Priangan, Besieged Volcano and the Fault

Priangan Earth is part of West Java province at this time. The mountainous topography along faults became the provincial heart. On the sidelines of the slopes of Mount Guntur, Mount Galunggung, and Lembang Fault edge, beating the pulse of urban life, industry, farming, and tourism. Of which the city of Bandung as the capital of the province, city Cimahi, Tasikmalaya city, Bandung regency, West Bandung, Garut and Tasikmalaya. In fact, one third of economic activity in West Java, or not less than Rp 205 trillion comes from this region. The greatest contribution comes from the manufacturing industry amounted to Rp 66.5 trillion (32.5 percent), especially the textile industry and its products, and machinery and equipment. Natural beauty of this region can contribute to Rp 59.8 trillion (29 percent), while soil fertility and agricultural abundance of water makes this area accounts for up to Rp 23.3 trillion (11.4 percent). However, the abundant blessings of volcanic catastrophe and the fault which sometimes can get up and surprise Priangan Earth. If that happens, the value of direct and indirect losses could reach five times the economic loss ever inflicted by the earthquake and the eruption of Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta.
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