Thursday, November 26, 2015

The Facts About Bandung

 The History of the Bandung City

CITY Bandung (municipality) is the capital of West Java province. The town was anciently known sebagaiParijs van Java (Dutch) or "Paris of Java".

Because it is located in the highlands, Bandung is known as a cool air. This makes Bandung as one tourist destination. While the existence of state universities and many private universities in Bandung making the city is known as one of the students in Indonesia. (Wikipedia).

Bandung do not stand together with the formation of Bandung regency. The city was built with so much grace period after the Bandung District stands. Bandung district was formed around the middle of the 17th century AD, the first Regent tumenggung Wiraangunangun. He ruled until 1681 Bandung regency.

Originally Krapyak Bandung Regency (now Dayeuhkolot) approximately 11 kilometers to the South of downtown Bandung now. When the Bandung regency led by regent 6th, the RA Wiranatakusumah II (1794-1829), nicknamed "The Dalem I", the power in the archipelago switching from the Company to the Indian Government of the Netherlands, the first governor general Herman Willem Daendels (1808-1811) ,

For the smooth running of their duties in Java, Daendels build up the Post Road (Groote Postweg) of Anyer on the western tip of West Java to Panarukan at the east end of East Java (approximately 1000 km). Highway construction was carried out by indigenous people under the leadership of regents of each region.

In the area of Bandung in particular and the region in general Priangan, Highway heading was built mid-1808, to improve and widen the existing road. In Bandung daearh now, the highway that is Jalan Sudirman - Jalan Asia Afrika - Jalan A. Yani, continues to Sumedang and so on.
To smooth roads, and that government officials colonial easily went to the regent, Daendels by letter dated May 25, 1810 requesting Bandung Regent and Regent Parakanmuncang to move the district capital, respectively to the area Cikapundung and Andawadak (Tanjungsari), approached the Post Road ,

Daendels apparently did not know that long before the letter out, regent of Bandung had planned to move the capital of Bandung regency, has even found a place that is quite good and strategic for the central government. The place chosen was vacant forested land, located on the west bank of the River Cikapundung, the south bank of the Post Road is being built (downtown Bandung now).
Reasons for the change of the capital, among others, Krapyak not strategic as administrative capital, because it is located on the south side area of Bandung and often flooded when the rains.
Around the end of 1808 / early 1809, the regents along with a number of people moving from land mendekali Krapyak the new capital. At first regent stay in Cikalintu (Cipaganti area), then moved to Balubur Downstream, then moved again to Kampur Bogor (Kebon Kawung, on land Pakuan now).
duluTidak duo known exactly how long Bandung built. However, the city was built not on the initiative Daendels, but on the initiative of the Regent of Bandung, even the construction of the city was directly led by the regent.

In other words, the Regent RA Wiranatakusumah II is the founder (the founding father) Bandung. Bandung was inaugurated as the new capital of Bandung regency by decree dated September 25, 1810. (bandung.go.id). Important History 1488 - Bandung was established as part of the kingdom of Padjadjaran. 1799 - VOC went bankrupt that territory in the archipelago was taken over by the Dutch government. At that time, led by the Regent Bandung R.A. Wiranatakusumah II. 1808 - Netherlands lifted Herman Willem Daendels as Governor General in the archipelago after being left VOC. 1809 - Regent ordered the transfer of the capital from the suburbs to the River Karapyak Cikapundung (square now) who was still forest but there have been settlements in the north. 1810 - Daendels stuck a stick in the river Cikapundung opposite the square now. "Zorg, dat kom hier terug als ik een stad is gebouwd!" (Try, if I come back here, a city has been built! "). Now it became a central point or KM 0 Bandung. May 25, 1810 - Daendels ask regent of Bandung and Parakanmuncang moved the capital to the region. 25 September 1810 - Daendels issued a decree emigration capital of Bandung and at the same time as the appointment of Raden Suria Patih Parakanmuncang. Since the events of 25 September serve as the anniversary of the city of Bandung and RA Wiranatakusumah as the founding father. The name is now immortalized replace Cipaganti way in which the region became residential regent when the capital moved to the square now. March 24, 1946 - the scorched earth Bandung by the freedom fighters known as the 'Bandung Sea of Fire' and immortalized in the song "Halo-Halo Bandung". 1955 - Asia-Africa Conference held here. 2005 - Asian-African Summit 2005 Geography
bandungBandung map coordinates located at 107 ° E and 6 ° 55 'latitude. Wide Bandung is 16 767 hectares. The city is geographically located in the center of West Java province, thus, as the provincial capital, Bandung has a strategic value to the surrounding areas.

Bandung is located at an altitude of ± 768 m above mean sea level (mean sea level), with in the northern region are generally higher than in the south. Height of the north is ± 1050 eg, while in the south is ± 675 Mass. Bandung is surrounded by mountains, so it is a hollow Bandung (Bandung Basin).

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