Garut ( indon. Garut ) - a city in the Indonesian province of West Java . The administrative center of Garut County. Located 75 km southeast of the capital of West Java, the city of Bandung .
| City | |||
| Garut | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indone. Garut | |||
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| A country |  Indonesia | ||
| Region | Java | ||
| Provinces | West Java | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Based | 1813 | ||
| Square | km² | ||
| NUM height | 717 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 7 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 126,000 people ( 2010 ) | ||
| garutkab.go.id/index.php (indon.) | |||
Volcanoes
The Garuta Valley is surrounded by many volcanoes. The most famous of them is Galunggung : during his eruption in 1982, 60 people died, more than 35,000 were evacuated [1] ; significant damage was caused to agriculture and the region’s infrastructure. No less famous are the volcanoes of Talagabodas (2200 m) and Guntur (2250 m).
Notes
- ↑ Top 10 most dangerous volcanic eruptions DELFI (May 26, 2011)