CIREBON

also spelled Cheribon, or Tjirebon, kotamadya (city) and kabupaten (regency), located in northeastern Jawa Barat propinsi (West Java province), Indonesia, on the Java Sea. For centuries a centre of Islam, the regency generated much of the opposition to Dutch rule. The northern half of the regency is often flat and marshy, while the southern half is mountainous. Southwest of the city the huge volcano Gunung (mount) Ciremay rises to 10,098 ft (3,078 m). Sulfur and hot springs occur on the volcano's slopes. The regency grows tea, rice, tobacco, essential oils, sugarcane, cinchona, cassava, peanuts (groundnuts), and pulses; cigars, machine tools, chemicals, and textiles are manufactured there. Kuningan, famous for a breed of horses, is a hill resort at 2,200 ft. The city has a good open roadstead, quays, and warehousing and is a railway hub with a small airport. In November 1946 the DutchIndonesian pact recognizing the original Republic of Indonesia was drafted at Linggadyati, a resort village just south of Cirebon. Pop. (1980) city, 223,776; regency, 1,331,896.