Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia and third-largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta and Surabaya. Greater Bandung is the country's second-largest metropolitan extended with over 11 million inhabitants. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 kilometres southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler year-round temperatures than most other Indonesian cities. The city lies on a river basin surrounded by volcanic mountains that provides a natural defense system, which was the primary reason for the Dutch East Indies government's plan to move the capital from Batavia to Bandung.
H. Dada Rosada, is the former mayor of Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia.
Cimahi is a city located immediately west of the larger city of Bandung, in West Java Province, Indonesia and within the Bandung Metropolitan Area. It covers an area of 40.37 km2 and at the 2010 Census had a population of 541,177; the latest official estimate was 614,304. The city is a major textile producer, and is home to several military training centres.
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung commonly referred to as Persib Bandung or simply Persib, is an Indonesian professional football club in Bandung, West Java, that competes in Liga 1, the top tier of Indonesian football. The club was founded in March 1933 from a merger of three clubs. It has not been relegated from the top flight since the foundation of Liga Indonesia in 1994. Persib's home stadium is Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium which has a capacity of 38,000. The club's nicknames are Maung Bandung and Pangeran Biru.
Atep Ahmad Rizal is an Indonesian professional footballer who played as a winger.
SMA Negeri 3 Bandung is a public high school located at Belitung street in Bandung, Indonesia. It shares a building with SMA 5 Bandung, consequently giving the schools the nickname SMA Belitung after the street.
Trans Media is a business unit of Indonesian corporation CT Corp, through Trans Corp, in the field of media. Trans Media was initially founded as a subsidiary of Trans Corp, a liaison between the television station Trans TV and a station that had just taken over 49% ownership stake by CT Corp of Kompas Gramedia Group, Trans 7. Trans Media is a subsidiary of Trans Corp, a division of CT Corp, owned by Chairul Tanjung.
Esteban Gabriel Vizcarra is a Argentine-born Indonesian professional footballer who plays for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung and the Indonesia national team. He can play as either a winger or attacking midfielder.
Dewi Muria Agung, better known by her stage name Dewi Persik and nicknamed Depe after her monogram, is an Indonesian dangdut singer.
Mochamad Ridwan Kamil is an Indonesian architect and politician who is the 15th Governor of West Java, the most populous province of Indonesia. He was also the Mayor of Bandung. He was elected as mayor of Bandung on 23 June 2013. He is also an architect and lecturer in the Department of Architecture, Bandung Institute of Technology. Kamil founded architect firm Urbane Indonesia in 2004 with three partners. In 2018 he successfully ran for governor, instead of seeking a second mayoral term.
Bandros or Bandung Tour Bus is a tour bus which operates in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. It is used by tourists in Bandung City. The bus was unveiled by the Mayor of Bandung, Ridwan Kamil, on New Year's Eve 2014, and on February 18th 2018 it was announced that a tour bus will serve the city's. A local tour leader will accompany tourists on the bus. Bandros is managed by two parties:the Department of Transportation in Bandung and Mang Dudung which forms part of Corporate Social Responsibility. Buses have a capacity of 22 people. There are six buses operated by the Corporate Social Responsibility division, and 12 buses operated by the Regional Revenue and Expenditures Budget which is managed by the BLUD UPT Angkutan Department of Transportation in Bandung.
The 2018 Bandung mayoral election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the mayor of Bandung alongside with their deputy.
A mayoral election was held in Bandung on 23 June 2013, in order to elect the mayor of Bandung for a five-year term between 2013 and 2018. It was the second direct mayoral election in the city's history. Eight candidates vied for the mayoral seat, four of which are not backed by any political parties. Incumbent mayor Dada Rosada did not participate, having served two full terms as mayor.
Oded Muhammad Danial is an Indonesian politician who is the mayor of Bandung. He had previously served as the deputy mayor of Ridwan Kamil, and a city councilor before that.
A mayoral election was held in Bandung on 10 August 2008. The election was the first direct mayoral election for the city.
Raden Sjamsuridjal was an Indonesian politician who was the Mayor of Jakarta between 1951 and 1953. Before becoming Jakarta's mayor, he had been mayor at Bandung and Solo.
Mohammad Sanusi Hardjadinata was an Indonesian politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party and the Indonesian National Party.
Mohammad Tabrani Soerjowitjitro was an Indonesian journalist and politician. He originated from the island of Madura and received journalistic education in Europe. In his early journalistic career, Tabrani was a major proponent of the Indonesian language as a national language. Later on, he became the editor of the Pemandangan newspaper and promoted the independence of Indonesia through parliamentary means.
