 The name comes from Sundanese, and literally means "Thunder River", from "ci" ("river") and "petir" ("thunder").Cipetir was the site of a gutta-percha plantation in the 19th and early 20th century.Marine debris consisting of blocks of gutta-percha, which is highly resistant to water corrosion, with the word "TJIPETIR" on them has been found on beaches throughout Europe.