Galunggung at 7:25 ° LS-7 ° 15'0 "LS; BT-108 058 ° 108 ° 3'30" BT. Precisely in Tasikmalaya District, West Java. This mountain belongs to the type of stratovolcano.
Galunggung a volcano with an altitude of 2167 meters above sea level, located about 17 km from the center of Tarlac. There are several attractions on offer among other sights and attractions wanawisata with an area of approximately 120 hectares under management Perum Perhutani. Other objects of approximately 3 hectares in the form of a hot water bath (Cipanas) complete with swimming pool, bathroom and hot tub water.
1.500 meter.">Montane Forest has Galunggung 1200-1500 meters and Forest Ericaceous> 1500 meters.
Galunggung Eruption
Galunggung ever recorded erupted in 1882 (VEI = 5). Early signs of eruption known in July 1822, in which water becomes turbid and muddy Cikunir. Inspection results showed that the water turbid crater is hot and sometimes appear in the column of smoke from the crater. Then on October 8 s.d. October 12, the eruption of reddish sand produces a very rainy summer, fine ash, hot clouds and lava.
Lava flow moving toward the southeast to follow the river flows. This eruption killed 4011 people and destroyed 114 villages, with land damage to the east and south as far as 40 km from the summit of the mountain.
The next eruption occurred in 1894. In between the date of October 7 to 9, there was the eruption that produced heat clouds. Then on 27 and October 30, lava flows occurred on the same river flows generated by lava in the eruption in 1822. This time the eruption destroyed 50 villages, most houses collapsed because of falling ash.
In 1918, early in July, the next eruption occurs, the earthquake begins. July 6 this eruption produced ash falls 2-5mm thick which is limited in the crater and the southern slopes. And on July 9, noted the appearance of the lava dome inside the crater lake as high as 85m with 560x440m size which was later renamed the mountain So.
The last eruption occurred on May 5, 1982 (VEI = 4) accompanied by the sound boom, flames, and a flash of lightning. Activities eruption lasted for nine months and ended on January 8, 1983. During the period of this eruption, about 18 people died, mostly due to the indirect cause (traffic accidents, old age, cold and food shortages). Estimated loss of about USD 1 billion and 22 villages left without occupants.
The eruption in this period has also cause changes in the map area in a radius of about 20 km from the crater Galunggung, comprising Indihiang District, District and Sub Leuwisari Sukaratu. Change map of the area caused more by the breaking of the road network and river flow and settlement area due to the abundance of cold lava flow of material in the form of rock-pebble-sand.
In the post-eruption period (ie around the year 1984 to 1990) is a period of rehabilitation in disaster areas, by restructuring the road network are disconnected, the dredging of mud / sand on some streams and irrigation channels (especially Cikunten I), then the construction of check dams (bag cold lava) in the area Sinagar as a 'fortress' safety abundance of cold lava flood into the area of Tarlac City.
During this period also made use of sand exploitation Galunggung deemed qualified for building materials and road construction. In the years since then until now Galunggung sand dredging business is growing, even at the beginning of its development (approximately 1984-1985) built a network of roads near the Railway Station Railway Indihiang (Kp. Cibungkul-Parakanhonje) to check dams sinagar as a special line to transport the sand from galungung to Jakarta.
Galunggung as a tourist attraction
Most visitors are tourists attractions Galunggung locally, while tourists from foreign countries is still below a count of 100 people on average per year. Average domestic and foreign tourists who visit Galunggung numbered 213 382 persons per year.
Seeing the potential appeal that may be extracted, and a strategic geographical position, and its uniqueness from its natural condition Galunggung tourism potential to be sold to foreign tourists. However, tourism has not been packed in a professional tour packages.
