Parahyangan

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:

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 (Eastern Priangan) which cover the regencies of:

together with the independent cities of Tasikmalaya and Banjar, which are geographically within these regencies although administratively independent.

While in the west, the area known as Priangan Barat (Western Priangan) covers:

The Western Priangan area is occasionally mentioned as Bogor Raya (Greater Bogor) if grouped together with Bogor Regency and City of Bogor.

The name "Parahyangan" is originated from Sundanese words which means "the abode of hyangs (gods)". Parahyangan is a mountainous region, and ancient Indonesians believed that the gods resided in the mountain tops. The "hyang" derivation in other placenames on the island of Java, as in the Dieng Plateau in the centre, or the Hyang Plateau in the east.

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