Pangalengan is a

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(''Kecamatan'') in the

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. It is located south of the major

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city of

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. Main industries of the Pangalengan district include

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and

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, the latter arising from the popularity of the many traditional villages and natural attractions such as lakes, ponds, hot springs and waterfalls in the district. The area is an important centre of activity for th
tea industry in Indonesia
There is also considerable interest in the potential for the use of geothermal sites in the region for the production of electricity. The Wayang Windu plant, the largest geothermal plant in Indonesia with a capacity of 227 megawatts, is located to the east of Pangalengan on the slopes of the Wayang Windu volcano. The site has been jointly developed by Star Energ

and PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy, a subsidiary of the large state-owned oil company Pertamina. The activity has not been without controversy however and local people near the site have sometimes protested about certain aspects of the development. Pangalengan became a major site for the placement of refugees (internally displaced persons, or IDPs) after the large West Java earthquake in September 2009. Following the earthquake, it was estimated that 50,000 homes had been destroyed in the area, 80,000 people had been left homeless, and around 250,000 people had been displaced.

Administrative divisions

Pangalengan is divided into 13 following villages

Nature reserves

* Malabar * Mount Tilu (shared with Pasirjambu)

Mountains and volcanoes

* Malabar Mountain (Besar peak is located entirely within Pangalengan, Haruman peak is shared with Cimaung) and several peaks and hills around it * Mount Bedil *

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Volcano (shared with

Kertasari Kertasari is a district (''Kecamatan'') in the Bandung Regency, Indonesia. It is located south of the major West Java city of Bandung Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West J ...

) * Windu Volcano * Mount Kencana * Mount Riung Gunung * Mount Waringin (shared with Pasirjambu) * Mount Tilu

Tourism

A shortage of good roads in the area is believed to have held back development. However, the area is attractive and was formerly well known for tourist spots in the

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region. Some of the tea estates in the area provide good facilities for tourists to stay overnight, walk through tracks in the tea plantations, and bath in nearby hot springs. Main tourism sites near Pangalengan include the following. * Cultural or historical sites such as the Cikondang traditional village, and the gravesite of the Dutchman K.A.R. Bosscha who played a key role in helping develop the tea industry in the area. * Tea and quinine estates such as the Malabar estate and estates at Kertamanah, Purbasari, Pasir Junghuhn, Pasirmalang, Cukul, and the Indonesian Research Institute for Tea and Quinine at Gambang. * Various lakes, of which the most well-known is Lake Cileunca, along with Lake Cipanunjang * Small lakes like Gede, Datar, Cukul, Cicoledas, and Kanceuh * Numerous hot springs * Waterfalls such as Panganten, Malabar, Patra, Sanghiang, and Bangku Waterfall * Wayang-Windu bike park * Cukul sunrise point

References

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