Jawa Barat

Jawa Barat
Basic data
Area :	37,994 km²
Residents :	46,668,214
Population density :	1228 inhabitants / km²
Capital :	Bandung
governor	Ahmad Heryawan
Location in Indonesia
Website :	www.jabarprov.go.id

Jawa Barat (German West Java ) is a province on the Indonesian island of Java . It is bordered to the west by the city of Jakarta and the province of Banten , which was separated from Jawa Barat in 2000, and to the east by Jawa Tengah . In 2015, 46.6 million people lived in the province, making it the most populous in the country.

The majority of the population of the densely populated province consists of Sundanese , around 94% of whom profess Islam. The largest cities are the capital Bandung , Bogor , Depok and Bekasi in the greater Jakarta area and the former sultanate capital Cirebon .

Jawa Barat is the most industrialized province in Indonesia. It benefits from the proximity to the capital Jakarta. Important branches of the economy include oil and gas processing and the textile industry. Tourism also plays an important role, especially on the beaches of the north and south coast. Bogor with its botanical garden and Cirebon are the most famous sights.

The region was Islamized in the 15th and 16th centuries and became one of the earliest places where Europeans settled. At first the province belonged to the Sultanate of Mataram and was gradually placed under Dutch colonial administration. The capital Bandung belonged to the Dutch colony from 1677, the more remote areas only in the 19th century. After the Japanese occupation in World War II , Jawa Barat became a province of the now independent Indonesia in 1949.

Administrative division

Jawa Barat consists of the following 18 administrative districts ( Kabupaten ) and 9 cities ( Kota ):

coat of arms	Kabupaten / Kota administrative district / city	Seat of government	location	Kecamatan districts	Kelurahan / Desa communities	Area [km²]	Population (2011)	Inhabitants / km² (2011)
	Kabupaten Bandung	Soreang		31	276	1,756.65	3,235,615	1,842
	Kabupaten Bandung Barat	Ngamprah		16	165	1,335.60	1,537,402	1,151
	Kabupaten Bekasi	Cikarang		23	187	1,269.51	2,677,631	2,109
	Kabupaten Bogor	Cibinong		40	430	2,997.13	4,857,612	1,621
	Kabupaten Ciamis	Ciamis		36	353	2,740.76	1,560,021	569
	Kabupaten Cianjur	Cianjur		32	360	3,594.65	2.210.267	615
	Kabupaten Cirebon	Sumber		40	424	1,071.05	2,104,313	1.965
	Kabupaten Garut	Tarogong Kidul		42	442	3,094.40	2,447,287	791
	Kabupaten Indramayu	Indramayu		31	316	2,092.10	1,693,610	810
	Kabupaten Karawang	Karawang		30th	309	1,914.16	2,165,996	1,132
	Kabupaten Kuningan	Kuningan		32	376	1,189.60	1,054,183	886
	Kabupaten Majalengka	Majalengka		26th	336	1,343.93	1,187,417	884
	Kabupaten Pangandaran	Parigi		10	92		450,658
	Kabupaten Purwakarta	Purwakarta		17th	192	989.89	867.828	877
	Kabupaten Subang	Subang		30th	253	2,164.48	1,491,464	689
	Kabupaten Sukabumi	Palabuhanratu		47	367	4,160.75	4,383,450	1,054
	Kabupaten Sumedang	Sumedang		26th	279	1,560.49	1,113,238	713
	Kabupaten Tasikmalaya	Singaparna		39	348	2,702.85	1,705,763	631
	Bandung	Bandung		30th	151	168.23	2,437,874	14,491
	Banjar	Banjar		4th	25th	130.86	178,302	1,363
	Bekasi	Bekasi		12	56	213.58	2,376,794	11,128
	Bogor	Bogor		6th	68	111.73	967.398	8,658
	Cimahi	Cimahi		3	15th	41.20	550,894	13,371
	Cirebon	Cirebon		5	22nd	40.16	301.711	7,513
	Depok	Depok		11	63	199.44	1,769,787	8,874
	Sukabumi	Sukabumi		7th	33	48.96	304.044	6.210
	Tasikmalaya	Tasikmalaya		10	69	184.38	646,874	3,508
	Provinsi Jawa Barat	Bandung		626	5,918	37,173.97	45,826,775	1,233

literature

• Jawa Barat Dalam Angka 2012, Badan Pusat Statistics Provinsi Jawa Barat ( E-book, Indonesian / English )

Web links

Commons : Jawa Barat  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

 Wikinews: Category: Jawa Barat  - in the news

Coordinates: 7 ° 0 ′  S , 107 ° 30 ′  E