Bandung

**Bandung** is the capital city of West Java, Indonesia and one of the largest city in Indonesia. In 2015, Bandung is also the fourth most populous city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bekasi with 2,5 million inhabitants. Bandung is known for some historical events, such as the Bandung Conference (Asia-Africa Conference), a big meeting by a lot of country that voiced anti-colonialism spirit. Bandung is known by its nickname "Kota Kembang" (City of Flowers), because there's so many beautiful trees and flowers that grow there. Bandung is also known as _Parijs van Java_ () because of its scenery.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Bandung
- **image flag**: Municipal Flag of Bandung, Indonesia.svg
- **settlement type**: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, City
- **translit lang1**: Other
- **translit lang1 type1**: Sundanese alphabet, Sundanese
- **image skyline**: Montage of Bandung.jpg
- **image caption**: Clockwise, from top: Gedung Sate, Grand Mosque of Bandung, Bandung at night, Pasupati Bridge, Merdeka Building
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **image shield**: Bandung coa.png
- **motto**: Clean, Prosperous, Devout, Friendly
- **image map**: Map of West Java highlighting Bandung City.svg
- **map caption**: Location within West Java
- **pushpin map**: Indonesia_Java#Indonesia
- **pushpin label position**: right
- **nicknames**: _Kota Kembang_ (City of Flowers)
_Parijs van Java_ (Dutch language, Dutch) (Paris of Java)
- **parts type**: Administrative division
- **subdivision type1**: Provinces of Indonesia, Province
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 25 September 1810
- **established title1**: City status in Indonesia, Incorporated

- **established date1**: 1 April 1906
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **total type**: Total
- **parts**: 30 List of districts of West Java, districts
153 Villages of Indonesia, urban villages
- **governing body**: Bandung City Government
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Oded Muhammad Danial
- **leader title1**: Vice Mayor
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Java and Indonesia
- **official name**: City of Bandung

- **area metro km2**: 1876.8
- **elevation m**: 768
- **elevation ft**: 2520
- **population urban**: 2,575,478
- **population metro**: 8,201,928 (Bandung Metropolitan Area, 3rd)
- **population as of**: 2015
- **postal code type**: Postal codes in Indonesia, Postcodes
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population rank**: 3rd
- **population demonyms**: Bandungite
Warga Bandung <small>(Indonesian language, id)</small>
Urang Bandung <small>(Sundanese language, su)</small>
- **demographics type1**: Demographics
- **timezone1**: Time in Indonesia, Indonesia Western Time
- **utc offset1**: +7
- **area total km2**: 167.67
- **blank info sec2**: Gedebage –
- **area code**: (+62) 22
- **area code type**: Telephone numbers in Indonesia, Area code
- **registration plate**: D
- **blank name sec1**: Human Development Index, HDI
- **blank info sec1**: 0.801 ()
- **blank name sec2**: Largest Districts of Indonesia, district by area
- **postal code**: 401xx, 402xx, 406xx
- **blank1 info sec2**: Babakan Ciparay (147,388 – 2015 est)
- **blank1 name sec2**: Largest district by population
- **caption**: Bandung Tengah CBD
- **demographics1 info1**: Sundanese people, Sundanese
 Sundanese people, Javanese
 Chinese Indonesian, Chinese
 Arab Indonesian, Arab
Indian Indonesian, Indian
- **demographics1 title2**: Religion
- **demographics1 info2**: Islam 92.30%
 Protestantism 5.09%
 Catholicism 2.11%
 Buddhism 0.46%
 Hinduism 0.06%
 Confucianism 0.01%
Others 0.02%
- **registration plate type**: Vehicle registration plates of Indonesia, Registration plate