Country Indonesia Elevation 680 m Province West Java | Time zone WIB (UTC+7) Population 1.624 million (2014) | |
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Website www.bandungbaratkab.go.id Points of interest Tangkuban Perahu, Maribaya, Stone Garden, Floating Market Lembang, De' Ranch Colleges and Universities Bandung State Polytechnic, Indonesian Adventist University, Sekolah Tinggi Agama Isl | ||
West Bandung Regency (Kabupaten Bandung Barat) is a regency of West Java. It was established in 2007, formerly it was part of Bandung Regency. The capital of this new regency is Ngamprah, an industrial district on the west side of Bandung. It is part of the Bandung Metropolitan Area.
Contents
- Map of West Bandung Regency West Java Indonesia
- History
- Administration
- Administrative Districts
- Tourism
- Al Irsyad Mosque
- Industry
- Transport
- References
Map of West Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia
According to the 2010 Census, the population of the Regency was 1,506,448; the latest official estimate (for 2014) is 1,624,179.
History
The idea of dividing Bandung Regency into two separate regencies originated in 1999, based on a proposal from the current regent (H.U. Hatta Djati Permana) for the parliament to consider and approve the idea of splitting off the western part of the existing Bandung Regency. Before the split-off was successfully completed, the Bandung suburb of Cimahi (an area consisting of three districts, which used to be part of Bandung Regency) had been promoted to become an autonomous city. After Cimahi became an autonomous administration, the request to split off the western portion of Bandung Regency as a separate regency grew.
Finally in 2007, the government of Indonesia approved the proposal to separate the western part of Bandung Regency to become a separate regency, the Western Bandung Regency. On its birth, this newest regency in West Java were headed by an appointed acting regent H. Tjatja Kuswara (an officer from West Java provincial government) until April 2008, when the first direct election of West Bandung Regency Regent was held, with H. Abubakar and H. Agus Yasmin as the contestants; H. Abubakar with his running mate Ernawan Natasaputra won the election and became the Regent and Vice-Regent of West Bandung Regency.
Administration
West Bandung Regency current regent is Drs. H. Abubakar, M.Si.
Administrative Districts
West Bandung Regency is divided into fifteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:
Tourism
International/Local tourist location is:
Local tourist locations are:
Bandung Regency Administration will build information center at their leading sites, Maribaya, Situ Ciburuy and Pawon Cave.
Al Irsyad Mosque
The unique Al Irsyad Mosque received the fifth place award in the Building Of The Year 2010, and is located in Kota Baru Parahyangan with a capacity of 1,500 people. The mosque is box-shaped like the Ka'bah with grey colour, but it has many holes on its walls for ventilation and makes 2 sentences of shahada.
Industry
Several industries are located in this area :
Transport
West Bandung Regency position is between Jakarta and Bandung city. It is the place where 2 main state road (Jakarta-Puncak/Sukabumi-Bandung) and (Jakarta-Purwakarta-Bandung) and 2 railroad route (Jakarta-Bandung) and (Cianjur-Bandung) were merged. It also has a connection to other cities using the Jakarta-Bandung intercity highway, with its Padalarang Toll Gate. It also has a major train station, the Padalarang Train Station, several economy-class intercity and domestic train were stop on this station.