Cianjur
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| Province | West Java |
| Country | Indonesia |
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| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) |
Cianjur is a city in the West Java province of Indonesia, the capital of Cianjur Regency. Cianjur is located in the middle of the main road between Jakarta (120 km in the northwest) and Bandung (60 km to the east). The population is about 100,000[citation needed] and because of its location that some of residents commute to work either in Bandung or in Jakarta.
Cianjur was found in 1677, with the first head of the city was R.A.A. Wiratanukusumah I, entitled Dalem Cikundul, as the descendant from the old Sundanese kingdom of Pajajaran.
The main production is agricultural products, especially rice, and it has been known as the major reserved rice production area for the heavily populated Java island.
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