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West Java

Also known as Jawa Barat

West Java is a province of Indonesia in the western part of the island of Java, with its capital at Bandung. It is the most populous province of the country and the homeland of the Sundanese people, and it covers much of the territory of the old Sunda Kingdom. Banten, formerly part of the province, became a separate province in 2000.

West Java
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). West Java. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/west-java
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