Bandung
City
City of Bandung Kota Bandung
Other transcription(s)
• Sundanese | ᮊᮧᮒ ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ
Nicknames: Kota Kembang (City of Flowers) Parijs van Java (Dutch) (Paris of Java)
Motto(s): Clean, Prosperous, Devout, Friendly
Coordinates: 6°54′43″S 107°36′35″E﻿ / ﻿6.9120°S 107.6097°E﻿ / -6.9120; 107.6097 Coordinates: 6°54′43″S 107°36′35″E﻿ / ﻿6.9120°S 107.6097°E﻿ / -6.9120; 107.6097
Region | Java
Settled | 1488
Consolidated | September 25, 1810 (as Gemeente Bandoeng)
Administrative division | 8 Sub-city regions 30 Districts 153 Villages
Government
• Body | Bandung City Government
• Mayor | Oded Muhammad Danial
Area
• Total | 167.67 km2 (64.74 sq mi)
• Metro | 1,876.8 km2 (724.6 sq mi)
Elevation | 768 m (2,520 ft)
Population (2015)
• Rank | 3rd
• Urban | 2,575,478
• Metro | 8,201,928 (3rd)
Demonyms | Bandungite Warga Bandung (id) Urang Bandung (su)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups | Sundanese Javanese Chinese Arab Korean Indian
• Religion | Islam 91.70% Protestantism 5.36% Catholicism 1.95% Buddhism 0.49% Hinduism 0.09% Confucianism 0.03% Others 0.02%
Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Postcodes | 401xx, 402xx, 406xx
Area code | (+62) 22
Registration plate | D
Largest district by area | Gedebage – 9.58 square kilometres (3.70 sq mi)
Largest district by population | Babakan Ciparay (147,388 – 2015 est)
Website | Official Portal