Parahyangan
Parahyangan is a mountainous region in Western Java, Indonesia. The region is centred around West Java's provincial capital Bandung.Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Bandung and Cimahi.
Bandung
Bandung is the capital city of West Java province, and the third largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta and Surabaya. Nicknamed Parijs van Java by the Dutch for its resemblance to Paris and European atmosphere back in colonial times, it is locally called…Cimahi
Cimahi is a city in the Parahyangan region of Western Java, Indonesia. The city is a suburb on the western side of the provincial capital Bandung.Central Bandung
Central 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.Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Purwakarta and Garut.
Purwakarta
Purwakarta is a town and an administrative district in West Java, Indonesia which serves as the regency seat of the Purwakarta Regency. 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 of mid-2023 was 183,813 - comprising 92,178 males and 91,635 females.Garut
Garut is a town in the Parahyangan mountain region of Western Java, Indonesia. It's located within Garut Regency.Subang
Subang is a city on the foothills of the Parahyangan mountains of Western Java in Indonesia, and the capital of the regency of Subang.Ciwidey
Ciwidey is a village and district about 30 km south of the city of Bandung, in the Parahyangan mountain region of Western Java, Indonesia.Lembang
Lembang is a town and district in the Parahyangan mountain region of Western Java, Indonesia. The town is located in the mountains north of Bandung.Sumedang
Sumedang is a town in Western Java, Indonesia, approximately 46 km northeast of Bandung, the provincial capital. It is the capital of Sumedang Regency.Ciater
Ciater is a town in the Parahyangan mountain region of Western Java, Indonesia. The town is known for its volcanic hot springs.Parahyangan
- Type: region
- Description: cultural geography in West Java, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Preanger” and “Priangan Plateau”
- Categories: highland and cultural geography
- Location: Western Java, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude of center
-6.9° or 6° 54′ south
Longitude of center
107.6° or 107° 36′ east
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Parahyangan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باراهيانغان”
- Bengali: “পারাহ্যাঙ্গন”
- 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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