Bandung/North

North Bandung covers some of key urban expansions of Bandung during the early 20th century. It covers the Dago area with the ITB university campus and many cafés, restaurants, and the former colonial government centre of Gedung Sate.

By car
The main road to enter the area is the Pasupati overpass that runs from the Pasteur toll gate in the west (Northwest Bandung) via the Dago area towards East Bandung. The main north-south thoroughfare is ''Jl. Ir. H. Juanda, generally known as Jalan Dago'' (Dago Road), that runs from Central Bandung all the way to the mountains in the north. Jalan Dago is often severely congested during weekends and holidays, when many people from Greater Jakarta visit the area.

By bus
To get to North Bandung by public transport, you can take a bus or angkot (public minivan). Angkots follow a fixed route (there are various routes throughout the city), but there is no fixed schedule and there are no fixed stops. To get on, simply raise your hand. To get off, shout "Kiri!" to the driver, so he will pull over on the left (Indonesian: kiri) side of the road. The price of an angkot ride within the city is usually about Rp2,000 to 5,000. It is best to ask a local which angkot route to take, and how to recognise the location you want to get off.

The main angkot terminal in North Bandung is, with four routes terminating here. Line 2 (coloured green and orange) runs to Dago from the Kebon Kalapa terminal in Central Bandung, and line 9 (green-orange-green) from Bandung's main railway station (Stasiun Hall), also in Central Bandung. Two other routes run to Terminal Dago from South Bandung.

There are various other angkot and bus routes, with the main locations to get on and off being and  (in front to the Padjadjaran University campus). To Dipatiukur there are also bus lines from the major Leuwi Panjang bus terminal in South Bandung and the other Padjadjaran University campus in Jatinangor (southeast of Bandung).

Colonial architecture

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Museums

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Shopping malls
The largest and newest shopping malls of the city can be found in other districts, but North Bandung also has a few small malls of its own.

Factory outlets
Bandung is known for its factory outlet (FO) stores. Many of them are concentrated along two of the main streets of North Bandung: ''Jl. Ir. H. Juanda (Dago) and Jl. R.E. Martadinata'' (Riau).

Local designers
In addition to factory outlets selling discounted clothing from garment factories, the city of Bandung is known for its distros, locally-owned independent designer shops. Jalan Trunojoyo in North Bandung (behind the Riau Junction mall) is a centre of distros, with many of them lined up in the same street.

Cafés and coffee houses

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Police stations
There is one police station in North Bandung. In addition, there are small police posts at a few major traffic junctions, including Simpang Dago. The main police station of the city can be found in Central Bandung.



Connect
There are many copy shops and internet cafés on and around the campuses of the two large universities, Bandung Institute of Technology and Padjadjaran University. Especially Jalan Dipatiukur has numerous photocopy service shops. Many cafés and restaurants offer free Wi-Fi access, including the McDonald's branch at Simpang Dago. Post offices can be found among others at Jalan Ir. H. Juanda No. 10 (next to De Driekleur colonial building) and at Jl. Tamansari No. 1 (in the building of the Unisba Bandung Islamic University).