At the 2014 Badan Pusat Statistik , Bandung had a population of less than 8.4 million people .
Bandung ( ) ( formerly Dutch : Bandoeng , Sundanese : , ) , is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia and Greater Bandung made up of 2 municipalities and 38 districts , making it Indonesia 's 2nd largest metropolitan with 8,495,928 inhabitants at the 2015 Badan Pusat Statistik data.  It is nation 's fourth largest city ( by land area ) ,   16th Edition : Indonesia Best Cities for Business 2016 and the third largest city by population ( within city proper ) , with over 2.4 million .
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