Bandung metropolitan area
The Bandung Metropolitan Area, officially called the Bandung Basin (Cekungan Bandung) or Greater Bandung (Bandung Raya), is a metropolitan area surrounding the city of Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. It was home to over nine million people in mid 2023 and is composed of regencies and cities previously part of the Dutch East Indies era "Central Priangan Residency" administration.
Bandung Basin
Cekungan Bandung | |
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Metropolitan area | |
From top, left to right: Bandung Basin viewed from Mount Batu, Bandung skyline, view of Central Bandung from the north, Pasupati Bridge in Bandung, Malela Falls in West Bandung Regency Patenggang Lake in Bandung Regency. | |
Bandung Basin in West Java shown in verdigris | |
| Coordinates: 6°55′26″S 107°36′23″E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Java |
| Core city | Bandung |
| Satellite city | Cimahi |
| Regencies | Bandung Regency West Bandung Regency part of Sumedang Regency |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 3,484.08 km2 (1,345.21 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
| • Urban | 2,506,603 |
| • Metro | 9,054,175 |
| • Metro density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Postcodes | 40xxx |
| Area codes | (62)22 |
| Vehicle sign | D |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 |
| - Total | Rp 601.04 trillion US$ 40.48 billion US$ 123.88 billion (PPP) |
| - Per capita | Rp 70.67 million US$ 4,769 US$ 14,564 (PPP) |
| Website | metropolitan |
| Highest elevation 2,608 m/8,556 ft (Mount Kendang, in Bandung Regency) | |
Due to ongoing development in urban areas between Bandung, Kertajati International Airport, Aerotropolis and Patimban International Seaport, the West Java provincial government and the Regional Planning Board (BAPPEDA) has prepared and publicized a blueprint for a newly defined (extended) Bandung Metropolitan area with a total area more than 5,500 km2 and a population greater than 11 million people.