The Regency of Bandung is a regency in the province of West Java, Indonesia. The capital is Soreang. This regency borders to the regencies of Purwakarta, Subang and Sumedang in the north, Garut in the east and south and Cianrjur in the west and south. Since the year 2007, this regency has been formally split into two parts; the Regency of Bandung and the Regency of Wst Bandung, with as capital Ngamprah. The regent of West Bandung is Drs. Tjatja Kuswara.

Topography

A big part of the Bandung area is hilly. Among the highest peaks are Gunung Bukittunggul (2.200 meters), Gunung Tangkubanperahu (2.076 meters) in the northern area. In the southern part there are Gunung Patuha (2.334 meters), Gunung Malabar (2.321 meters). Gunung Papandayan (2.262 meters) and Gunung Guntur (2.249 meters) are located on in the border area with the regency of Garut.