Leli Yulifar, Aman, Yuyu Yohana Risagarniwa
Nowadays, the community and the government tend to rename a location without recognizing its historical significance when, in fact, the naming of a place reflects a national identity, and in some areas, it incorporates mitigating elements, including the city of Ban-dung. For this reason, this study was conducted to discover the origins of place names in the city of Bandung with historical and other meanings to ensure that they will be taken into account by all parties when naming or renaming places/areas in Bandung. That being the case, a historical method with a toponomatology approach (toponymy) and the concept of mancapat (quarter typology) were employed in this study, resulting in a toponymy for the city of Bandung based on a naming pattern that refers to the concept of traditional urban planning (mancapat/circular pattern) which is in line with its historical meanings, with a time frame between 1810-2000. This is distinct from the patterns or concepts researchers adopt, typically referring to natural or socio-cultural phenomena (linear patterns). There-fore, the findings of this study can offer new insights into tracing the origins of specific locations through historical analysis supported by the concept of traditional Javanese planology (mancapat) or quarter typology. Thus, toponymy researchers can adopt it for other traditional inland state cities in Indonesia. © 2023, Universitas Negeri Semarang. All rights reserved.
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia
