Mainly industrial and developing residential area. Hussein Sastranegara Internat ional Airport is here and also the Aircraft industry. This region is connected t o the west with and Padalarang where you can find more industries, and al so the Kota Baru Parahyangan (residential area). West Regency (Kabupaten Bandung Barat) is a regency of West . It was established in 2007, formerly it was part of . The capital of th is new regency is Ngamprah, an industrial district on the west side of Bandung. It is part of the Bandung Metropolitan Area. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the Regency was 1,506,448; the l atest official estimate (for 2014) is 1,624,179. History The idea of dividing Bandung Regency into two separate regencies originated in 1 999, based on a proposal from the current regent (H.U. Hatta Djati Permana) for the parliament to consider and approve the idea of splitting off the western par t of the existing Bandung Regency. Before the split-off was successfully complet ed, the Bandung suburb of Cimahi (an area consisting of three districts, which u sed to be part of Bandung Regency) had been promoted to became an autonomous cit y. After Cimahi became an autonomous administration, the request to split off th e western portion of Bandung Regency as a separate regency grew. Finally in 2007, the government of approved the proposal to separate t he western part of Bandung Regency to became a separate regency, the Western Ban dung Regency. On its birth, this newest regency in were headed by an a ppointed acting regent H. Tjatja Kuswara (an officer from West Java provincial g overnment) until April 2008, when the first direct election of West Bandung Rege ncy Regent was held, with H. Abubakar and H. Agus Yasmin as the contestants; H. Abubakar with his running mate Ernawan Natasaputra won the election and became t he Regent and Vice-Regent of . Tourism International/Local tourist location is: Mount Tangkuban Parahu, famous mountain in Indonesia with its 4 craters. Vehicle s can arrive to the lips of the biggest crater (Kawah Ratu means Queen of the Cr aters). Some craters can be also hiked. Local tourist locations are: Lembang, northeastern-most district of this regency, its well known for fresh ai r. Maribaya, east of Lembang, an area with fresh air and a waterfall. Curug Cimahi, beautiful 85 metres waterfall located near the district of Parongp ong, near Cihideung Village and Vila Istana Bunga, 687 stairs to the waterfall. A location for the 10th leg of eco-torism destinaton of US TV series, The Amazin g Race.[2] Ciwangun Indah Camp, a 22 hectares outbound area mainly for children is located in Colonel Masturi street, Ciwangun, Cihanjuang Rahayu, Parongpong. The location consists of a waterfall, a man-made pond, pines forest, tea plantation and stra wberry field.[3] Curug Kebul, the tallest waterfall among 7 waterfalls in Curug Malela area. Curug Malela, a 70-meter wide and 50-meter tall waterfall at Manglid village, Ci cadas sub-district, Rongga district, West Bandung Regency near c onsists of 5 waterfalls side by side and looked like a silky whitish curtain fro m a far,[4] 87 kilometres from Bandung, 4 hours uses a motorcycle. The waterfall is known also as 'Mini Niagara' can be seen since 1 kilometre away from a musho lla and the neareast waterfall can be reached from a parking area. Karanghawu Vertical Cave, at Cidadap village, Padalarang district, near Ciburuy lake and 125 cliff, a 90 metres vertical cave with a natural bridge over it. Pawon Cave, at Cipatat, a pre-historic cave was used when Old Bandung Lake still exist. Situ Lembang, a remote small man-made lake, located between 2 mountains, mount T angkubanparahu and mount Burangrang, it has a tremendous natural scenery and unp olluted remote fresh air. The location is a training camp for the Army, so not e very time and everyone may access it. Stone Garden, a hill near Padalarang which needs a lot of energy to climb, is fu ll of big stones or boulders, sometimes cloud through it and below the top of th e hill, so the situation is like at Zhangjiajie Mountain in China.[5] Waduk Saguling, a man-made lake formed by the Saguling Dam located in the centre of West Bandung Regency, also location of fishing activities. Located in the up per reaches of Citarum River. Waduk Cirata, a man-made lake and dam of Citarum River, located in Cipeundeuy di strict. Located between Waduk Saguling and Waduk Jatiluhur. Situ Ciburuy, a small lake, located on the side of the state road connecting Cia njur and Bandung. Bandung Regency Administration will build information center at their leading si tes, Maribaya, Situ Ciburuy and Pawon Cave