Jawa Barat adalah sebuah provinsi di Indonesia. Ibukotanya adalah Bandung. Jawa Barat merupakan provinsi dengan jumlah penduduk terbanyak di Indonesia. Bagian barat laut provinsi Jawa Barat berbatasan langsung dengan Provinsi DKI Jakarta, ibukota negara Indonesia. Pada tahun 2000, Provinsi Jawa Barat dimekarkan dengan berdirinya Provinsi Banten, yang berada di bagian barat.
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West Java
West Java (Indonesian: :Jawa Barat) is a province of Indonesia, located on Java Island. Its capital city is Bandung.
According to the 2005 Socio-Economic Survey, West Java's population is 39,960,869, making it the most populous province in Indonesia. It has an area of 34,736 km²; aside from the province of Jakarta, it is the most densely populated province in the country with an average of 1,150 people per km².
West Java borders Jakarta and Banten province to the west, and Central Java to the east. To the north is Java Sea. To the south is the Indian Ocean. Unlike most other provinces in Indonesia which have their capitals in coastal area, the provincial capital Bandung is located in a mountainous area.
In addition to Indonesian, the official national language, the other widely-spoken language in the province is Sundanese. In some areas near the southern borders with Central Java, Javanese is also spoken. The ethnic language spoken in Cirebon and nearby areas (Majalengka, Indramayu, Sumber) is Cirebonese which is a mix between Sundanese and Javanese. Indonesian is widely spoken as a second language, except in some remote rural areas.
Tourist Destination- Pantai Pangandaran
- Pantai Pelabuhan Ratu
- Gunung Tangkuban Perahu
- Puncak
- Ciater
- Linggajati
- Kebun Raya Bogor
- Taman Safari Indonesia
- Taman Wisata Mekarsari
- Keraton Kasepuhan
- Keraton Kanoman
- Situ Patengan, Ciwidey
- Cipanas, Garut
- Pantai Ujung Genteng, Sukabumi
- Taman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Djuanda, Bandung
- Kebun Raya Cibodas
- Waduk Jatiluhur, Purwakarta

* The coast is sloping with clear water and interval attached which enable us to swim safely
* There is coast with extent of white sand
* Available of coastal wisata rescuer team
* Paving area with adequate road lighting
* There is marine park with fishs, and fascinating sea .
Pantai Pelabuhan Ratu located of lk. 60 kms southward from town Sukabumi, is a place of wisata in West Java south coastal area, in Samudra Hindia. The wave is famously strong and in consequence can be dangerous. This coast is famous because consisted of solidarity between steep coasts and gradient, precipitous rock stones, breaker, and preserve forest.
This place has fascination itself, so that President Soekarno builds his resort in the year 1960 in Tanjo Resmi. Besides, based on his own inisiative, he is also build Samudera Beach Hotel, one of first luxuriant hotel built in Indonesia at the same range of time with Hotel Indonesia, Bali Beach Hotel, and Department store " Sarinah", which are all funded by using of back pay fund from Japan.

The origin name of Mount Tangkuban Parahu is related to the legend story of Sangkuriang, what told to falls in love with his mother, Dayang Sumbi. To discomfit intention of her chlid marrying with, Dayang Sumbi submits condition to Sangkuriang to make boat in duration of one night. When he realize that he was failed, Sangkuriang got angry and kicks the boat, causing lands in a state of overturn. This boat then forms Gunung Tangkuban Parahu.
This Tangkuban Parahu Mountain is included as one of active volcano which is always observed by Direktorat Vulkanologi Indonesia. Some its cauldrons still showing livelines sign of this mountain. Some of this indication are brimstone gas appearance and source of hot water in its hillside located in Ciater, Subang.
The existence of this mountain and topography of Bandung which in the form of hollow with hill and mount in every its side strengthening the existence theory of a big lake ( cauldron) which is now known as Bandung area. Believed by the geology experts that plateau area Bandung with height of approximately 709 m to sea level is rest of from eruption of ancient volcano known as Gunung Sunda and Gunung Tangkuban Parahu is rest of ancient Gunung Sunda of which still active. Phenomenon can be noticed at Gunung Krakatau in Sunda Strait and area Ngorongoro in Tanzania, African. So the legend of Sangkuriang which is the area public story believed is a documentation to event of at that moment.

Linggajati is amenity forest area in Kuningan, Jawa Barat. This area becomes is historic because it is made as a place of the meeting of Indonesia and Dutch in the year 1946, which is resulted Perjanjian Linggajati. Forest total region is around 1300 hectares.


This garden has been specified as Obyek Wisata Nasional by Soesilo Soedarman, The Minister of Post Tourism and Telekomunikasi during the period. Farther, this garden have also been opened to become Pusat Penangkaran Satwa Langka in Indonesia by Hasyrul Harahap, The Minister of Forestry during the period, on 16 Marchs 1990. Taman Safari has collection of animal from all over the world approximant as well as local animal, like Komodo, Bison, Black Bear Combineed, White Tiger, Elephant, Anoa and others. Domination status of the land under authority of Yayasan Taman Safari which also is owner and object organizer wisata.
Facilities which available in Indonesia Safari Park that is safari bus, artificial lake, water bicycle, kano, swimming pool with as of wave slip, mini train getting through countrified of African, bird garden, babby zoo, giant paddle wheel, elephant rides, horse rides, rotary comedy, circus stage, area gocart, children's play ground, bomb bomb car, devil house, traditional artistry and magic in open podium of Balai Ruyung Safari.
Taman Wisata Mekarsari is one of the biggest tropical fruits biodiversity conservation center in the world, especially pre-eminent fruits type collected from all area in Indonesia, which also the place of conducting research ( agronomy), glorifying ( breeding) and propagation of a bit of blood for then overspread to farmer and public public. This garden located in Kecamatan Cileungsi, KabupatenBogor, Jawa Barat. This location can be reached with publik transport from Jakarta, Bogor and also Bekasi, majors which towards to Jonggol.
Kebun Raya Cibodas or Taman Hutan Raya (Botanic Garden), located in Kompleks Hutan Gunung Gede Pangrango, Countryside Cimacan, Pacet, Cianjur. Its(the field topography is hilly and surging with height of 1275 m dpl, having temperature air 17 - 27 degree Celciuses.
This garden build in the year 1862 by Johannes Elias Teysjmann as branch from Botanic Garden Bogor at location in hillside Gede. With rainfall 2380 mm per year and temperature average of 18 degree Celciuses, this botany garden majored for plant collection of tropical wet plateau, like various cone plants and nails.
To reach it, from Cipanas through Junction Paregrejen as far as 5 km. From Jakarta, Bogor, and Bandung can utilize wheel two and four, accessible with big bus into this area. If using bus or colt downwards in three Cibodas, directly applies route publik transport Cipanas-Rarahan, reachs Balai Taman Nasional Gede-Pangrango, hereinafter ready to walk towards Botanic garden.
Waduk Jatiluhur located in Kecamatan Jatiluhur, Sub-Province Purwakarta (± 9 km from downtown Purwakarta). The barrage named by government Waduk Ir. H. Juanda, with lake panorama of width 8.300 ha. This barrage built since the year 1957 by contractor of French, with available water potential 12,9 billion m3 / year and known as the first multipurpose accumulating basin in Indonesia.
In Accumulating Basin Jatiluhur, attached 6 turbine unit with installed power 187 MW with produce of electric power average of 1000 million kwh every year, managed by PT. PLN ( Persero).
Beside That Accumulating Basin Jatiluhur has function of supply of irrigation water for 242000 ha rice field ( twice plants one year), drinking water standard water, fishery energy, and flood control managed by Perum Jasa Trita II.
Besides functioning as PLTA with the biggest overflow system in world, area Jatiluhur has many adequate recreation facilities, as of hotel nymph and bungalow, bar and restaurant, tennis court, bilyard, encampment, swimming pool with water boom, meeting room, supporting facilities for recreation and water sport, playground and other facility. Supporting facilities for athletics and recreation of water for example rawing, as fluent as wind, cruiser, water ski, boating and other.
In water territory of this Danau Jatiluhur there is also keramba float net fishery, becoming separate fascination. In day time or night we can enjoy burning fish.
From this area we also can see Stasiun Satelit Bumi managed by PT. Indosat Tbk. (± 7 km from downtown Purwakarta), as a means of international communications. Service type provided for example international toll free service ( ITFS), Indosat Calling Card ( ICC), international direct and other.
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West Java Testimonial
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ydaan
I've heard the water level raising up a couple meter a week ago that what may dad said.....(Ring of fire mark that place included)I was back there in 2005 on vacation still nice since when I was a kid......
It's one of the most beautiful places in the world.
pelabuhan ratu its my hometown ^_^
Looks very nice
joprax
superb!