Cibebek

Cibebek

Cibebek
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Muncipal City
	Cibebek City
	Cibebek Skyline in Saika Subdistrict
	Nickname(s): Kamogawa, Kota Seratus Sungai, Kota Kamboja
	Motto: Bersama Kita Bisa
	Cibebek Location in Cibebek Province
Country	Karasem
Province	Cibebek
Metropolitan Area	Greater Cibebek
Founded	1941
Municipality Office	Cibebek Raya
Government
• Mayor	Krisna Setiawan
• Vice Mayor	Eko Purnama
Area
• Muncipal City	457 km2 (176 sq mi)
• Metro	3,180 km2 (1,230 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Muncipal City	4,295,980
• Rank	2nd
• Density	9,400/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
• Metro	11,271,420
• Metro density	3,500/km2 (9,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Zona Waktu Karasem)
Website	www.pemkotcibebek.go.kr/english

Cibebek City (formerly Kamogawa City (鴨川市, Kamogawa-Shi) is the capital city of Cibebek Province, Karasem as well as the 2nd largest city on the country. Cibebek is the economic central in the Center Karasem as well as the national capital city region. Being a former capital later located next to Kota Baru, national capital, Cibebek grow from a fishing village during Malacca Sultanate into one of largest metropolitan area in Southeast Asia today.

History[edit | edit source]

Before 1940[edit | edit source]

Record from Malacca Sultanate shows that area around the western coastal area in Kasem Island was a fishing village in the mouth of Cibebek River called Waru (nearby modern day Tanjung Harapan). Later when Malacca fall, Kasem Island and several other island in western Karasem under the control of Kubu Anyar Sultanate. Under Kubu Anyar Sultanate, Waru settled by farmers from Cikulon Island turned into one of sultanate largest agriculture producers.

After Dutch East Indies vassalize Kubu Anyar Sultanate in 1855, the fertility of Kasem Island encourage Colonial Government to develop the island in order to produce profitable plantation products. Waves of migrations from West Java populates the island in 19th century and found the city of Fort Breda (Pondok Daun) in the north part of island. Kaarai Port which later turned into Cibebek founded in 1870 for logistic of island product. In 1890, Railway between Kaarai Port into Pondok Daun built and become the first railway to be build in Karasem. In 1920, Kaarai Port population is 80,000.

Japanese Occupation (1942-1945)[edit | edit source]

Imperial Japan capture the Kasem Island in 3 March 1942. After seizing the Eastern Malaya islands, Japanese form the Puppet State of Karasuma (烏丸共和国) with the capital in Kamogawa, where previously Kaarai Port located. Kamogawa was planned as the capital city of the entire Malaya region where Japanese able to control the movement of Allies forces flexibly due to its strategic maritime location. The presence of Oil in east of Kamogawa also enable Japanese to stock their shortage of strategical resources.

During the rule of Karasuma, Japanese moved over 100.000 workers from Teiko, Nakama and Japan themselves in order to fulfill the workforce demand of the military factories and mining in Kamogawa and its neighboring area. Japanese rule also extend the railway network around Kamogawa to ensure better logistic distribution in the island. Kamogawa itself turned into a big city with population of 600.000 in 1944 filled with multiple ethnicity from the Native Karaseman Malay and Javanese, Chinese, Nakamaese, Teikonian and Japanese. Moreover in 1943, force labor from Java sent to Kamogawa to add further workforce demand. During this period as well where the Kamogawa Airfield (Later Cibebek International Airport) built as the air base for Japanese in Malaya area.

In the end of World War II, Allied start to launch aerial bombardment of Kamogawa in order to reduce Japanese presence in the region. Atleast 60% of the city (excluding city center and populated area) destroyed due to the bombardment which took place at 26 May - 13 June 1945, crippling Japanese fortification in Kamogawa. In 17 August 1945, State of Karasuma formally dismissed and joined newly Independece Indonesia.