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West Java, in the densely populated western third of Java and covering a land area of 37,040.04 km 2 (larger than Guinea-Bissau), is home to almost one out of every five Indonesians. View of the canyon of Cukang Taneuh is the famous canyon in West Java
Bandung [a] is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. [9] Located on the island of Java, Greater Bandung (Bandung Basin Metropolitan Area / BBMA) is third-most populous city in Indonesia after Jakarta and Surabaya and the country's second-largest and second most populous metropolitan area, with over 11 million inhabitants.
On 2 September 2009 a magnitude 7 earthquake struck, destroying a number of buildings in the city and killing several people. [8] On 26 June 2010, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Tasikmalaya at 4:45pm Waktu Indonesia Barat (WIB). No injuries or destroyed buildings were reported. [9] On 20 May 2012, a magnitude 5 earthquake struck.
On 26 February 1948, the State of West Java (Negara Jawa Barat) was established and, on 24 April 1948, the state was renamed Pasundan. Pasundan became a federal state of the United States of Indonesia in 1949 but was incorporated into the Republic of Indonesia (itself also a constituent of the USI) on 11 March 1950.
On 26 February 1948, the State of West Java (Indonesian: Negara Jawa Barat, Sundanese: Negara Jawa Kulon) was established; on 24 April 1948, it was renamed Pasundan. Pasundan became a federal state of the United States of Indonesia in 1949, and was incorporated into the Republic of Indonesia on 11 March 1950.
The average land area of all 38 provinces in Indonesia is about 49,800 km 2 (19,200 sq mi), and they had an average population in mid 2023 of 7,334,111 people. Currently, Indonesia is divided into 38 provinces, nine of which have special autonomous status.
Java [a] is one of the islands in Indonesia.It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 153.8 million people, Java is the world's most populous island, home to approximately 54% of the Indonesian population. [2]
In February 1948, Buitenzorg was included in the quasi-independent state of West Java,(Indonesian: Negara Jawa Barat) which was renamed Pasundan in April 1948 (Indonesian: Negara Pasundan). This state was established by the Netherlands as a step to transform their former colonial possessions in the East Indies into a dependent federation.