Cimahi

{{Short description|City in West Java, Indonesia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Cimahi | official_name = City of Cimahi {{nobold|{{lang|id|Kota Cimahi}}}} | translit_lang1 = Other | translit_lang1_type1 = Sundanese | translit_lang1_info1 = {{sund|ᮊᮧᮒ ᮎᮤᮙᮠᮤ}} | settlement_type = City | image_flag = City Flag of Cimahi.svg | image_shield = Kota Cimahi.svg | nickname = | image_skyline = Alun-alun Cimahi - panoramio.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Alun-alun Cimahi | image_seal = | motto = {{force singular}} {{native phrase|su|Saluyu Ngawangun Jati Mandiri}} {{Sund|ᮞᮜᮥᮚᮥ ᮍᮝᮍᮥᮔ᮪ ᮏᮒᮤ ᮙᮔ᮪ᮓᮤᮛᮤ}} "Harmoniously walking together towards independent identity" | image_map = Map of West Java highlighting Cimahi City.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location within West Java | pushpin_map = Indonesia_Java#Indonesia | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Java and Indonesia | coordinates = {{coord|6.8712|S|107.5548|E|region:ID-JB_type:city|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{INA}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|West Java}} | established_title = | established_date = 18 October 2001 | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Ngatiyana | leader_title1 = Vice Mayor | leader_name1 = {{Ill|Adhitia Yudisthira|lt=Adhitia Yudisthira|id}} | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 42.42 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | elevation_m = 685 | elevation_ft = 2247 | population_total = 581994 | population_as_of = mid 2024 estimate | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_note = <ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, ''Kota Cimahi Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3277)</ref> | area_code = +(62) 22 | area_code_type = Area code | website = {{URL|http://cimahikota.go.id/|cimahikota.go.id}} | footnotes = | pushpin_label = Cimahi City | timezone = Indonesia Western Time | utc_offset = +7 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | subdivision_type2 = Metropolitan area | subdivision_name2 = Bandung Basin }}

'''Cimahi''' ({{IPA|id|t͡ʃimahi|audio|LL-Q9240 (ind)-Noaius Paticus-Cimahi.wav}}) is a landlocked city located immediately west of the larger city of Bandung, in West Java Province, Indonesia and within the Bandung Metropolitan Area. Note that the prefix "Ci" means "river" in Sundanese. It covers an area of 42.42 km2 and had a population at the 2010 Census of 541,177<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011">Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.</ref> and at the 2020 Census of 568,400;<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref> the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 581,994.<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, ''Kota Cimahi Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3277)</ref> The city is a major textile producer, and is home to several military training centres.<ref>{{cite web|title=PENGANTAR DARI WALIKOTA CIMAHI|url=http://kpm.cimahikota.go.id/index.php/en/halaman/pengantar|access-date=16 September 2015|language=id|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104125/http://kpm.cimahikota.go.id/index.php/en/halaman/pengantar|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography== thumb|left|Tangkuban Perahu and Burangrang seen from Citeureup

Cimahi, located 180 km south east of Jakarta, is situated between Bandung and West Bandung Regency.<ref>{{cite web|title=GEOGRAFI|url=http://kpm.cimahikota.go.id/index.php/en/halaman/geografi|access-date=16 September 2015|language=id|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064405/http://kpm.cimahikota.go.id/index.php/en/halaman/geografi|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cimahi comprises three administrative districts (''kecamatan''), which in turn are sub-divided into fifteen urban villages (''kelurahan''). Its lowest elevation is {{convert|685|m|ft}} above sea level and directs to the Tarum River (or "CiTarum"). Its highest elevation is {{convert|1040|m|ft}} above sea level, which is part of the slope of mount Tangkuban Perahu and Burangrang. The Cimahi River flows through the city and Cimahi also has two Springs, named Cikuda and Cisontok.<ref name=main>{{cite web|title=Data Wilayah|url=http://www.cimahikota.go.id/page/detail/4|access-date=16 September 2015|language=id|archive-date=27 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627120400/http://www.cimahikota.go.id/page/detail/4|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==History== The name Cimahi was taken from the Cimahi river that flows through the city. The word originated from the Sundanese language and literally means "enough water". Residents of Cimahi get their water supply from the river.<ref>{{cite web|title=SEJARAH|url=http://kpm.cimahikota.go.id/index.php/en/halaman/sejarah|access-date=16 September 2015|language=id|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081044/http://kpm.cimahikota.go.id/index.php/en/halaman/sejarah|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Cimahi's prominence increased in 1811, when Governor-General Herman Willem Daendels constructed the Great Post Road. A checkpoint, known as Loji, was built in Cimahi Square. Between 1874 and 1893, the Cimahi rail station and a railroad connecting Bandung and Cianjur was built. The building of military training centers and other military buildings was started in 1886. Cimahi was granted district status in 1935. In 1975, Cimahi became the first administrative city in West Java and the third in Indonesia. Cimahi was then granted full city status in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sejarah|url=http://www.cimahikota.go.id/page/detail/1|access-date=16 September 2015|language=id|archive-date=22 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822021219/http://www.cimahikota.go.id/page/detail/1|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Administrative districts== The city of Cimahi is divided into three administrative districts (Indonesian: ''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011"/> and the 2020 Census,<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021"/> together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, ''Kota Cimahi Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3277)</ref> An elected mayor leads the city administration. The table also includes the names of the administrative villages (all classed as urban ''kelurahan'') in each district.

{| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! Kode Wilayah|| Name of District (''kecamatan'') || Area in km2 || Pop'n Census 2010 || Pop'n Census 2020 || Pop'n Estimate mid 2024 ||Villages ''Kelurahan'' |- | 32.77.01 || Cimahi Selatan (South Cimahi) ||align="right"|17.41||align="right"|230,623||align="right"|240,990||align="right"|242,420|| Cibeber, Leuwigajah, Utama, Melong and Cibeureum |- | 32.77.02 || Cimahi Tengah (Central Cimahi) ||align="right"|10.89||align="right"|163,070||align="right"|161,758||align="right"|165,969|| Baros, Cigugur Tengah, Karangmekar, Setiamanah, Cimahi and Padasuka |- | 32.77.03 || Cimahi Utara (North Cimahi) ||align="right"|14.12||align="right"|147,484||align="right"|165,652||align="right"|173,605|| Cipageran, Citeureup, Cibabat and Pasirkaliki |- | || '''''Total city''''' ||align="right"|''42.42''||align="right"|''541,177''||align="right"|''568,400''||align="right"|''581,994''|| |} Details of the 15 urban villages (''kelurahan'') are as follows: {| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! Kode Wilayah|| Name of ''kelurahan'' || Area in km2 || Pop'n Estimate mid 2024 ||Post code |- | 32.77.01.1001 || Melong ||align="right"|3.14||align="right"|65,864||40534 |- | 32.77.01.1002 || Cibeureum ||align="right"|2.57||align="right"|62,337||40535 |- | 32.77.01.1003 || Utama ||align="right"|4.00||align="right"|35,161||40533 |- | 32.77.01.1004 || Leuwigajah ||align="right"|4.05||align="right"|48,178||40532 |- | 32.77.01.1005 || Cibeber ||align="right"|3.65||align="right"|30,880||40531 |- | 32.77.02.1001 || Baros ||align="right"|2.825||align="right"|20,822||40521 |- | 32.77.02.1002 || Cigugur Tengah ||align="right"|2.362||align="right"|47,685||40522 |- | 32.77.02.1003 || Karangmekar ||align="right"|1.333||align="right"|16,699||40523 |- | 32.77.02.1004 || Setiamanah ||align="right"|1.179||align="right"|24,151||40524 |- | 32.77.02.1005 || Padasuka ||align="right"|2.620||align="right"|42,677||40526 |- | 32.77.02.1006 || Cimahi ||align="right"|0.575||align="right"|13,935||40525 |- | 32.77.03.1001 || Pasirkaliki ||align="right"|1.53||align="right"|19,113||40514 |- | 32.77.03.1002 || Cibabat ||align="right"|3.01||align="right"|56,758||40513 |- | 32.77.03.1003 || Citeureup ||align="right"|3.41||align="right"|43,524||40512 |- | 32.77.03.1004 || Cipageran ||align="right"|6.17||align="right"|54,210||40511 |}

==Climate== Cimahi has an elevation moderated tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy rainfall from October to May. {{Weather box |width = auto | location = Cimahi | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 26.7 | Feb high C = 26.9 | Mar high C = 27.5 | Apr high C = 27.9 | May high C = 28.0 | Jun high C = 27.6 | Jul high C = 27.6 | Aug high C = 28.2 | Sep high C = 28.9 | Oct high C = 28.9 | Nov high C = 28.0 | Dec high C = 27.4

| Jan mean C = 22.8 | Feb mean C = 22.8 | Mar mean C = 23.1 | Apr mean C = 23.3 | May mean C = 23.2 | Jun mean C = 23.3 | Jul mean C = 21.9 | Aug mean C = 22.2 | Sep mean C = 22.9 | Oct mean C = 23.3 | Nov mean C = 23.1 | Dec mean C = 23.0 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 18.9 | Feb low C = 18.7 | Mar low C = 18.7 | Apr low C = 18.7 | May low C = 18.4 | Jun low C = 17.0 | Jul low C = 16.3 | Aug low C = 16.3 | Sep low C = 16.9 | Oct low C = 17.7 | Nov low C = 18.2 | Dec low C = 18.6 |rain colour=green |Jan rain mm=259 |Feb rain mm=236 |Mar rain mm=269 |Apr rain mm=271 |May rain mm=188 |Jun rain mm=87 |Jul rain mm=77 |Aug rain mm=83 |Sep rain mm=96 |Oct rain mm=189 |Nov rain mm=292 |Dec rain mm=309 |source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref>{{cite web |url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/624163/ |title = Climate: Cimahi |publisher=Climate-Data.org |access-date = 12 November 2020}}</ref> }}

==Tourism== thumb|Cimahi Railway Station Cimahi has various tourist hotspots, such as Alam Wisata Cimahi, Pandiga Recreation Sport, Rumah Pajang, Lembur Batik and Kampung Adat Cirendeu. According to the local tourist office, these offer distinctive experiences in nature, cuisine, handicrafts and traditional community.<ref>{{cite web|title=WISATA|url=http://kpm.cimahikota.go.id/index.php/en/halaman/wisata|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160417132235/http://kpm.cimahikota.go.id/index.php/en/halaman/wisata|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2016|access-date=16 September 2015|language=id}}</ref> Additionally, there are some buildings of historical interest, such as Dustira Hospital, Ereveld Cemetery, Military Prison and Sudirman Building.<ref>{{cite web|title=Heritage Dan Pusat Pendidikan Militer|url=http://kpm.cimahikota.go.id/index.php/en/halaman/heritage|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160417132232/http://kpm.cimahikota.go.id/index.php/en/halaman/heritage|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2016|access-date=16 September 2015|language=id}}</ref>

==Notable people== * Ariffien (1902–1976), Indonesian nationalist and film director * Jacoba van Tongeren (1903–1967), social worker and Dutch resistance member * Suardi Tasrif (1922–1991), journalist, author, and political advocate * Bep Stenger (1922–2016), aid worker and resistance member * Amir Machmud (1923–1995), former military general and politician<ref>{{cite web|title=Sumber|website=www.tokohindonesia.com|url=http://www.tokohindonesia.com/biografi/article/285-ensiklopedi/4019-mendagri-tiga-periode|access-date=16 September 2015|language=id|archive-date=20 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620005142/http://www.tokohindonesia.com/biografi/article/285-ensiklopedi/4019-mendagri-tiga-periode|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Dries Holten (1936–2020), singer and songwriter * Maria Hertogh (1937–2009), born in Tjimahi and the person at the centre of the 1950 Maria Hertogh riots in Singapore * Jack Jersey (1941–1997), singer, composer, arranger, lyricist and record producer * Siwi Sukma Adji (born 1962), former admiral and Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy * Doni Monardo (born 1963), former military general and National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure chairman * Sule (born 1976), comedian<ref>{{cite web|title=Biografi Sule|url=http://www.wowkeren.com/seleb/sule/bio.html|access-date=16 September 2015|language=id}}</ref> * Widya Saputra (born 1985), television presenter * Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (born 1996), badminton player * Zalnando (born 1996), football player

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Portal|Indonesia}} {{Wikivoyage|Cimahi}} {{Commons category|Cimahi}} * {{official website|http://cimahikota.go.id/ }}

Category:Cimahi Category:States and territories established in 2001 Category:Cities in West Java Category:Citarum basin