Where is Bandar Lampung?

Describing location can puzzle me sometimes. What do you think of these 'patterns'?

Where's A?

It's     near B

It's     in C

It's     on the     river X   

It's     on the     coast of Y

It's xx km     south     of Z

It's xx km     north     of Z

It's in     East Java

It's in     the east of West Java

It's east of Java

               

First time I read those patterns, my first reaction was 'HUH?!?!'. Some of them were confusing for me. Thanks to my friends, I've got better understanding now. So, let me try to describe the location of my home town based on those patterns. 

Where is Bandar Lampung?

It’s in Lampung Province. Bandar Lampung as a part of Lampung Province.

It’s in the south of Lampung. Bandar Lampung is located in the south part of Lampung (note: south of Lampung = south part of Lampung; South Lampung = one of regencies in Lampung)

It’s on the coast of Lampung. Coast = land beside the sea.

It’s south of Palembang. Bandar Lampung is not the part of Palembang. We can say, if you're in Palembang and you want to go to Bandar Lampung, you have to go to the south.

It’s 290 km south of Palembang. Almost similar with the previous description. But, based on this description, you find out that Palembang and Bandar Lampung are 290 km away.

  

Source:
Pictures - Private collection.
Post - Taken from my previous blog.