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Plered Ceramic Village
The name Plered is attributed to several different sources. One dates back to the period of forced planting when the area was known for its coffee plantations. Local people had to transport coffee with small carts pulled by buffalo. The cart was called Palered and was made entirely from wood planks. This sturdy cart had to be sufficiently rugged to go through muddy roads. The transportation of coffee to Jatiluhur and Bandung was then followed by the use of rafts along the Citarum River to transport the coffee beans all the way to Tanjung Priok harbor in Jakarta.
Today there are about 264 home industries employing over 3,000 workers. Plered's ceramics have been exported to many countries including Japan, Australia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States of America as well as various countries in South America and the Middle East.
