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Western Java

Western Java is the western third of the island of , . It covers from west to east the province of Banten, the Jakarta Special Capital Region, and the province of West Java.
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is 's capital and largest city, with about 10 million inhabitants, and a total 41.9 million in on the island, making it the largest city in .

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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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is a city in the province of West Java in , and is part of the Jabodetabek metropolitan area. The city is both a commuter city for Jakarta and an industrial city in its own right, with a large number of factories located in and around the city.

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is a region in Western Java in Indonesia, including the national capital and the surrounding region. It also spans areas of the provinces of West Java and .

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is a mountainous region in Western Java, Indonesia. The region is centred around West Java's provincial capital .

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is the westernmost part of the island of in Indonesia. This article covers most of province, but the northeastern parts of the province are suburbs of the Indonesian capital, and are covered in the article on .

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is a region in Western Java in Indonesia. This travel guide covers the regencies and cities of Bogor, Sukabumi, and Cianjur. While this area is part of the province of West Java, there are proposals to create a separate province, .

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is a mountainous region in the southeast of Western Java, Indonesia.

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The region is the flatland region in the north of Western Java, Indonesia. The region is on the Java Sea coast, between the metropolitan area in the west and in the east.
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Western Java

Latitude of center
-6.8892° or 6° 53′ 21″ south
Longitude of center
107.6405° or 107° 38′ 26″ east
Population
48,800,000
Elevation
881 metres (2,890 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1898258216
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1642672
Wiki­data ID
Q3724
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Western Java” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Jawa Barat”
  • Achinese: “Jawoë Bahrat”
  • Arabic: “جاوة الغربية”
  • Arabic: “جاوة غرب”
  • Arabic: “جاوه غرب”
  • Arabic: “غرب جاوة”
  • Armenian: “Արևմտյան Ճավա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qərbi Yava”
  • Balinese: “Jawa Barat”
  • Banjar: “Jawa Barat”
  • Basque: “Mendebaldeko Java”
  • Batak Mandailing: “Jawa Barat”
  • Bengali: “পশ্চিম জাভা”
  • Betawi: “Jawa Kulon”
  • Breton: “Kornôg Java”
  • Bulgarian: “Западна Ява”
  • Catalan: “Java Occidental”
  • Cebuano: “Jawa Barat”
  • Central Bikol: “Solnopan na Haba”
  • Chinese: “Sai Jawa Séng”
  • Chinese: “西爪哇”
  • Chinese: “西爪哇省”
  • Czech: “Západní Jáva”
  • Danish: “Vestjava”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Cava Rocawani”
  • Dutch: “Jawa Barat”
  • Dutch: “Jawa Kulon”
  • Dutch: “West-Java”
  • Esperanto: “Okcidenta Javo”
  • Finnish: “Länsi-Jaava”
  • French: “Java occidental”
  • French: “Jawa Barat”
  • Galician: “Xava occidental”
  • Georgian: “დასავლეთი იავა”
  • German: “Jawa Barat”
  • German: “Provinz Westjava”
  • German: “West-Java”
  • Gorontalo: “Jawa Barat”
  • Greek: “Δυτική Ιάβα”
  • Gujarati: “પશ્ચિમ જાવા પ્રાંત”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Sî Cháu-ôa-sén”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Sî Jawa”
  • Hebrew: “מערב ג’אווה”
  • Hindi: “पश्चिम जावा प्रांत”
  • Hindi: “पश्चिम जावा”
  • Hungarian: “Nyugat-Jáva”
  • Iloko: “Laud a Java”
  • Indonesian: “Jawa Barat”
  • Indonesian: “Propinsi Djawa Barat”
  • Indonesian: “Propinsi Jawa - Barat”
  • Indonesian: “Propinsi Jawa Barat”
  • Indonesian: “Prov. Jawa Barat”
  • Indonesian: “Provinsi Jawa Barat”
  • Irish: “Iáva Thiar”
  • Italian: “Giava Occidentale”
  • Italian: “provincia in Indonesia”
  • Japanese: “西ジャワ”
  • Japanese: “西ジャワ州”
  • Javanese: “Jawa Kulon”
  • Kannada: “ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಜಾವಾ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ”
  • Komering: “Jawa Barat”
  • Komering: “Jawa Lawok”
  • Korean: “서자와주”
  • Korean: “자와바랏 주”
  • Latvian: “Rietumjava”
  • Lithuanian: “Vakarų Java”
  • Macedonian: “Западна Јава”
  • Madurese: “Jhâbâ Bârâ‘”
  • Madurese: “Jhâbâ Bârâ’”
  • Malagasy: “Java Andrefana”
  • Malay: “Jawa Barat”
  • Malay: “جاوا بارت”
  • Malayalam: “പടിഞ്ഞാറൻ ജാവ”
  • Marathi: “पश्चिम जावा प्रांत”
  • Marathi: “पश्चिम जावा”
  • Mazanderani: “غربی جاوه”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Să̤ Jawa”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Se Jawa”
  • Minangkabau: “Jawa Barat”
  • Mongolian: “Баруун Жава”
  • Mongolian: “Өрнө Жава”
  • Northern Frisian: “Waast Jaawa”
  • Northern Luri: “جاوه افتونشین”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jawa Barat”
  • Norwegian: “Jawa Barat”
  • Persian: “جاوه غربی”
  • Polish: “Jawa Zachodnia”
  • Portuguese: “Java Ocidental”
  • Romanian: “Provincia Java de Vest”
  • Russian: “Западная Ява”
  • Santali: “ᱯᱟᱪᱮ ᱡᱟᱵᱷᱟ”
  • Scots: “Wast Java”
  • Serbian: “Западна Јава”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Zapadna Java”
  • Sinhala: “බටහිර ජාවා පළාත, ඉන්දුනීසියාව”
  • Sinhala: “බටහිර ජාවා පළාත”
  • Slovenian: “Zahodna Java”
  • Somali: “Jawa Barat,”
  • South Azerbaijani: “باتی جاوه”
  • Spanish: “Java Occidental”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Java Occidental”
  • Spanish: “provincia en Indonesia”
  • Sundanese: “Jawa Kulon”
  • Swedish: “Jawa Barat”
  • Tagalog: “Jawa Barat”
  • Tagalog: “Kanlurang Java”
  • Tagalog: “West Java”
  • Tamil: “இந்தோனேசியாவில் மாகாணம்”
  • Tamil: “மேலைச் சாவக மாகாணம்”
  • Tamil: “மேலைச் சாவகம்”
  • Tamil: “மேற்கு சாவகம்”
  • Tamil: “மேற்கு ஜாவா மாகாணம்”
  • Tamil: “மேற்குச் சாவகம்”
  • Tatar: “Көнбатыш Ява”
  • Telugu: “పశ్చిమ జావా ప్రావిన్స్”
  • Telugu: “పశ్చిమ జావా రాష్ట్రభాగం”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดชวาตะวันตก”
  • Turkish: “Batı Cava”
  • Ukrainian: “Західна Ява”
  • Urdu: “مغربی جاوا”
  • Venetian: “Ġiava Osidental”
  • Venetian: “Java Osidental”
  • Vietnamese: “Tây Java”
  • Vietnamese: “tỉnh ở Indonesia”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Katundan nga Java”
  • Welsh: “Gorllewin Jawa”
  • Western Armenian: “Արեւմտեան Ճաւա”
  • Western Panjabi: “صوبا لہندا جاوا”
  • Western Panjabi: “صوبہ لہندا جاوا”
  • Wu Chinese: “西爪哇省”
  • Yue Chinese: “西爪哇”
  • “Djawa Barat”
  • “Jawa - Barat”
  • “Jawa Barat”
  • “Jawa Kulon”
  • “Propinsi Jawa Barat”
  • “Prov. Jawa Barat”

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