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22 unusual facts about Bandung


Abdoel Rivai

Abdoel Rivai (Palembayan, Agam, West Sumatra, August 13, 1871 - Bandung, West Java, October 16, 1937) was an Indonesian journalist and supporter of Indonesian independence.

Allison Sudradjat

Having completed Honours, Allison Sudradjat worked at the Indonesian embassy prior to traveling to Bandung, Indonesia to undertake a university scholarship at Padjadjaran University awarded by the Indonesian Government.

Bandung High Tech Valley

Bandung High Tech Valley (BHTV) is an initiative to foster technology-based business and industries in Bandung region.

Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad

To this day he is known for his private home, the architectural Art Deco highlight Villa Isola in Bandung.

Caelicola Choir

It is established under a religious organization Institut Liturgi Sang Kristus Indonesia (Sang Kristus Institute of Liturgy Indonesia), ILSKI, located in Bandung, Indonesia.

Curtiss-Wright CW-21

The 24 CW-21Bs were assembled at Andir airfield, Bandung, Java in February 1941, equipping Vliegtuiggroep IV, Afdeling 2 ("Air Group IV, No. 2 Squadron"; 2-VLG IV).

Gilberto Concepción de Gracia

In 1955 he represented Puerto Rico in a conference held in Bandung, Indonesia sponsored by the United Nations.

Harmony Chinese Music Group

The Harmony Chinese Music Group (和聲中樂團) is a Chinese music group founded in 2001 in Bandung, Indonesia.

Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich

Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich (Dutch born 1955, Bandung) raised in the Netherlands, is the director of Scarabeefilms (Netherlands).

Hilton Bandung

It is located in city center of Bandung, on the south side of Kebun Kawung Square close to the many dining and entertainment options at nearby Paris Van Java.

India and the Non-Aligned Movement

The movement had its origins in the 1947 Asian Relations Meeting in New Delhi and the 1955 Asian-African Conference in Bandung, Indonesia.

Japanese Surrendered Personnel

Other examples of action include the Japanese company led by Captain Yamada that had to fight their way into Magelang to assist the British; Japanese Kempeitai (military police) used to guard camps in Buitenzorg, Japanese artillery units used for offensives in Bandung, and the Bandoeng garrison that was reinforced by 1,500 armed Japanese.

Java Road

The company provided sea routes between Hong Kong, Shanghai, Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya and elsewhere.

Koprol

At that point, the location data was limited to Jakarta, with plans to expand it to other Indonesian cities such as Bandung, Yogyakarta, and Denpasar.

Maritime Records

The label was formed in Bandung, West Java in 2006 by Joz Yusadiredja (Joz} and Anggara Heryudasa (Ncut).

Mee Bandung Muar

Mi Bandung should not be confused with the misconceptions saying that it is originated from Bandung, a city in Indonesia, as both of them are not inter-related with each other at all.

Mike Morwood

Other professional positions he held include: Professorial Fellow Archaeology in the School of Earth and Environmental Studies at the University of Wollongong, between 2007 and 2013; Adjunct Professorial Fellow at the University of Western Australia between 2009 and 2010; Adjunct Professorial Fellow at the University of New England, from 2009; Adjunct Professorial Fellow at Charles Darwin University, from 2009; and Adjunct Professorial Fellow at Padjadrang University, Bandung, from 2010.

Mining Engineering Bandung Islamic University

In 1992 the Department / Mining Engineering Program gain recognized status, the Education Minister of the Republic of Indonesia Decree, No. 015/0/1992, dated January 2, 1992, on the Granting of Status admitted to the Faculty / Department / Program of Environmental Studies at the Islamic University of Bandung in Bandung.

National Awakening Party

On July 4, 1998, the Standing Committee and an NU team held a major conference in Bandung, inviting the entire PWNU in Indonesia, which was attended by 27 representatives.

Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain

Dr. Young has also taught as a visiting professor at Bengal Engineering College in Calcutta, India, and served as chief of the Energy Manpower and Training Project sponsored by USAir in Bandung, Indonesia.

Sanjeewa Hulangamuwa

He was a member of the Council Delegation to Workshop on ‘Coalition of Cities against Discrimination in Asia and the Pacific’ in Bandung, Indonesia.

Zuster Theresia

Bob (Hugo de Rode) dies not long after finishing his studies in the Netherlands, and his classmate Henk (Henk Maschhaup) goes to the Dutch East Indies, where Bob's father Gelder (M. H. Schilling) has a small orchard outside Bandung.


Agate Studio

Agate Studio is an Indonesian video game development company based in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.

Bandung F.C.

When they signed midfielder Lee Hendrie on a free transfer on 27 January 2011, Bandung became the first Indonesian club to obtain an Englishman or a player with experience of the Premier League.

Bandung Raya

The following year Bandung Raya was runner-up in the 1996–97 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, after losing 1–3 against Persebaya Surabaya in the finals.

Bank Saudara

Bank Saudara was founded in 1906 by ten merchants of Pasar Baru in Bandung, West Java.

Christian Martínez

Christian René Martínez (born 1977), Paraguayan footballer for Persib Bandung and PPSM Kartika Nusantara

Citarum River

H. Djuanda (Jatiluhur) hydroelectric powerplants, all supplying the electricity for Bandung and Greater Jakarta area.

Desi Anwar

Desi Anwar (born Bandung, West Java; 11 December 1962) is an Indonesian news presenter.

Felix Kopstein

In 1924 he transferred to Java, being employed at the Pasteur Institute in Bandung, while in the meantime conducting studies of lizards and snakes native to the island.

Funeral Inception

In October 2007 and mastered by Joteng Kampret, a legendary engineer from Bandung, whom also guitarist of ‘Forgotten’.

Kawah Putih

The lake is said to have been first documented in the western world in 1837 by Dr Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, a German botanist who carried out a considerable amount of research in Indonesia until his death in Lembang, just north of Bandung, in 1864.

The main road is the busy road south from Bandung through the town of Soreang, the capital of the Bandung District, continuing down through the crowded Pasir Jambu township.

Manicasothy Saravanamuttu

Manicasothy served as Ceylon's Commissioner in Singapore and Malaya (1950–1957), Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary to Indonesia (1954–1957) during which time he was involved in organising the Asian-African Conference, better known as the Bandung Conference, in 1955 and Honorary Consul-General in Bangkok (1958–61).

Maranatha Christian University

Maranatha Christian University was founded on September 11, 1965 by the Christian scientific community in Bandung with the support of the Indonesia Christian Church and Pasundan Christian Church by the effort of the medical students of the Immanuel Christian Indonesian University.

Ngawi Regency

Ngawi also the main gate to enter East Java province since there are intersections that connect Surabaya-Madiun-Bojonegoro-Solo-Jogja-Bandung-Jakarta.

Rokus Bernardus Visser

When he returned to Indonesia in 1947, School leadership has been moved to Cimahi, Bandung and Viser promoted to the rank of Captain.

Singapore International School, Indonesia

The main school is located in Bona Vista, Lebak Bulus and it has seven branches around Indonesia, namely in Kelapa Gading, Kebon Jeruk, Pantai Indah Kapuk (Jakarta), Medan, Cilegon, Semarang, Palembang and Bandung.

SLTPK 5 BPK

Sekolah Menengah Pertama Kristen 5 Badan Pendidikan Kristen PENABUR Bandung (SMPK 5 BPK PENABUR Bandung) is a Protestant junior high school located in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.

Trans Corp

On February 1, 2012, Bandung Mayor Dada Rosada inaugurated the Trans Corp's Office at Jalan Lombok No 33, Bandung.

Trinitas Senior High School

Trinitas Senior High School is a Catholic Private High School founded in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, in 1963 by Sisters of Divine Providence under the local name SMA Trinitas Bandung .

West Bandung Regency

Waduk Saguling, a human made lake formed by the Saguling Dam located on the center of West Bandung regency, also location of fishing activities.

WICC

Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia (ICAO airport code: WICC)