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Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country’s fourth largest city. Located 768 m (2,520 ft) above sea level and has total of area of 167.67 km² (64.74 sq mi). Bandung has relatively year-around cooler temperature than most other Indonesian cities. This topology 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. But, now Bandung is very crowded with high total population of 2,510,982 (2004 data).

Bandung economy is mainly built upon tourism, manufacturing, textile/apparel, education institutions, technology, retail, services, financial, pharmaceutical, food, among others. Those are the major investments and most popular fields/industries being sought here. This city also has Husein Sastranegara International Airport serves direct flights to Batam, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Denpasar, Palembang and Padang and also international services from Kuala Lumpur. The airport is located nearby the Dirgantara aerospace complex and Dirgantara Fairground. Now, this city has served for popular weekend-break destination for people living in Jakarta for many reasons. The cooler climate of highland plantation area, the varieties of food, the cheaper fashion shops located in factory outlets and distros, golf courses, and the friendliness of local people have become the main attraction of the city.

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