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Sumedang | |
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| Nickname: Sumedang Larang | |
| Motto: Sumedang Tandang Nyandang Kahayang | |
  Sumedang Location of Sumedang in Indonesia Show map of Indonesia Sumedang Sumedang (Java) Show map of Java | |
| Coordinates:6°57′S107°34′E / 6.950°S 107.567°E /-6.950; 107.567 | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Java |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,240,000 (estimated) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Website | sumedangkab |
Sumedang (former spelling:Soemedang) is a town inWestern Java,Indonesia, approximately 46 km northeast ofBandung. It is the capital ofSumedang Regency. The town is just south of the volcanicMount 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 traditionalSundanese weaponry, as well as somecrown jewels and other finery. It is on Geusan Ulun Road.
The town is famous forSumedang tofu, a local variety ofdeep-friedtofu that was first made by a Chinese immigrant, Ong Kino.
In the district surrounding the town lies Cadas Pangeran, a section of thetrans-Java postal road constructed on the order of Dutch governorWillem Daendels during the first quarter of the 19th century. The section is famous due to the difficulty during the construction, which required blasting of a mountainside. Hence "cadas" which means mountain rock inSundanese. The section was finished due to cooperation between the governor, regent Kusumadinata known as "pangeran kornel", and the people of Sumedang, although with considerable ill-feeling on the part of the regent and the people due to forced labor practice. A statue commemorating this event is erected on the section.
The town housed the exiled Indonesian national heroine (female hero) namedCut Nyak Dhien fromAceh during her old age, after she was captured during theAceh War at the beginning of the 20th century. Her tomb is near the town.
The Sumedang town is well-known for itsfried tofu calledtahu sumedang, which its original name was "tahu bunkeng". Tahu Bunkeng is one of the oldesttofu stores in the city of Sumedang. The authentic "Bunkeng" tofu was first made by a Chinese immigrant by the name of Ong Kino, who came fromAnxi County,Quanzhou City,Hokkian Province,China, in the early 20th century.
"Tahu Bunkeng" outlet is located in Sumedang's city centre on Jalan 11 April No. 53, Tegalkalong. There are several branches in the city on Jalan M. Abdurahman No. 50, Jalan M. Abdurahnam No. 155, and Jalan Prabu Gajah Agung.
6°50′24″S107°55′15″E / 6.84000°S 107.92083°E /-6.84000; 107.92083
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