Map showing the location of West Java in Indonesia

West Java (Jawa Barat; [1]) is the western third of the island of Java, Indonesia.

Cities

• Bandung
• Bekasi
• Bogor
• Cianjur
• Depok
• Garut
• Sukabumi

Other destinations

• Banten — the westernmost tip of the island, formerly an independent sultanate and now once again its own province
• Ujung Kulon National Park — one of the last holdouts of the Javan rhinoceros and a UNESCO World Heritage site

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West Java is the closest province to Jakarta, Indonesian capital city. Most of the cities in West Java can be reached by bus, car or train. To get to the southern parts of Cianjur or Sukabumi you need 4 wheel drive. Bandung, the largest city in West Java can be reached in two hours.

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West Java is best known for Sundanese food, which unusually for Indonesia places a special emphasis on fresh or even raw ingredients. The quintessential Sundanese dish is nasi timbel, which consists of rice wrapped up in a banana leaf, an assortment of raw vegetables known as lalapan (a term that covers cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, coriander leaves, cabbage and more), a freshly pounded chili sauce known as sambal dadak, some tofu or tempeh and maybe a chicken leg or some salted fish. This is commonly served with sayur asam, a sour vegetable soup flavored with tamarind.

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