Bandung

Bandung (formerly spelled: Bandoeng) is the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia. Located on a highland plateau 768 meters above sea level, at {{coor dm|6|55|S|107|36|E|}}, the city has a population of around 2.1 million. Kabupaten Bandung is the suburban area surrounding the city of Bandung.

Sports

Bandung is the home town of the soccer team Persib Bandung. Another soccer team Persikab Bandung is actually based in neighboring city of Cimahi, which is part of Kabupaten Bandung. There are also less prominent soccer teams such as Bandung Raya or lately known as Mastrans Bandung Raya. The most popular stadium is Stadion Siliwangi.

Related Topics:
Soccer - Persib Bandung - Persikab Bandung - Cimahi - Bandung Raya - Mastrans Bandung Raya - Stadion Siliwangi

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Other popular sports in Bandung include Badminton and Basketball.

Related Topics:
Badminton - Basketball

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The roads leading up to the Lembang and Dago areas are popular routes for cycling during the weekends. Bandung itself used to have cycling races in the 1970s, and produced several notable cyclists during that era. More recently, Bandung was visited by the revived Tour d'Indonesia.

Related Topics:
Lembang - Dago - Cycling - 1970

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