Bandung city
Bandung (Sundanese: ᮊᮧᮒ ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ) is the largest metropolitan city in West Java province, as well as the provincial capital. It is located 140 km southeast of Jakarta, and is the largest city in the southern part of Java Island. While Bandung Raya (Bandung Metropolitan Area) is the second largest metropolis in Indonesia after Jabodetabek.
In this city recorded a variety of historical importance, such as the establishment of a technical college the first in Indonesia (Technische Hoogeschool te Bandoeng - TH Bandung, now the Bandung Institute of Technology - ITB) [2], the location battleground at the time of independence [3], and had been a venue for the 1955 Asian-African Conference, [4] a meeting voiced the spirit of anti-colonialism, even the Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru in his speech said that Bandung is the capital of Asia and Africa. [5]
In 1990 the city of Bandung was chosen as one of the safest cities in the world by Time magazine survey. [6]
City flower is another name for this city, because in ancient times was considered very beautiful city with many trees and flowers that grow there. Besides Bandung formerly also known as Parijs van Java because of its beauty. In addition the city of Bandung also known as the city shopping, the malls and factory outlets are widely spread in the city, and is now gradually Bandung is also a culinary tourism. And in 2007, a consortium of several international NGOs to make the city of Bandung as a pilot project for the most creative cities throughout East Asia. [7] Today, the city of Bandung is one of the main destinations of tourism and education.
Bandung will be one of the host cities supporter of the Asian Games 2018. The infrastructure is being built, including Metro capsules, a type of APM or People mover systems are developed.
geographic Edit
Bandung is surrounded by mountains, so that the morphology of the area is like a cup giant, [8] geographically it is located in the middle of West Java province, and at an altitude of ± 768 m above sea level, the highest point on is next north with an altitude of 1,050 meters above sea level and the south is a low area with an altitude of 675 meters above sea level.
Bandung drained two main rivers, namely Sungai Cikapundung and Citarum River and its tributaries which generally flows to the south and meet in the Citarum River. With such conditions, the southern Bandung highly vulnerable to flooding, especially during the rainy season.
Geological and soil circumstances that exist in the city and surrounding areas Kwartier formed at the time and has a layer of alluvial soil eruption of Mount Tangkuban Perahu. Types of materials in the north is generally a kind andosol as well as in the central and western region, while the southern and eastern region consists of the distribution of gray with a kind of alluvial clay materials deposition.
Semetara Bandung climate influenced by the humid mountain climate and cool, with an average temperature of 23.5 ° C, average rainfall of 200.4 mm and the number of rainy days on average 21.3 days per month. [9]
In this city recorded a variety of historical importance, such as the establishment of a technical college the first in Indonesia (Technische Hoogeschool te Bandoeng - TH Bandung, now the Bandung Institute of Technology - ITB) [2], the location battleground at the time of independence [3], and had been a venue for the 1955 Asian-African Conference, [4] a meeting voiced the spirit of anti-colonialism, even the Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru in his speech said that Bandung is the capital of Asia and Africa. [5]
In 1990 the city of Bandung was chosen as one of the safest cities in the world by Time magazine survey. [6]
City flower is another name for this city, because in ancient times was considered very beautiful city with many trees and flowers that grow there. Besides Bandung formerly also known as Parijs van Java because of its beauty. In addition the city of Bandung also known as the city shopping, the malls and factory outlets are widely spread in the city, and is now gradually Bandung is also a culinary tourism. And in 2007, a consortium of several international NGOs to make the city of Bandung as a pilot project for the most creative cities throughout East Asia. [7] Today, the city of Bandung is one of the main destinations of tourism and education.
Bandung will be one of the host cities supporter of the Asian Games 2018. The infrastructure is being built, including Metro capsules, a type of APM or People mover systems are developed.
geographic Edit
Bandung is surrounded by mountains, so that the morphology of the area is like a cup giant, [8] geographically it is located in the middle of West Java province, and at an altitude of ± 768 m above sea level, the highest point on is next north with an altitude of 1,050 meters above sea level and the south is a low area with an altitude of 675 meters above sea level.
Bandung drained two main rivers, namely Sungai Cikapundung and Citarum River and its tributaries which generally flows to the south and meet in the Citarum River. With such conditions, the southern Bandung highly vulnerable to flooding, especially during the rainy season.
Geological and soil circumstances that exist in the city and surrounding areas Kwartier formed at the time and has a layer of alluvial soil eruption of Mount Tangkuban Perahu. Types of materials in the north is generally a kind andosol as well as in the central and western region, while the southern and eastern region consists of the distribution of gray with a kind of alluvial clay materials deposition.
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