Western Java Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
province of Indonesia
About Western Java
Western Java is very densely populated, with73 million peopleliving on an area of about 45,000 m(a similar area to the country ofEstoniaor the US state ofPennsylvania), or a population density of on average more than 1,600 people per km. However, the population density is very unevenly divided, with especially many people living in theGreater Jakartaarea and a few other urban areas, while much of the remainder of the region consists of rainforest and volcanoes where only few people live. For almost 1000 years, from the 7th century to the 16th century, Western Java was under control of theHindu kingdomsofSunda(centred inBogor Raya) andGaluh(centred inEast Parahyangan). In turn, for many centuries these kingdoms were under domination of the BuddhistSrivijayaKingdom fromSumatra. In the 16th c
Western Java Travel Guide Sections
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