Situ Patenggang (Patenggang lake)

Situ Patengan or Situ Patenggang There is a lake that is located in the natural South of Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, in Ciwidey village. Located at an altitude of 1600 meters above sea level, this Lake has a very exotic.

Its about 2 hours drive from the city of Bandung, West Java. In the southern part of the city of Bandung in Ciwidey village. To visit this place, You can get out of toll booth Kopo or Stones and then towards the South of Bandung. Some hints of the road to the crater or White Ciwidey village you can follow to get to this place.

The Myth Of The Situ Patenggang

Based on the information provided at the site, which is derived from the Sundanese Patenggang, pateangan-teangan (search for each other). Deals with the love of the son of King and Princess avatar of the great Goddess with nature, namely ki Santang and Princess Rengganis. They split up for the duration. Because his love is so deep, they are looking for and finally meet in a place that until now was called "rock of love". Princess Rengganis was asked to make a lake and a boat to sail together. This boat until now a heart shaped island (the island of romance/Pulau Sasaka). According to this story, which stopped at the love stone and around the island of romance, always got a lasting love like them.

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Jatiluhur reservoirs

Jatiluhur reservoirs located in Kecamatan PurwakartaKota, Kabupaten Purwakarta Jatiluhur).Jatiluhur dam is the largest dam in Indonesia. The dam was named by the Government Reservoirs IR. h. Juanda, with panoramic views of the Lake that is the extent of the 8,300 ha. The dam was built since 1957 by a French contractor, with the potential of available water of 12.9 billion m3/year and is the first multipurpose reservoirs in Indonesia. (CA. 9 km from Center

Jatiluhur Reservoir in, plugged turbine unit with 6 power installed MW with 187 electric power production averages 1,000 million kwh each year, managed by PT. PLN (Persero).

Aside from that Reservoir water supply functions have Jatiluhur irrigation for rice 242.000 ha (twice a year planting), raw water is drinking water, aquaculture and flood control are managed by Perum Jasa Trita II.

In addition to functioning as a HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT with the system the largest in the world, runoff the Jatiluhur has many recreational facilities, such as hotels and bungalows, bar and restaurant, tennis court, pool, camping, swimming pools with water slides, a meeting room, a means of recreation and water sports, playground and other facilities. Water sports and leisure facilities such as rowing, wind surfing, cruises, water skiing, boating and more.

In the waters of Lake Jatiluhur there is also fish farming keramba NET buoyancy, which became an attraction all its own. At the time of the day or night in silence we can fish full of tranquility while enjoying the grilled fish.

The lowliest anyway we can see Satellite Earth Station operated by PT Indosat Tbk. (CA. 7 km from the Centre of Purwakarta), as a means of international communication. The type of service provided, among others, international toll free service (ITFS), Indosat Calling Card (ICC), the international direct and others.

Jatiluhur reservoirs can be visited through the Purbaleunyi toll road (it Purwakarta-Bandung-Cileunyi), exit at Jatiluhur toll gate.

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