The international AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur arrive to Bandung.

Please try Bajigur, a coconut milk plus coconut sugar drink with Banana steam or Bandrek, a ginger plus coconut sugar drink in Bandung surrounding area. Sundanese are the largest minority as well as other minorities include Minangkabau, Bataks, and Chinese. It is Indonesia's most populous satellite city, and one of the most populous worldwide, but still trails the likes of Incheon and Yokohama. Explore West Java holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. “Red zones in West Java this week are Bogor city, Depok city, Bekasi district, Cirebon city, and Cirebon district,” West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil said at a press … Today Bandung has developed into a shopping destination, popular not only among local Indonesian especially Jakartans, but also with neighboring Malaysian and Singaporean visitors. As strange as its people and culture are, baduy Village offers a unique adventure opportunities for you who enjoy the outdoors. Click on the distance between link to see distane map. The Angklung got more international attention when Daeng Soetigna, from Bandung, West Java, expanded the angklung notations not only to play traditional pélog or sléndro scales, but also diatonic scale in 1938. Tembang Sunda is a genre of Sundanese vocal music accompanied by a core ensemble of two kacapi (zither) and a suling (bamboo flute). Explore the virgin tropical rain forest, alpine terrain, terraced hamlets and some more scenic considerations. Traditional rice harvest festivals such as the Seren Taun were important. To defend against the threat, Prabu Surawisesa Jayaperkosa signed a treaty (known as the Luso-Sundanese Treaty) with the Portuguese in 1512. Get directions, maps, and traffic for . West Java surrounds Jakarta, the Indonesian capital city. These 26 cities and regencies are divided into 620 districts (Indonesian: Kecamatan), which comprise 1,576 urban villages (Indonesian: Kelurahan) and 4,301 rural villages (Indonesian: Desa). The population of West Java was put at 43,054,000 in mid-2010 making it the most populous province of Indonesia, home to 18% of the national total on 1.8% of the national land. TransJakarta and the Transjabodetabek premium serves commuters from Harapan Indah, Summarecon Bekasi, Bulak Kapal, and Jatiwarna, as well as the feeder buses from Kemang Pratama and Grand Galaxy City to Jakarta city center. Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. Intermediate Census of 1 May 2015: Badan Pusat Statistik, 2018.

And Renteng, an ensemble found in both Cirebon and Parahyangan that is known for its loud and energetic playing style. Deers live in freedom under the large trees of the Park. The government is currently constructing a double track railway connecting Manggarai to Cikarang, which would be finished around 2020. Explore the most popular trails near Cianjur with hand-curated trail maps and driving directions as well as detailed reviews and photos from hikers, campers and nature lovers like you. It is called the “Paris of Java” because its beautiful avenues with trees and because of the observable European artistic cultural effects.

West Java is one of the most popular destinations for higher education in Indonesia.

You can reach the city of Bandung from Jakarta in three hours by car. Explore the most popular cities in West Java with hand-curated trail maps and driving directions as well as detailed reviews and photos from hikers, campers and nature lovers like you. Nevertheless, the widest plant's width is for corn commodity which reaches 148,505 ha, West Java also produce horticulture consists of 2,938,624 tons vegetables, 3,193,744 tons fruits, and 159,871 tons medicines plants/ bio pharmacology. AllTrails has 6 great hiking trails, forest trails, walking trails and more, with hand-curated trail maps and driving directions as well as detailed reviews and photos from hikers, campers, and nature lovers like you. The cycle of life of the ancient Sundanese people revolved around the rice crop cycle. In addition to its numerous residential areas, there are several important industrial areas in the outskirts of Bekasi.

Nonetheless, Bandung remains one of the most densely populated cities proper in the world, while Bekasi and Depok, both satellites of Jakarta, are respectively the seventh and tenth most populous suburbs in the world. Beautiful dresses and textiles in Bandung ©amrufm/Flick.

It is estimated that approximately 1,000 expatriate workers[9] and over 500,000 labourers are working in the area.

Most of the cities in West Java can be reached by bus, car or train. Angklung consists of a frame upon which hang several different lengths of hollow bamboo. Agriculture, especially traditional dry rice cultivation (known as ladang or huma), has become the main way of life of traditional Sundanese people. Its ceremonial significance is associated with a ritual of thanksgiving associated with the rice harvest.

To the north is the Java Sea. You will find more than 15 thousand plant species here, including 400 kinds of orchids and 3,000  kinds of palm trees.

It has many well-known universities joined by many students from the entire country. Sunda Kalapa harbour fell under the alliance of the Sultanate of Demak and the Sultanate of Cirebon (former vassal state of Sunda kingdom) in 1524, after their troops under Paletehan alias Fadillah Khan had conquered the city. The ancient goddess of rice, Nyai Pohaci Sanghyang Asri, is revered in Sundanese culture. 2006 data stated that there are 96,796 dairy cows (25% of the national population), 4,249,670 sheep, 28,652,493 domestic poultries, and 5,596,882 ducks (16% of the national population). You will find here a wide range of shopping centers, western-style department stores, outlets, antiques shops  hidden in narrow alleys and second-hand markets. The musicians are guided by the drummer, who in turn is guided by signals from the puppet master dalang gives to change the mood or pace required. Houses in Sukabumi, West Java, are inundated with floodwater on Monday after torrential downpour caused nearby rivers to overflow. Artefacts (dated from 400 BC — AD 100), such as food and drink containers, were found mostly as burial gifts. Bogor is the second largest city of West Java and lies closer to Jakarta (50 km) than to Bandung (120 km). The main bus terminal is Terminal Bekasi, located in East Bekasi. West Java (Jawa Barat) [2]) is the western third of the island of Java, Indonesia. Most citizens in Bekasi adhere to Islam. The local language is Sundanese, closely related to Indonesian/Malay but not mutually intelligible. This 300-km long river is the site of 3 dams, namely Cirata Dam, Saguling Dam, and Jatiluhur Dam. West Java is best known for Sundanese food, which unusually for Indonesia places a special emphasis on fresh or even raw ingredients. It is called the “Paris of Java” because its beautiful avenues with trees and because of the observable European artistic cultural effects. Damri shuttle bus service is available from the Soekarno–Hatta International Airport to Kayuringin, Harapan Indah and Summarecon Bekasi. The Dutch are rightly called it the “carefree town”. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to the west, the Java Sea to the north, the province of Central Java to the east and the Indian Ocean to the south. Bandung is the provincial capital and the biggest city of the West Java. Bandung, the capital city of West Java, is considered as the cultural heartland of Sundanese people.

The area in and around Bandung also developed as industrial area. Regencies such as Indramayu, Cirebon, Subang, Karawang and Bekasi are now well known as key rice producing areas. [7] Records of Tarumanegara's administration lasted until the sixth century, which coincides with the attack of Srivijaya, as stated in the Kota Kapur inscription (AD 686). Bandung being the largest city of West Java offers great opportunities for the lovers of shopping. This province has many plantation crops, such as tea, cloves, coconut, rubber, cacao, tobacco, coffee, sugar, palm and akar wangi (Chrysopogon zizanioides).