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Tasikmalaya is a city and regency in the East Parahyangan region, in the southeast of Western Java in Indonesia. Tasikmalaya is a city in West Java, Indonesia. The city is sometimes dubbed Kota Santri (city of pious people) or "the City of a Thousand Pesantrens" for its abundance of Islamic boarding schools. Located around 120 kilometers (75 mi) southeast of 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 meters (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 and increased to 716,155 in the 2020 Census. Its built-up (or metro) area made of Tasikmalaya City and 14 neighbouring districts spread over Tasikmalaya and Ciamis regencies was home to 1,339,891 inhabitants as of the 2010 census.