 It started in 1914 with the Department of War, followed in 1921 by the Department of Roads and Transportation.In 1906, Bandung was given the status of "gemeente" (municipality) and then later as "stadsgemeente" (city municipality) in 1926.From 1906 to 1949, Bandung grew from a medium sized town with 38.000 inhabitants to the third City in Nederlands-Indië with 590.000 inhabitants.