Siliwangi

Siliwangi

Siliwangi refers to various people and institutions in the past and present of Indonesia - specifically, in West Java.
* Pajajaran Kingdom - a Fifteenth Century kingdom in West Java, including Bogor
** King Siliwangi (1482) - eponimous ruler of that kingdom
* Siliwangi Division or KODAM VI/Siliwangi - a unit formed in West Java during the Indonesian National Revolution and named for the old kingdom
* Long March Siliwangi - the Siliwangi Division's fighting retreat from Central Java to West Java in 1949, considered a model of successful guerrilla warfare
* Kesatuan Komando Tentara Territorium III/Siliwangi (Kesko TT), early name of the Indonesian special forces unit Kopassus, with headquarters in Bandung, West Java
* Raider Battalion Kodam Siliwangi - one of the Indonesian special forces Batalyon Raiders, formed in 2003
* Siliwangi Stadium - a multi-use stadium in Bandung


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