 In the 1709 expedition Van Riebeeck passed through Mount Gede and visited southern Sukabumi to check the progress of coffee cultivation in that area.One of the first coffee plantation opened by Van Riebeeck was located in present-day Gunungguruh subdistrict.The first coffee harvest was officially sent on April 14, 1711 by Tjiandjoer regent Wiratanu III.