Dieng Plateau in Central Java

 plateau region in Central Java

Dieng Plateau is a plateau region in Central Java, who entered the district of Banjarnegara and Wonosobo district. It lies to the west of Mount Sindoro complex and Sumbing.

Dieng is an active volcanic area and can be said is a giant volcano with a crater crater. The average height is about 2.000m above sea level. Temperatures range from 15-20 ° C in the daytime and 10 ° C at night. In the dry season (July and August), temperatures can reach 0 ° C in the morning and bring frost by the locals called bun upas ("dew poison") because it causes damage to agricultural crops.

Administratively, the Dieng Dieng Kulon Village area, District Batur, District Banjarnegara and Dieng ("Dieng Wetan"), District Kejajar, Wonosobo district. This region is one of the most remote regions in Central Java.

Dieng name comes from the combination of two words Kawi language: "in" which means "place" or "mountain" and "Hyang 'meant (God). Thus, Dieng means mountainous area where the gods and goddesses reside [citation needed]. Another theory states, a name derived from the Dieng Sundanese ("in hyang") as estimated in the pre-Medang (around the 7th century AD) the area is in the political influence of the Kingdom Galuh

Dieng plateau (DTD) is a plateau with volcanic activity below the surface, such as Yellowstone or the Tengger Highlands. This is but a caldera with the mountains surrounding the edges. There are many craters as the discharge gas, water vapor and various other volcanic material. This situation is very dangerous for the people who inhabit the region, evidenced by the eruption of Crater gas Sinila 1979. Not only poisonous gas, but also may be possible earthquakes, mud eruptions, landslides and flooding.

In addition to the crater, there are volcanic lakes that contain water mixed with sulfur so that it has distinctive yellow-green color.

In biology, volcanic activity at Dieng interesting because it was found in water-hot water near the crater of some species of thermophilic bacteria ("like heat") that can be used to reveal early life on Earth.

Craters

The active crater at Dieng is the crater of volcanic activity beneath the plateau. Monitoring activities carried out by PVMBG through Observation Post in the District Karangtengah Dieng. Here are the active craters are monitored:

Candradimuka

Sibanteng

Siglagah

Sikendang, potentially toxic gases

Sikidang

Sileri

Sinila, potentially toxic gases

Weigh, potentially toxic gases

 Crater Sibanteng

Sibanteng Kulon Dieng is located in the Village. Phreatic crater had erupted in January 2009 (15 / 1), led to the tourist area of ​​Dieng to be closed several days to anticipate the occurrence of gas poisoning disaster. Mud eruption heard up to 2km, damaging surrounding Perhutani owned forest, and causing landslides that block Kali White, son Serayu River.

Sibanteng crater had also erupted in July 2003.

 Crater Sikidang

Sikidang is a crater in the DTD of the most popular visited by tourists because it is most easily achieved. The crater is famous for the gas discharge holes are always moving in a broad region. From this character derives its name because locals see it move like a deer (deer in Javanese).

 Crater Sileri

Sileri is the crater of the most active and has erupted several times (based on records: 1944, 1964, 1984, July 2003, and September 2009). In recent phreatic activity (26 September 2009) appeared three new craters gap accompanied by the emission of material as high as 200 meters.

Crater Sinila

Sinila Wetan Dieng is located in the Village. Sinila crater had erupted on the morning of 1979, precisely February 20, 1979. The quake caused make people run out of the house, but they are trapped toxic gases out of the crater eruption triggered Sinila Weigh result. [4] A number of residents (149 people) and cattle died of gas poisoning of carbon dioxide is released and spread into residential areas.

Crater Weigh

Weigh is a crater that is located near Sinila and active medium. Although less active, this crater is a highly concentrated source of CO2 gas which took hundreds of victims in 1979. The crater was last recorded increased activity in May 2011 with belching white smoke as high as 20 feet, removing CO 2 in concentrations exceeding safe threshold (1,000 ppm, the normal concentration in air near 400 ppm) and display volcanic earthquakes [5]. On May 31, 2011 morning, the crater was re-release of CO2 to reach 1% v / v (100,000 ppm) accompanied by earthquake tremors. As a result, all activities within a radius of 1 km is prohibited and Hamlet and Hamlet Attack Simbar evacuated

The summits

Prahu mountain (2565 m)

Pakuwaja mountain (2395 m)

Sikunir mountain (2263 m), tourist attractions, near Sembungan

Lake volcanic

Colour Lake, a tourist attraction with a place nearby persemadian

Cebon lake, near the tourist village Sembungan

Lake Merdada

Lake Pengilon

Lake dringo

Indigo Lake

Some cultural and natural heritage have been used as a tourist attraction and is managed jointly by the two districts, namely Banjarnegara and Wonosobo. Here are some attractions in the Dieng.

Lake: Lake Color, a lake that often raises shades of red, green, blue, white, and violet, Pengilon Lake, Lake Merdada.

Crater: Sikidang, Sileri, Sinila (erupting and spewing toxic gas in 1979 with 149 victims of the soul), Crater Candradimuka.

Complex of Hindu temples built in the 7th century, among others: Ghatotkacha Temple, Temple of Bhima, Arjuna Temple, Temple Semar, Temple Sembadra, Heroine Temple, Temple Setyaki, Gangsiran Ashwatthama, and Temple Dwarawati.

Cave: Cave Semar, Jaran Cave, Cave of the Well. Located between Lake and Lake Colors Pengilon, often used as a place of spiritual though.

Jalatunda wells.

Dieng Volcanic Theater, a theater to see movies about kegunungapian in Dieng.

Kailasa Dieng Museum, storing artifacts and provide information about natural (geology, flora and fauna), the Dieng (daily, agriculture, belief, art) from the Dieng and archaeological heritage. Having a theater to see movies (currently about archeology Dieng), outdoor stage on the roof of the museum, and restaurants.

Serayu River springs, often referred to Bima Lukar Tuk (Tuk = spring)

Dieng area is the producer of highland vegetables to the region of Central Java. Potatoes are the main commodities. In addition, carrots, cabbage, onions and various onion-generated from this region. In addition to vegetables, Dieng is also the production centers of the mountain papaya (Carica) and fungi.

However, due to agricultural activity that rapid forest area in the tops of mountains running out of land converted to vegetable cropping

Dieng area is still geologically active and many have a hydrothermal energy sources. There are three main hydrothermal field, namely Pakuwaja, Sileri, and Sikidang. In all three there fumarola (the crater steam) is active, mud pools and steam field. Hot springs are found, for example, in Bitingan, Siglagah, pulosari, and Jojogan, with average temperatures ranging from 25 ° C (Jojogan) to 58 ° C (Siglagah) Sikidang region has begun to be exploited as a source of hydrothermal energy

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