Bandung travel guide — Bandung tourism and travel information

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About Bandung

Bandung (old Indonesian language: Bandoeng) is the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia. Kabupaten Bandung is the suburban area surrounding the city of Bandung.

Bandung geography

Bandung is bookmarked by several hilly, mountainous parts.

Bandung sights

Bandung is known for its large number of old buildings in Dutch architecture:

Bandung history

During the colonial times, the governing Dutch East Indies built a supply road connecting Batavia (now Jakarta), Bogor, Cianjur, Bandung, Sumedang and Cirebon. In the 1930s the Dutch East Indies government planned for Bandung to become the capital of the Dutch East Indies due to its location, however World War II disrupted these plans It is not known exactly when the city of Bandung was built. After Indonesian independence, Bandung was named as the provincial capital of West Java (Jawa Barat).

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