Bandung

Bandung is the capital city of West Java province, and the third largest city in after and . Nicknamed Parijs van Java by the Dutch for its resemblance to Paris and European atmosphere back in colonial times, it is locally called…
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Central Bandung and North Bandung.

forms the city centre of the city of Bandung. Although the area had been inhabited before, it was here that the city of Bandung was founded in the year 1810, at the place where the Great Post Road crosses the Cikapundung river.

covers some of key urban expansions of Bandung during the early 20th century. It covers the Dago area with the ITB university campus and many cafés, restaurants, and the former colonial government centre of Gedung Sate.

contains some of Bandung's main shopping centres, from the Jalan Cihampelas 'jeans street' to the extensive Paris Van Java shopping mall. also includes the main road into the mountains of , and Bandung's airport.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as South Bandung and East Bandung.

covers the extensive residential areas of Bandung south of the railway. encompasses a large number of neighbourhoods and districts, including Cibaduyut, Buah Batu, and Gedebage, as well as the Trans Studio theme park.

covers the districts of Bandung to the east of the area, and north of the railway. It includes districts such as Cicaheum, Ujungberung, and Antapani.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bandung Geological Museum and Merdeka Building.

Museum
is a in Bandung, . The Museum was built in 1928 and inaugurated with the name "Geologische Museum" on 16 May, 1929.

Historic building
is an Art Deco building in Jalan Asia-Afrika, Bandung, . Today it serves as a museum displaying collections and photographs of the Asian–African Conference, the first Non-Aligned Movement event, which was held there in 1955.

Railway station
Bandung Station or Hall Station is the largest train station in Bandung, , Indonesia. Managed by Kereta Api Indonesia and its subsidiary KAI Commuter, it serves as the main station for Operational Area II Bandung of the KAI, administering Bandung and Priangan areas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pasteur.

Village
is a village.

Bandung

Latitude
-6.9107° or 6° 54′ 39″ south
Longitude
107.6089° or 107° 36′ 32″ east
Population
2,390,000
Elevation
714 metres (2,343 feet)
IATA airport code
BDO
United Nations Location Code
ID BDO
Open location code
6P593JQ5+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 264158895
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1650357
Wiki­data ID
Q10389
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Bandung” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: Bandung
  • Afrikaans: Bandoeng
  • Albanian: Bandung
  • Arabic: باندونج
  • Arabic: باندونغ
  • Arabic: باندونق
  • Armenian: Բանդունգ
  • Azerbaijani: Bandunq
  • Balinese: Bandung
  • Balinese: Kota Bandung
  • Banjar: Kuta Bandung
  • Basque: Bandung
  • Batak Mandailing: Bandung
  • Belarusian: Бандунг
  • Bengali: বানদুং
  • Betawi: Bandung Kota
  • Breton: Bandung
  • Bulgarian: Бандунг
  • Burmese: ဘန်ဒေါင်းမြို့
  • Catalan: Bandung
  • Cebuano: Bandung (kapital sa lalawigan sa Indonesia)
  • Cebuano: Bandung
  • Chechen: Бандунг
  • Chinese: Bandung Chhī
  • Chinese: 万隆
  • Chinese: 万隆市
  • Chinese: 萬隆
  • Croatian: Bandung
  • Czech: Bandung
  • Danish: Bandung
  • Dutch: Bandoeng
  • Dutch: Bandung
  • Esperanto: Bandungo
  • Estonian: Bandung
  • Finnish: Bandung
  • French: Bandung
  • Galician: Bandung
  • Georgian: ბანდუნგი
  • German: Bandung
  • Gorontalo: Kota Bandung
  • Greek: Μπαντούνγκ
  • Hausa: Bandung
  • Hebrew: באנדונג
  • Hindi: बानदुंग
  • Hungarian: Bandung
  • Ido: Bandung
  • Indonesian: Bandung
  • Indonesian: Kota Bandung
  • Interlingue: Bandung
  • Irish: Bandung
  • Italian: Bandung
  • Japanese: バンドン
  • Javanese: Bandung
  • Javanese: Kutha Bandhung
  • Kadazan Dusun: Bandung
  • Kalaallisut: Bandung
  • Kannada: ಬಾಂದುಂಗ್
  • Kazakh: Бандуң
  • Kirghiz: Бандунг
  • Komering: Bandung
  • Korean: 반둥
  • Latin: Bandung
  • Latvian: Banduna
  • Lithuanian: Bandungas
  • Madurese: Kottha Banḍung
  • Malagasy: Kota Bandung
  • Malay: Bandung
  • Malay: Kota Bandung
  • Malay: کوتا بندوڠ
  • Malayalam: ബന്ദുങ്ങ്
  • Maltese: Bandung
  • Maori: Bandung
  • Marathi: बांडुंग
  • Mazanderani: باندونگ
  • Min Nan Chinese: Bandung
  • Minangkabau: Kota Bandung
  • Nias: Kota Bandung
  • Northern Frisian: Bandung
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Bandung
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Bandung
  • Norwegian: Bandung
  • Occitan (post 1500): Bandung
  • Ossetian: Бандунг
  • Persian: باندونگ
  • Polish: Bandung
  • Portuguese: Bandung
  • Portuguese: Bandungue
  • Romanian: Bandung
  • Russia Buriat: Бандунг
  • Russian: Бандунг
  • Santali: ᱵᱟᱱᱫᱩᱝ
  • Scots: Bandung
  • Serbian: Бандунг
  • Silesian: Bandung
  • Slovenian: Bandung
  • South Azerbaijani: باندونگ
  • Spanish: Bandung
  • Sundanese: Bandung
  • Sundanese: Kota Bandung
  • Sundanese: ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ
  • Swahili: Bandung
  • Swedish: Bandung
  • Tagalog: Bandung
  • Tamil: பண்டுங்
  • Tatar: Бандуң
  • Tetum: Bandung
  • Thai: บันดุง
  • Turkish: Bandung
  • Ukrainian: Бандунг
  • Urdu: بندونگ
  • Uzbek: Bandung
  • Veps: Bandung
  • Vietnamese: Bandung
  • Waray (Philippines): Bandung
  • Welsh: Bandung
  • Western Frisian: Bandûng
  • Western Panjabi: بنڈونگ
  • Wu Chinese: 万隆
  • Yue Chinese: 萬隆
  • Bandung
  • Kota Bandung

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Bandung”. Photo: Midori, CC BY 3.0.