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Parahyangan

Parahyangan is a mountainous region in , Indonesia. The region is centred around West Java's provincial capital .
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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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forms the city centre of the city of . 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.

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is a city in the Parahyangan region of , Indonesia. The city is a suburb on the western side of the provincial capital .

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is a town and an administrative district in , which serves as the regency seat of the . It covers a land area of 24.39 km2, and had a population of 165,447 at the 2010 Census, rising to 179,233 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 183,813 - comprising 92,178 males and 91,635 females.

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is a town in the Parahyangan mountain region of , Indonesia. It's located within Regency.

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is a city on the foothills of the Parahyangan mountains of in Indonesia, and the capital of the regency of .

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is a town and district in the Parahyangan mountain region of , . The town is located in the mountains north of .

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is a village and district about 30 km south of the city of , in the Parahyangan mountain region of , Indonesia.

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is a town in , , approximately 46 km northeast of . It is the capital of . The town is just south of the volcanic , which is 1,684 m high and is usually climbed from Cimalaka District, 7 km from .

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is a town in the Parahyangan mountain region of , Indonesia. The town is known for its volcanic hot springs.

Parahyangan

Latitude of center
-6.9° or 6° 54′ south
Longitude of center
107.6° or 107° 36′ east
Wiki­data ID
Q2383259
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In Other Languages

From Central Bikol to Venetian—“Parahyangan” goes by many names.
  • Central Bikol: “Parahyangan”
  • Chinese: “勃良安”
  • Chinese: “帕拉揚干”
  • Chinese: “帕拉陽岡”
  • Chinese: “帕拉香甘”
  • Chinese: “普良安”
  • Dutch: “Parahyangan”
  • Dutch: “Preanger”
  • French: “Priangan”
  • German: “Parahyangan”
  • German: “Preanger”
  • German: “Priangan”
  • Indonesian: “Dataran tinggi Priangan”
  • Indonesian: “Parahyangan”
  • Indonesian: “Priangan”
  • Italian: “Parahyangan”
  • Japanese: “パラヒャンガン”
  • Japanese: “プリアガン”
  • Japanese: “プレアンゲル”
  • Javanese: “Kutha Parahyangan Wetan”
  • Sundanese: “Parahiyangan”
  • Sundanese: “Parahyangan”
  • Sundanese: “ᮕᮛᮠᮡᮀᮍᮔ᮪”
  • Ukrainian: “Пріангана”
  • Venetian: “Parahyangan”

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