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Bandar Lampung (; Lampung: Kutak Bandarlampung; and formerly Dutch: Oosthaven, ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Lampung. Located on the southern tip of Sumatra, Bandar Lampung was originally called Tanjungkarang–Telukbetung, since it was a unification of two major settlements in Lampung, before being renamed in 1983.

The city proper, together with South Lampung Regency (which borders the city on its northern and eastern sides) and Pesawaran Regency (which borders it on its western side), are major transmigration recipients. The city's area is about 183.77 km2. It had a census population of 881,801 in 2010 and 1,166,066 in 2020; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 1,088,200 (comprising 548,900 males and 539,300 females).

Etnis yang cukup mudah ditemui di kota Bandar Lampung yaitu etnis Jawa, Lampung, Sunda, dan Palembang. Selain itu terdapat pula etnis Melayu, Minangkabau, Tionghoa, Batak dan lain-lain. Adapun suku/etnis asli (lokal) dari Kota Bandar Lampung dan Provinsi Lampung ialah Suku Lampung & Suku Melayu. Suku Lampung dapat dijumpai di hampir seluruh wilayah Lampung sedangkan suku Melayu lebih sering mendiami wilayah perbatasan dengan Sumatera Selatan serta daerah-daerah pesisir (Saibatin). Mereka khususnya dapat kita jumpai pada Lampung Barat, Pringsewu, Pesawaran, Lampung Selatan, wilayah Mesuji, Tanggamus, Pesisir Barat, Krui, Bandar Lampung, dll.

Masyarakat Bandar Lampung yang plural menggunakan berbagai bahasa, antara lain: bahasa Indonesia, bahasa Jawa, bahasa Sunda, bahasa Palembang, bahasa Minang, Bahasa Batak dan bahasa setempat yang disebut bahasa Lampung.

Bandar Lampung is the capital city of Lampung Province. Before this city was named as Bandar Lampung, the city was named Tanjung Karang–Teluk Betung. It was a combination of the two twin cities of Tanjung Karang and Teluk Betung; the two twin cities were previously part of South Lampung Regency. This naming is because the city of Bandar Lampung consisted of the city of Tanjung Karang and the city of Teluk Betung. In 1982, there was an expansion of the territory with the inclusion of three new districts.

A report by the Banten regent William Craft to Governor-General Cornelis Speelman states that, on the basis of a description provided by Pangeran Aria Dipati Ningrat on 17 June 1682, "Lampung-Telokbetong at the edge of the sea is the seat of power of a Dipati Temenggung Nata Negara, with power over three thousand people". This date would later be adopted by the city administration as its official founding date.

The coat of arms of Lampung during the Dutch colonial era, adopted in the 1920s Teluk Betung in the 1930s Under the Dutch colonial administration, 1912 Staatsblad 462 codified the city as being part and parcel of the Onderafdeling Telokbetong, composed of present-day Teluk Betung and its environs. The Onderafdeling's capital was Tanjung Karang, while Teluk Betung itself served as the seat of government for the Karesidenan Lampung.

In addition, during the Japanese colonial era, present-day Bandar Lampung was administered as a city, led by a Japanese mayor, who was assisted by an Indonesian deputy mayor.

After Indonesian independence in 1945, Tanjung Karang and Teluk Betung initially fell under the jurisdiction of South Lampung Regency, until a 1948 law consolidated the two and elevated them to independent city status.

Bandar Lampung, formerly Tanjungkarang-Telukbetung, the capital of Lampung Province, Indonesia, lies at the head of Lampung Bay on the south coast of the island of Sumatra. Bandar Lampung was created in the 1980s from the amalgamation of the former provincial capital, Tanjungkarang, with the port of Telukbetung. The city's cottage industries include metalworking, hand-weaving, and pottery and tile making. With air, road, and rail connections. Bandar Lampung is the chief port and transportation center for the surrounding agricultural area, which produces rubber, tea, coffee, and pepper for export.

Bandar Lampung has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round. Rain gets noticeably heavier from November to April.