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Exploring West Java 

West Java is a province of Indonesia. Located in the western part of Java Island and its capital is Bandung

The province’s population is 45 million and it is the most populous and most densely populated of Indonesia’s provinces is divided into 26 Regencies. Bogor is a city in West Java that has the 2nd of highest population density worldwide, while Depok & Bekasi are the 7th and 12th most populated suburbs in the world. West Java borders  are Jakarta and Banten Province to the west, and Central Java to the east. To the north is the Java Sea. To the south is the Indian Ocean. Unlike most other provinces in Indonesia which have their capitals in coastal area, the provincial capital, Bandung, is located in the mountainous area in the centre of the province. Banten Province was formerly part of West Java Province but was created a separate province in 2000. West Java, in the densely populated western third of Java, is home to almost 1 out of every 5 Indonesians.