23.2
(73.8)  | 23.3
(73.9)  | 23.7
(74.7)  | 23.7
(74.7)  | 23.9
(75.0)  | 23.1
(73.6)  | 23.0
(73.4)  | 23.0
(73.4)  | 23.7
(74.7)  | 23.9
(75.0)  | 23.8
(74.8)  | 23.5
(74.3)  | 23.5
(74.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 18.8
(65.8)  | 18.7
(65.7)  | 18.8
(65.8)  | 19.0
(66.2)  | 18.9
(66.0)  | 17.8
(64.0)  | 17.3
(63.1)  | 17.0
(62.6)  | 17.7
(63.9)  | 18.3
(64.9)  | 18.6
(65.5)  | 18.9
(66.0)  | 18.3
(65.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches)  | 304
(12.0)  | 256
(10.1)  | 317
(12.5)  | 305
(12.0)  | 229
(9.0)  | 130
(5.1)  | 117
(4.6)  | 118
(4.6)  | 118
(4.6)  | 234
(9.2)  | 348
(13.7)  | 330
(13.0)  | 2,806
(110.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[24]

## Transportation

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Ahmad Yani Street Sukabumi railway station

After almost one year of hiatus, the railway transport between Sukabumi and Bogor of 57 kilometers was reactivated, with the new train called 'Pangrango' on 9 November 2013. The train has one executive-class car and three economy-class cars.[25]

Bogor-Ciawi–Sukabumi Toll Road is under construction that will connect Bogor Regency, Bogor city, Sukabumi Regency and Sukabumi city. The 15.35-kilometer first section of the toll road between Ciawi and Cigombong was inaugurated by Indonesian President Joko Widodo on 3 December 2018.[26]

## Culinary

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Sukabumi also has some traditional dishes that are worth trying, for example Roti Priangan, Mochi, Bandros, Soto Mie and Bubur. [citation needed]

## Notable people

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* Miel Mundt (1880–1949), football player
* Rie Cramer (1887–1977), author and illustrator
* Piet Metman (1916–1990), swimmer
* Lo van Hensbergen (1917–1987), actor and director
* Ellen Beerthuis-Roos (born 1926), sculptor

## References

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1. ^ Wawali, Pertahankan Julukan Kota Santri | www.radarsukabumi.com Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Sukabumi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3272)
3. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
4. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
5. ^ Marwati Djoened Poesponegoro, Nugroho Notosusanto (1992). "Kerajaan Sunda". Sejarah nasional Indonesia: Jaman kuna. PT Balai Pustaka. p. 376\. ISBN 978-979-407-408-4.
6. ^ G. G. Bandilenko, E.I. Gnevusheva, D.V. Deopik, V.A. Tsyganov (1992). History of Indonesia. pp. 175–179.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
7. ^ Suryaningrat, Bayu (1982). Sajarah Cianjur Sareng Raden Aria Wira Tanu Dalem Cikundul Cianjur. Rukun Warga Cianjur-Jakarta, Jakarta.
8. ^ G. G. Bandilenko, E.I. Gnevusheva, D.V. Deopik, V.A. Tsyganov (1992). History of Indonesia. pp. 201–202.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
9. ^ Jaya, Ruyatna (2003). Sejarah Sukabumi. Sukabumi City Government. p. 8.
10. ^ Beekman, E. M. (1988). Fugitive Dreams: An Anthology of Dutch Colonial Literature. University of Massachusetts Press. p. 90\. ISBN 0870235753.
11. ^ Brommer, Bea (2015). To My Dear Pieternelletje:Grandfather and Granddaughter in VOC Time, 1710–1720. Leiden: Brill. p. 19\. ISBN 9789004293328.
12. ^ Danasasmita, Saleh (1983). Sejarah Bogor, Volume 1. Bogor: Pemerintah Daerah Kotamadya DT II Bogor. p. 85.
13. ^ Klaveren, N. A. (1983). The Dutch Colonial System in the East Indies. Springer. p. 60\. ISBN 9789401768481.
14. ^ Kumar, Ann (1997). Java and Modern Europe: Ambiguous Encounters. Routledge. p. 292\. ISBN 1138863149.
15. ^ Coolsma, S. (2010). De zendingseeuw voor Neederlandsch Oost-Indië. Nabu Press. p. 118\. ISBN 9781174732164.
16. ^ MPI Foundation (2005). West Java Miracle Sight: A Mass of Verb and Scene Information. p. 724.
17. ^ Marihandono, Djoko (2008). Titik balik historiografi di Indonesia. University of Indonesia. p. 217\. ISBN 9789793258805.
18. ^ Bosma, Ulbe (2009). Being "Dutch" in the Indies: A History of Creolisation and Empire, 1500–1920. Ohio University Press. p. 97\. ISBN 9789971693732.
19. ^ Dutch East Indies. Topografische Dienst (1918). Jaarverslag. p. 202.
20. ^ Dinas Pariwisata Provinsi Daerah Tingkat I Jawa Barat (1986). Wajah Pariwisata Jawa Barat. Bandung: Dinas Pariwisata Jawa Barat. p. 178\. ISBN 9789798075001.
21. ^ Spiller, Harry (2015). American POWs in World War II: Twelve Personal Accounts of Captivity by Germany and Japan. McFarland & Company. p. 182\. ISBN 9780786453733.
22. ^ Jong, Louis de (2004). The Collapse of a Colonial Society: The Dutch in Indonesia During the Second World War. Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies. p. 91\. ISBN 9789067182034.
23. ^ Indonesia confirms the second case of polio, ABC Radio Australia 5 April 2005.
24. ^ "Climate: Sukabumi". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
25. ^ "PT KAI revives Bogor-Sukabumi route". 10 November 2013.
26. ^ "This New Toll Road Drastically Cuts the Time It Takes You to Drive to Sukabumi". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

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