Mount Galunggung have a Montane Forest 1200-1500 meters and Forest Ericaceous> 1,500 meters.
The eruption of Mount Galunggung
Mount Galunggung ever recorded erupted in 1882 (VEI = 5). Early signs of eruption known in July 1822, where the water becomes turbid and muddy Cikunir. The result of examination of the crater showed that the turbid water was hot and sometimes appear in the column of smoke from the crater. Then on October 8, s.d. October 12, the eruption of reddish sand produces rain very hot, fine ash, hot clouds and lava. Lava flow moving toward the southeast following the river flows. This eruption killed 4011 people and 114 villages destroyed, with damage to the land to the east and south as far as 40 km from the mountaintop.
The next eruption occurred in 1894. Between 7-9 October, eruption clouds that produce heat. Then on 27 and 30 October, lava flows occurred on the same river flows generated by lava in the eruption of 1822. The eruption this time destroying 50 villages, most houses collapsed due to rain falling ash.
Eruption Galunggung 1982, accompanied by lightning
In 1918, in early July, the next eruption occurs, preceded by the earthquake. The eruption of July 6, resulted in 2-5 mm thick ash falls are confined to the crater and southern slopes. And on July 9, noted the appearance of the lava dome inside the crater lake as high as 85m with a size of 560x440 m which is then named the mountain So.
The last eruption occurred on May 5, 1982 (VEI = 4) along with the boom sound, sparkling, and flashes of lightning. Activities eruption lasted 9 months and ended on January 8, 1983. During the period of this eruption, about 18 people died, mostly due to indirect causes (traffic accidents, old age, cold and food shortage). The estimated loss of about USD 1 billion and 22 villages left without occupants.
The eruption in this period has also led to changes in the map area in a radius of about 20 km from the crater Galunggung, which includes Indihiang District, District and Sub Leuwisari Sukaratu. Change map of the area caused more by the breaking of the road network and river flow and settlement area due to the abundance of cold lava flows in the form of material-gravel-sand rock.
In the post-eruption period (ie circa 1984-1990) is the rehabilitation of disaster areas, by restructuring the network of roads that cut off, dredging mud / sand on some streams and irrigation channels (especially Cikunten I), then the construction of check dams (bag cold lava) in the area Sinagar as a 'fortress' safety abundance of cold lava flood into the area of Tasikmalaya. During this period also made use of sand exploitation Galunggung who are considered qualified for building materials and road construction. In the years since then until now Galunggung sand dredging business is growing, even at the beginning of its development (approximately 1984-1985) built the road network from the nearby Railway Station Indihiang KA (Kp. Cibungkul-Parakanhonje) to check dams Sinagar as a special track to transport sand from Galunggung to Jakarta. Explosion also made British Airways Flight 9 faltered, in the middle of the road.
Mount Galunggung as a tourist attraction
Most visitor attractions Galunggung are local tourists, while visitors from abroad is still below a count of 100 people on average per year. On average, domestic and foreign tourists who visit the Mount Galunggung totaled 213,382 persons per year.
Seeing the potential attraction that may be unearthed, as well as a strategic geographical position, and its uniqueness from its natural condition Galunggung Mountain tourism potential to be sold to foreign tourists. But tourism has not been packed in a professional tour packages.
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