West Java
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West Java (Indonesian: Jawa Barat) is a province of Indonesia. It is in the western part of Java. Its capital city is Bandung. It is the native home of the Sundanese people.
West Java
Jawa Barat | |
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Coordinates: 6°45′S 107°30′E | |
Established | 19 August 1945 |
Re-established | 14 July 1950 |
Capital | Bandung |
Government | |
• Body | West Java Provincial Government |
• Governor | Ridwan Kamil |
• Vice Governor | Uu Ruzhanul Ulum |
• Legislative | West Java Regional People's Representative Council |
Area | |
• Total | 35,377.76 km2 (13,659.43 sq mi) |
• Rank | 21st in Indonesia |
Highest elevation (Mount Cereme) | 3,078 m (10,098 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 48,274,160 |
• Rank | 1st in Indonesia |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
• Rank | 2nd in Indonesia |
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Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
ISO 3166 code | ID-JB |
HDI (2021) [3] | 0.725 (High) |
HDI rank | 10th in Indonesia (2021) |
GRP Nominal | $150.30 billion[4] |
GDP PPP (2019) | $493.97 billion[4] |
GDP rank | 3rd in Indonesia (2019) |
Nominal per capita | US$ 3,048 (2019)[4] |
PPP per capita | US$ 10,017 (2019)[4] |
Per capita rank | 21st in Indonesia (2019) |
Website | jabarprov |
West Java was one of the first provinces created after the independence of Indonesia. In 1966, the city of Jakarta was removed from the province. Jakarta became a special city. In 2000, the western part of the province was split. This became Banten province.
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