Tasikmalaya

Tasikmalaya
City
Other transcription(s)
• Sundanese	ᮒᮞᮤᮊ᮪ᮙᮜᮚ
Clockwise from the top: Great Mosque of Tasikmalaya, Wiriadinata Airbase, Tasikmalaya Railway Station
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Dutch: Delhi Van Java English: Delhi of Java
Motto(s):  Sundanese: Kota Resik ᮊᮧᮒ ᮛᮨᮞᮤᮊ᮪ English: Neaty City
Location within West Java
Tasikmalaya City Location in Java and Indonesia Show map of Java Tasikmalaya City Tasikmalaya City (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°18′58″S 108°11′51″E / 7.3161°S 108.1975°E / -7.3161; 108.1975
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Java
Founded	2001
Government
• Mayor	Cheka Virgowansyah (Acting)
• Vice Mayor	Vacant
Area
• City	183.14 km2 (70.71 sq mi)
• Metro	729.4 km2 (281.6 sq mi)
Elevation	340 m (1,120 ft)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• City	741,760
• Density	4,100/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
• Metro	1,339,891 (2,010)
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Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code	(+62) 265
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	tasikmalayakota.go.id

Tasikmalaya is a landlocked city in West Java, Indonesia. The city is sometimes dubbed kota santri (city of religious learners) or "the City of a Thousand Pesantrens" for its abundance of Islamic boarding schools.^[2] Located around 120 kilometres (75 mi) southeast from the provincial capital of Bandung, Tasikmalaya is passed by Indonesian National Route 3.

The city is located in the mountainous Priangan region of Java at an elevation of 351 metres (1,151 feet).

The population of the city (excluding the Tasikmalaya Regency, which surrounds the city to the west, south and east) was 634,948 according to the 2010 census,^[3] and increased to 716,155 at the 2020 census;^[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 741,760 (comprising 375,737 males and 366,023 females).^[1] Its built-up (or metro) area (made of Tasikmalaya City and 14 neighbouring districts spread over Tasikmalaya and Ciamis Regencies) was home to 1,214,000 inhabitants as at mid 2023.^[5]