Taman Nasional Gunung Gede Pangrango

Hi all, this time let's review the Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park.

Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park or abbreviated as TNGGP is one of several national parks in the West Java region. As the name implies, this 24,270.80 hectare national park is located in the area of Mount Gede and Mount Pangrango.

The purpose of establishing this national park is as a location for the conservation of ecosystems and flora and fauna in the mountains. This shows that this area has abundant biodiversity and is also a habitat for various species.

Alun-Alun Suryakencana Gunung Gede Pangrango

Located along a mountainous area, TNGGP does not only function as a national park or climbing location. But there are lots of activities and tourist destinations that can be visited along this national park area.

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History of Mount Gede Pangrango National Park as bellow

Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park is one of the oldest national parks in Indonesia along with Komodo National Park, Gunung Leuser National Park, Ujung Kulon National Park and Baluran National Park.

The history of this national park is also quite long and has its own story that is believed by the surrounding community. The name is taken from the names of two mountains that are located side by side, namely Mount Gede and Mount Pangrango.

This area has also been known by the public for a long time. This is known through ancient texts that tell about the legends and fairy tales of these two mountains in the land of Sunda. One of them is contained in Bujangga Malik's travel script.

When the Dutch colonized Indonesia, this area was used as plantations and agriculture. One of the plants developed here is Japanese tea, then followed by assam tea on the slopes of the two mountains.

From 1819 to 1952, several climbers managed to conquer Mount Gede. The first climber was C. G. C. Reinwardt, then followed by other climbers and finally C. G. G. J. Van Steenis who finally made the book The Mountain Flora of Java in 1972.