Location: West Java
Java, Indonesia
Country: Indonesia
Established: August 19, 1945
Re-established: July 14, 1950
Capital: Bandung
Government• Body: West Java Regional Government
• Governor: Ahmad Heryawan
• Vice-governor: Deddy Mizwar
Area• Total: 37,173.97 km (14,352.95 sq mi)
Area rank: 21st
Highest elevation: 3,078 m (10,098 ft)
Lowest elevation: 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2015)• Total: 46,709,600
• Estimate (2016): 47,379,389
• Rank: 1st
• Density: 1,300/km (3,300/sq mi)
• Density rank: 2nd
Demonym(s): West Javan
Warga Jabar (id)
Urang Jabar (su)
Demographics• Ethnic groups: Sundanese (79%), Javanese (10%), Cirebonese (7%), Betawi (4%)
• Religion: Islam (97%), Christian (1.81%), Buddhist (0.58%), Confucianism (0.22%), Hinduism (0.05%), Sunda Wiwitan
• Languages: Indonesian (official)
Sundanese (regional)
Cirebonese (minority)
Betawi (minority)
Time zone: Indonesia Western Time (UTC+7)
Postcodes: 1xxxx, 4xxxx
Area codes: (62)2x, (62)2xx
ISO 3166 code: ID-JB
Vehicle sign: B, D, E, F, T, Z
GRP nominal: US$ 144,370,800,000
GRP per capita: US$ 3,136
GRP rank: 22nd
HDI: 0.700 (High)
HDI rank: 11th (2016)
Largest city by area: Bekasi - 206.61 square kilometres (79.77 sq mi)
Largest city by population: Bandung - (2,575,478 - 2014)
Largest regency by area: Sukabumi Regency - 4,145.7 square kilometres (1,600.7 sq mi)
Largest regency by population: Bogor Regency - (5,331,149 - 2014)
Website: Regional Government site
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West Java (Indonesian: Jawa Barat, abbreviated as Jabar; Sundanese: ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪ Jawa Kulon) is a province of Indonesia. It is located in the western part of the island of Java and its capital and largest urban center is Bandung, although much of its population in the northwest corner of the province live in areas suburban to the even larger urban area of Jakarta, even though that city itself lies outside the administrative province. The province's population is 46.3 million (in 2014) and it is the most populous of Indonesia's provinces.
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