West Java
Jawa Barat | |
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| Province of West Java Provinsi Jawa Barat | |
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| Nickname(s): | |
| Motto(s): Gemah, Ripah, Répéh, Rapih (Sundanese) ᮌᮨᮙᮃᮂ ᮛᮤᮕᮃᮂ ᮛᮦᮕᮦᮂ ᮛᮃᮕᮤᮂ Prosperous, Serene, Peaceful, and Harmonious | |
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| Coordinates: 6°45′S 107°30′E / 6.750°S 107.500°E | |
| Capital | Bandung |
| Largest city | Bekasi |
| Established | 14 July 1950 |
| Government | |
| • Body | West Java Provincial Government |
| • Governor | Bey Triadi Machmuddin (acting) |
| • Vice Governor | Vacant |
| • Legislative | West Java Regional People's Representative Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 37,040.04 km2 (14,301.24 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 21st in Indonesia |
| Highest elevation | 3,078 m (10,098 ft) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate)[2] | |
• Total | 49,860,330 |
| • Rank | 1st in Indonesia |
| • Density | 1,346/km2 (3,490/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd in Indonesia |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | [3] |
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| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | ID-JB |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022[4] |
| - Total | Rp 2,422.8 trillion (3rd) US$ 163.2 billion Int$ 509.1 billion (PPP) |
| - Per capita | Rp 49.0 million (23rd) US$ 3,302 Int$ 10,305 (PPP) |
| - Growth |  5.45%[5] |
| HDI (2024) | 0.749[6] (15th) – high |
| Website | jabarprov |
West Java (Indonesian: Jawa Barat, Sundanese: ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized: Jawa Kulon) is an Indonesian province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to the west, the Java Sea to the north, the province of Central Java to the east and the Indian Ocean to the south. With Banten, this province is the native homeland of the Sundanese people, the second-largest ethnic group in Indonesia.
West Java was one of the first eight provinces of Indonesia formed following the country's independence proclamation and was later legally re-established on 14 July 1950. In 1966, the city of Jakarta was split off from West Java as a 'special capital region' (Daerah Khusus Ibukota), with a status equivalent to that of a province,[7] while in 2000 the western parts of the province were in turn split away to form a separate Banten province.
Even following these split-offs, West Java is by far the most populous province of Indonesia with a population of 48,274,162 as of the 2020 Census,[8] which grew to 49,860,330 at mid 2023 according to the official estimates;[2] the population continues to grew and surpassed the 50 millions milestone during late 2023. The province's largest cities, Bekasi (a satellite city within the Jakarta metropolitan area), Bandung and Depok (the latter also within the Jakarta metropolitan area), are the third, fourth and sixth most populous cities in Indonesia respectively. Bandung is also one of the most densely populated cities proper in the world.[9]
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Provinsi Jawa Barat Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.32)
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Provinsi Jawa Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.32)
- ^ "Kewarganegaraan Suku Bangsa, Agama, Bahasa 2010" (PDF). demografi.bps.go.id. Badan Pusat Statistik. 2010. pp. 23, 36–41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik (2023). "Produk Domestik Regional Bruto (Milyar Rupiah), 2020–2022" (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Badan Pusat Statistik.
- ^ Badan Pembangunan Nasional (2023). "Capaian Indikator Utama Pembangunan" (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Badan Pembangunan Nasional.
- ^ "Indeks Pembangunan Manusia 2024" (in Indonesian). Statistics Indonesia. 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Jakarta". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Archived from the original on 11 November 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Estimasi Penduduk Menurut Umur Tunggal Dan Jenis Kelamin 2014 Kementerian Kesehatan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.