West Java

The province is known by several titles, such as Paris van Java and the City Flower.

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Gedung Sate

Provincial capital of West Java is Bandung. Area bordered by Java Sea to the north, Central Java in the east, the south Indian Ocean, and Banten and DKI Jakarta in the west. The total area currently reaches 36.925km2 with a population of 46,914,900 inhabitants in 2005.

West Java in the 5th century was part of the Kingdom of Tarumanegara. After the collapse of the royal Tarumanagara attack Srivijaya kingdom of power in the western part of Java Island from Ujung Kulon to proceed by Ciserayu time Sunda kingdom.

From 1567 until 1579, under the leadership of Raja Mulya, alias Prabu Surya Kencana, the Kingdom of Sunda big decline under pressure from the Sultanate of Banten. After the year 1576, the kingdom could not maintain the Sunda Pakuan Pajajaran, the capital of the Kingdom of Sunda, and finally fell into the hands of the Sultanate of Banten. Sultanate of Banten government era, the area fell into the hands Priangan Mataram Sultanate.

West Java's name began to be used in 1925 when the Dutch East Indies government established the West Java Province. This province is the first province to be established in the territory of Indonesia.

In its development, Regency / City in West Java had increased 5 regions, namely Subang Regency (1968), Tangerang City (1993), Kota Bekasi (1996), Cilegon and Kota Depok (1999). In 2000, West Java province divided by the establishment of Banten Province in the west.