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Pollution : wild littering in Cikapundung River, along Batu Lonceng village. Despite being one of the main sources of Bandung's water supply, [3] the river is classified as heavily polluted. [4] Domestic waste, including human waste and detergents, is the main source of pollution as more people are living along the river banks.
The earliest reference to the area dates back to 1488, although archaeological findings suggest a type of Homo erectus species had long previously lived on the banks of the Cikapundung River and around the old lake of Bandung. [17] During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC) established plantations in the Bandung area.
The river is heavily polluted by human activity; about five million people live in its basin (the drainage area covers 6,929 km 2). [10] Textile factories in Bandung and Cimahi were major toxic waste contributors. [11] More than 2,000 industries contaminate 5,020 sq miles of the river with lead, mercury, arsenic, and other toxins. [12]
The stones of 7th-century candi Bojongmenje ruins in Rancaekek, Bandung Regency.. Although the oldest written historical reference to the Priangan region dates back to circa 14th century, that was found in Cikapundung inscription, where the region was one of the settlement within the Kingdom of Pajajaran, [1] the Priangan region has been home for early human since prehistoric era, at least ...
Lake Bandung (Sundanese: Situ Hiang) was a prehistoric lake located in and around the city of Bandung, Parahyangan highlands, West Java, Indonesia. believed to exist between 126,000 and 20,000 BCE in the Pleistocene due to the violent eruption of Mount Sunda that blocked the Citarum River, causing the lowlands to begin to be inundated with water, eventually forming a lake.
Waterfall in Dago during colonial period.. Dago is an area in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.It covers Jalan H. Juanda (H. Juanda Street) and the surrounding area. The lower (southern) Dago area near Jalan Merdeka is one of the trendy areas of Bandung, with shops, shopping malls, cafes, boutiques, and many restaurants and entertainment centers.
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Ci Buni is the main river in the Cibuni River system, covering a total area of 1,435 km 2 (554 sq mi) across three regencies, including Cianjur, Bandung, and Sukabumi. The upper part of the Cibuni Basin is adjacent to the upper part of the Citarum Basin in the north, where the flow of the Citarum River goes northward in Java and flows into the ...