Tasikmalaya, city, southwestern Indonesia, on the island of Java, in West Java Province, on the Banjar River, near the Galunggang volcano. A hill resort and a road and rail junction, the city serves an area in which rice, rubber, grain, and peanuts are grown. The production of wicker was formerly important to Tasikmalaya. In 1948 an independent Muslim state was established, centered on Tasikmalaya, but was soon overcome by the Dutch, who at the time claimed Indonesia as a dependency. Population (1980) 165,297.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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