Sukabumi

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also spelled  Soekaboemi  

      kotamadya (city), western Jawa Barat provinsi (West Java province), Java, western Indonesia. It is located 50 miles (80 km) south of Jakarta at the foot of Mount Pangrango and is linked with Bogor and Jakarta to the northwest and with Bandung to the east by road and railway. The population is mostly Javanese with some Balinese. Rubber plantations occupy the surrounding hill, and the city is a trading and transshipment centre for locally produced agricultural commodities, including rice, corn (maize), cassava, and copra. Industries produce textiles, machinery, processed food, and milled rice. Crafts include wood carving, batik printing, kris (Indonesian dagger) making, plaiting, and mat and basket making. Located at an elevation of 1,970 feet (600 metres), Sukabumi is renowned as a health resort and is visited by Indonesian and foreign tourists. Pop. (2000) 252,420.

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