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Parahyangan or Priangan or Preanger is the mountainous region in West Java province on the island of Java in Indonesia. It covers the regencies ( kabupaten) of:
- Bandung
- West Bandung (Bandung Barat)
- Subang (southern part)
- Garut (northern part)
- Purwakarta
- Sumedang
together with the independent cities of Bandung and Cimahi, which are geographically within these regencies although administratively independent.
The total surface area of this area is approximately a little less than 1/6 of Java. Parahyangan is bordered in the West by the kabupaten of Cianjur, in the North by those of Karawang and Indramayu, in the North-East by those of Majalengka and Kuningan, in the East by the Tasikmalaya.
Other than Parahyangan, there is also the area known as Priangan Timur ( East Priangan) which cover the regencies of:
- Ciamis
- Tasikmalaya
- Kuningan
- Majalengka
together with the independent cities of Tasikmalaya and Banjar, which are geographically within these regencies although administratively independent.