Kuningan Regency
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Kuningan Regency Kabupaten Kuningan |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sundanese | ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮨᮔ᮪ ᮊᮥᮔᮤᮍᮔ᮪ |
| Motto: Aman Sehat Rindang Indah | |
 Kuningan Regency
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| Coordinates: 6°45′S 108°23′E / 6.750°S 108.383°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Java |
| Government | |
| • Regent | H. Aang Hamid Suganda, S.Sos. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,110.56 km2 (428.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 680 m (2,520 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 1,113,686 |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) |
| Area code(s) | 0232 |
| Website | http://www.kuningankab.go.id |
Kuningan Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of West Java province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,110.56 km2, and had a population of 1,035,589 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (as at 2014) is 1,113,686. The town of Kuningan is its administrative capital. Kuningan Regency is located in the east of the province.
The area of eastern slopes and valley of Mount Cereme has been known as Kuningan kingdom since the Hindu period as part of Galuh Kingdom circa 14th century. Kuningan is locally believed the name to have come from the Sundanese word kuning meaning "yellow". Alternate the name proliferated from the Sundanese word kuningan a local name for brass, the metal have been produced and used for hundreds of years in this area. According to local tradition, the name Kuningan derived from the Prince Arya Kuningan or Adipati Kemuning, a local hero and ruler of this region circa 1498.
The oldest human inhabitant archaeological findings in the region in 1972 such as sherds, stone tools, grave stone and ceramic were unearthed in Cipari megalithic site with evidences of bronze and iron metallurgical culture, that assume it belonged to the Old Megalithicum age, from around 3500 BC to 1500 BC.
The Galuh and Sunda kingdom then came into the ruling power of the region, the reference to which were found in the story of Parahyangan (Carita Parahyangan).
In 15th century, an ulama and also a ruler named Syarif Hidayatullah settled in Cirebon, with the intention of spreading the word of Islam in this still pagan town. In the meantime, his pregnant wife Queen Ong-thien Nio from China came to this town and born children named Prince of Kuningan. Prince of Kuningan ascend the throne on September 1, 1498 that was officially declared as Kuningan government established.
A notable event in Indonesian history occurred in Kuningan regency when the Linggadjati Agreement was signed between the Indonesian and Dutch governments on November 15, 1946, in the village of Linggajati within the regency. There is a small well-appointed museum at the village, about 25 km from Cirebon, which records the events of the Linggadjati conference.
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