Portal:Indonesia/AOTW/36, 2006



Bandung is located in the middle of the West Java province, around 180 km south-east of Jakarta. It lies 768 m above the sea level, which makes its climate is cooler throughout the year than most of Indonesian cities.

The topology of Bandung is actually a basin in the middle of the ring of mountains. To the north is Lembang with the famous "flipped-boat" shape mount Tangkuban Perahu. Other high peaks include Burangrang and Tunggul Hill. During the Pleistocene epoch, the Sunda volcanic mountain was formed with the elevation as high as 3,000-4,000 m. Burangrang and Bukit Tunggul were two of the small peaks. Then this giant mountain was erupted, creating a huge caldera. (read more...)