West Bandung Regency
West Bandung Regency
Kabupaten Bandung Barat | |
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| Regional transcription(s) | |
| • Sundanese | ᮊᮘᮥᮕᮒᮦᮔ᮪ ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪ |
View of Kawah Ratu at Tangkuban Perahu | |
| Motto(s): Wibawa Mukti Kerta Raharja ᮝᮤᮘᮝ ᮙᮥᮊ᮪ᮒᮤ ᮊᮨᮁᮒ ᮛᮠᮁᮏ Prestigious, joyous, fruitful, affluent | |
Location within West Java | |
| Coordinates: 6°50′21″S 107°30′43″E / 6.8393°S 107.5119°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Java |
| Regency seat | Ngamprah |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Jeje Ritchie Ismail |
| • Vice Regent | Asep Ismail |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,287.41 km2 (497.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 680 m (2,520 ft) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 1,911,661 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 22 |
| Website | bandungbaratkab.go.id |
West Bandung Regency (Kabupaten Bandung Barat) is a landlocked regency of West Java Province of Indonesia. It was established on 2 January 2007, after having been formerly part of Bandung Regency. The capital of this new regency is Ngamprah, an industrial district on the west side of Bandung. The entire regency is included within the Bandung Metropolitan Area.
The area of the regency is 1,287.41 km2 and the population was 1,506,448 at the 2010 Census and 1,788,336 at the 2020 Census. The official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,911,661 - comprising 974,016 males and 937,645 females.