It is located 48 kilometres (30 mi) south of the major West Java city of Bandung.

Main industries of the Pangalengan district include dairy farming and tourism, the latter arising from the popularity of the many traditional villages and natural attractions such as lakes, ponds, hot springs and waterfalls in the district.

[3] The activity has not been without controversy however and local people near the site have sometimes protested about certain aspects of the development.

[4] Pangalengan became a major site for the placement of refugees (internally displaced persons, or IDPs) after the large West Java earthquake in September 2009.

[5] Pangalengan is divided into 13 following villages [6] A shortage of good roads in the area is believed to have held back development.