Kota Sukabumi
Ahmad Yani road in Sukabumi
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Kota Sukabumi Location of Sukabumi in Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°55′10.56″S 106°55′37.92″E / 6.9196°S 106.9272°E / -6.9196; 106.9272Coordinates: 6°55′10.56″S 106°55′37.92″E / 6.9196°S 106.9272°E / -6.9196; 106.9272
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Java
Government
• Mayor
Area
• Water	48.15 km2 (18.59 sq mi)
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	299,247
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)
Website	http://www.sukabumikota.go.id

Sukabumi city surrounded by Sukabumi Regency in West Java province.

Sukabumi is a city surrounded by the regency of the same name in the highlands of West Java, Indonesia, about 80 km (50 mi) south of the national capital, Jakarta.

At an altitude of approximately 600 meters (2000 feet), the city is a minor hill station resort, with a cooler climate than the surrounding lowlands. Sukabumi is also a destination for whitewater rafting. Rubber production is a major industry in the area.

In Dutch colonial times, Sukabumi was the site of the colonial police academy. In early 2005, Sukabumi Regency became the first place in Indonesia that polio was reported in ten years, the beginning of a nationwide outbreak of the disease which had been believed to be eradicated in the country.^[1]

Made in 804 the Sukabumi inscription' is the earliest evidence of Old Javanese script and language.

External links[link]

• (Indonesian) Official site

References[link]

v t e Regencies and cities of West Java (Jawa Barat) Capital: Bandung Regencies Bogor Sukabumi Cianjur Bandung West Bandung Garut Tasikmalaya Ciamis Kuningan Cirebon Majalengka Sumedang Indramayu Subang Purwakarta Karawang Bekasi Cities (Kota) Bogor Sukabumi Bandung Cirebon Bekasi Depok Tasikmalaya Banjar Cimahi See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

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