Mount Galunggung a volcano with a height of 2.167m above sea level, located about 17km from the center of Tasikmalaya. There are several tourist attraction offered between tourism and other attractions in the area wanawisata of approximately 120 hectares under management Perum Perhutani. The other object of approximately 3 hectares a hot water bathing (Cipanas) complete with swimming pool, bathroom and hot water tanks.
Eruption of Mount Galunggung
Mount Galunggung erupt once recorded in the year 1882 (VEI = 5). Marks the beginning of the eruption in July 1822, in which water Cikunir become turbid and muddy. Examination results indicate that the crater is hot water cloudy and sometimes appear in the column of smoke from the crater. Then on 8 October s.d. October 12, the rain burst reddish sand which is very hot, smooth gray, clouds, heat, and lava. Lava flow moving toward the southeast to follow the flow of the river-flow. This explosion killed 4011 lives and destroyed 114 villages, with the damage area to the east and south as far as 40km from the mountain top.
Next eruption occurred in 1894. Between the date of 7-9 October, the explosion occurred which resulted in a summer cloud. Then, on 27 and 30 October, the lava flows occurred on the same river that flows with lava in the eruption that produced in 1822. This eruption destroyed 50 villages, part of the house collapse due to rain are a gray.
Galunggung 1982 eruption, accompanied by lightning
In the year 1918, early in the month of July, the next eruption occurs, the earthquake begins. Explosion on 6 July this rainy gray setebal the 2-5mm in the limited crater and southern slopes. And on July 9, recorded eruption lava dome in the crater lake at 85m with the size of which was then called 560x440m mountain So.
The last eruption occurred on 5 May 1982 (VEI = 4) accompanied by the sound boom, fire, heating, and kilatan lightning. Activities during the eruption lasted 9 hours and ended on 8 January 1983. During this eruption, about 18 people died, most due to the indirect (traffic accident, old age, cold and lack of food). Estimated losses of Rp 1 billion and 22 left without the village. Eruption during this period has also been changing the map of the region around 20 km radius of the crater Galunggung, which includes Indihiang District, District Sukaratu and District Leuwisari.
Change the map of this region more dissolution caused by the road network and the flow of the river and the area as a result of the cold lava flow melimpahnya material form of rock-pebble-sand. In the post-eruption period (ie around 1984-1990) is the rehabilitation of disaster areas, with the restructure the road network is lost, the dredging mud / sand in the river and irrigation (especially Cikunten I), and check dams dibangunnya (bag cold lava) Sinagar in the region as a 'fortress' melimpahnya the cold lava flood to the area of Tasikmalaya. At this period also made the exploitation of sand galunggung which is considered high quality materials for building materials and road construction. In the later years, to the sand dredging business galunggung is growing, even in the beginning of its development (approximately 1984-1985) built a road network from the Train Station near Indihiang KA (Kp. Cibungkul-Parakanhonje) to check sinagar dam as the special to carry sand from galungung to Jakarta.
