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AirAsia celebrates Kolkata- Kuala Lumpur inaugural flight...and 9 major hubs in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Kota Kinabalu), Thailand (Bangkok, Phuket) and Indonesia (Jakarta, Bali, Surabaya, Bandung). It has grown from a modest two aircraft to its current fleet of 85, servicing over 130 routes... In this article: Kolkata, AirAsia, Kuala Lumpur, Kochi, India, Asean, Surabaya, Bandung, and West Bengal |
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USGS M5+ Earthquakes | 4 days ago
M 5.4, south of Java, Indonesia
...program 230 km (145 miles) ENE of Christmas Island 240 km (150 miles) SSW of Tasikmalaya, Java, Indonesia 265 km (165 miles) S of Bandung, Java, Indonesia 365 km (225 miles) SSE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia horizontal +/- 5.5 km (3.4...
In this article: Java, Indonesia, Tasikmalaya, Christmas Island, and Jakarta
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all about jazz | November 04, 2009
Take Five With Ade Ishs
Ade Ishs (IPA: EOEdE iEƒ) is a songwriter and a pianist currently residing in Melbourne, Australia. He was born in 1978 in Bandung, Indonesia. His playing style revolves around contemporary jazz, classical, and meditative. He has been...
In this article: Melbourne, University of Indonesia, Dave Grusin, Lyle Mays, and Pat Metheny
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Web Wire | November 03, 2009
Smart Telecom and RIM Launch the First CDMA-Based BlackBerry Smartphone in Indonesia
...unlimited Internet access. Citibank customers can call the BlackBerry Citi EazyPay Officer at (021) 52909700 for Jakarta, (022) 4153131 for Bandung or (031) 5356699 for Surabaya to inquire. The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone and two Smart...
In this article: BlackBerry, Customer, Citibank, Smart Telecom, Smartphone, Research In Motion, Indonesia, Windows Live Messenger, and Google Talk
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Wetpaint | November 02, 2009
Destination Improvements
...have populations of people just DYING for TAR to go to Australia. So, producers, if you even read these, consider Australia, or are you afraid that the cities are too hard for the Americans to cope with. Please Visit Bandung, Indonesia.
In this article: Australia, India, Slovenia, Arica, Amazonas, Canberra, Chile, United States, and Colombia, Cuba
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Advertising Age | October 29, 2009
How Unilever is Dipping into Social Media in Asia
...as a marketing tool. The region is home to dozens of Facebook fan sites and communities dedicated to Pond's. One in the Indonesian city of Bandung has close to 10,000 members. Unilever is using that site as a test to reach young Asian women,...
In this article: Unilever, Asia, Facebook, Singapore, China, Southeast Asia, Clinique, and Sk-ii
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | October 27, 2009
Roar have to make do without Oar
...to get back into the A-League top six mix. Instead, Oar will leave for qualifying matches for the 2010 AFC Under-19 championship in Bandung, Indonesia (November 7-17) following the Roar's must-win Friday night clash with Newcastle at Suncorp...
In this article: Frank Farina, World Cup, Bandung, Indonesia, Sydney, and Hong Kong
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Centre Daily Times | October 24, 2009
'Polygamy club' draws criticism in Indonesia
In this Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 photo, Muslim men sing a religious song as they perform during the launch of Ikhwan Polygamy Club in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Plans to open branches of the Malaysian "Polygamy Club" in Indonesia...
In this article: Islam, Indonesia, Jakarta, Democracy, and Prophet Muhammad
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The Australian | October 22, 2009
SBY's cabinet pick 'too political'
...and Australian-educated diplomat Marty Natalegawa as Foreign Minister, replacing Hasan Wirajuda. Mr Natalegawa, a native of Bandung in West Java, was previously Indonesia's permanent representative to the UN and before that its...
In this article: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Golkar, Marty Natalegawa, US, Indonesia, Democrat Party, and Prosperous Justice Party
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New Kerala | October 20, 2009
Controversial polygamy club plans to set up branches in Indonesia
...: It has emerged that the controversial Ikhwan Polygamy Club is planning to set up branches in Indonesia. A branch already exists in Bandung, launched by the Malaysian chapter chairman Hatijah Aam, the second wife of Ashaari Muhammad, who is...
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M 5.9, Sunda Strait, Indonesia
185 km (115 miles) WSW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia 185 km (115 miles) W of Sukabumi, Java, Indonesia 270 km (165 miles) W of Bandung, Java, Indonesia horizontal +/- 12.3 km (7.6 miles); depth +/- 17.5 km (10.9 miles) NST= 33,...
In this article: Java, Indonesia, Indonesia, Sunda Strait, Sukabumi, Sumatra, and Jakarta
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Description from Wikipedia:
Bandung (pronounced: /bʌndʊŋ/) Indonesian: Kota Bandung) is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's fourth largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area, with 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 m (2,520 ft) above sea level, Bandung has relatively year-around cooler temperature than most other Indonesian cities. The city lies on a river basin and surrounded by volcanic mountains. This topography provides the city with a good natural defense system, which was the primary reason of Dutch East Indies government's plan to move the colony capital from Batavia to Bandung.
It has an area of 167.27 km² and 2,290,464 people in 2005, with a density of 13,693 people/km². For the Hasil Survei Sosial Ekonomi Daerah 2007, 2,364,312 was the population, making it the fourth most populous city in Indonesia, after Jakarta, Surabaya and Medan.
The Dutch colonials first opened tea plantations around the mountains in the eighteenth century, followed by a road construction connecting the plantation area to the capital (180 km or 112 miles to the northwest). The European inhabitants of the city demanded the establishment of a municipality (gemeente), which was granted in 1906 and Bandung gradually developed itself into a resort city for the plantation owners. Luxurious hotels, restaurants, cafes and European boutiques were opened of which the city was dubbed as Parijs van Java (Dutch: "The Paris of Java").
- Name:
- Kota Bandung
- Also Known As:
- Kota Kembang (City of Flowers) and Parijs Van Java
- Motto:
- Bermartabat ('dignified')
- Founding Date:
- September 25, 1810
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 64.74
- Total Area (km):
- 167.67
- Elevation (ft):
- 2520
- Elevation (m):
- 768
- Time Zone:
- WIB
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