Bogor ( su, , nl, Buitenzorg) is a
city
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in the
West Java
West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...
province
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,
Indonesia
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. Located around south of the national capital of
Jakarta
Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the
Jakarta metropolitan area
The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as Jabodetabek (an acronym of Jakarta–Bogor–Depok–Tangerang–Bekasi), and sometimes extended to Jabodetabekjur (with the acronym extended to include part of Cianjur Regency) ...
and the 14th overall nationwide.
Estimasi Penduduk Menurut Umur Tunggal Dan Jenis Kelamin 2014 Kementerian Kesehatan The city covers an area of 118.50 km
2, and it had a population of 950,334 in the 2010 Census and 1,043,070 in the 2020 Census.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] The official estimate for mid 2022 is 1,099,422. Bogor is an important economic, scientific, cultural, and tourist center, as well as a mountain resort.
During the
Middle Ages
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, the city served as the capital of the
Sunda Kingdom
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( id, Kerajaan Sunda) and was called ''Pakuan Pajajaran'' or ''Dayeuh Pakuan''. During the
Dutch colonial era, it was named ''Buitenzorg'' (''"without worries"'' in Dutch) and served as the summer residence of the
Governor-General
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of the
Dutch East Indies
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.
With several hundred thousand people living on an area of about , the central part of Bogor is one of the world's most densely populated areas. The city has a
presidential palace and a
botanical garden
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( id, Kebun Raya Bogor) – one of the oldest and largest in the world. It bears the nickname "Rainy City" (''Kota Hujan''), because of frequent rain showers, even during the dry season.
History
Precolonial period
![Pakuanpajajaran_(vectoriser)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Pakuanpajajaran_%28vectoriser%29.svg)
The first mention of a settlement at present Bogor dates to the 5th century when the area was part of
Tarumanagara
Tarumanagara or Taruma Kingdom or just Taruma is an early Sundanese Indianised kingdom, located in western Java, whose 5th-century ruler, Purnawarman, produced the earliest known inscriptions in Java, which are estimated to date from around ...
, one of the earliest states in
Indonesian history
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.
After a series of defeats by the neighboring
Srivijaya
Srivijaya ( id, Sriwijaya) was a Buddhist thalassocratic empire based on the island of Sumatra (in modern-day Indonesia), which influenced much of Southeast Asia. Srivijaya was an important centre for the expansion of Buddhism from the 7th t ...
, Tarumanagara was transformed into the
Sunda Kingdom
The Sunda Kingdom ( su, , Karajaan Sunda, ) was a Sundanese Hindu kingdom located in the western portion of the island of Java from 669 to around 1579, covering the area of present-day Banten, Jakarta, West Java, and the western part of Centra ...
, and in 669, the capital of Sunda was built between two parallel rivers, the
Ciliwung
Ci Liwung (often written as Ciliwung; also as Tjiliwoeng in Dutch, Sundanese: ᮎᮤᮜᮤᮝᮥᮀ) is a 119 km long river in the northwestern region of Java where it flows through two provinces, West Java and the special region of Jakarta. ...
and
Cisadane. It was named
Pakuan Pajajaran
Pakuan Pajajaran (or ᮕᮊᮥᮝᮔ᮪ᮕᮏᮏᮛᮔ᮪/ Dayeuh Pakuan/Pakwan or Pajajaran) was the fortified capital city of Sunda Kingdom. The location is roughly corresponds to modern Bogor city in West Java, Indonesia, approximately around t ...
, in old Sundanese meaning "a place between the parallel
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, and became the predecessor of the modern Bogor.
![Prasasti tugu](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Prasasti_tugu.jpg)
Over the next several centuries, Pakuan Pajajaran became one of the largest cities in medieval Indonesia with a population reaching 48,000.
The name Pajajaran was then used for the entire kingdom, and the capital was simply called Pakuan.
The chronicles of that time were written in
Sanskrit
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, which was the language used for official and religious purposes, using the
Pallava
The Pallava dynasty existed from 275 CE to 897 CE, ruling a significant portion of the Deccan, also known as Tondaimandalam. The dynasty rose to prominence after the downfall of the Satavahana dynasty, with whom they had formerly served as fe ...
writing system, on rock stellas called prasasti.
The prasasti found in and around Bogor differ in shape and text style from other Indonesian prasasti and are among the main attractions of the city.
From the 9th-15th centuries, the capital moved between Pakuan and other cities of the kingdom, and finally returned to Pakuan by
King Siliwangi
King Siliwangi was the ruler of the Kingdom of Pajajaran in West Java from 1482 to 1521. He was a member of the Sunda royal family and was the son of King Jayabaya and Queen Tribuana Tungga Dewi. Siliwangi was a skilled military leader and under ...
(''
Sri Baduga Maharaja Sri Baduga Maharaja ( Sundanese: ) or Sang Ratu Jayadewata (born 1401) was the great king of the Hindu Sunda kingdom in West Java, reigned 1482 to 1521 from his capital in Pakuan Pajajaran. He brought his kingdom greatness and prosperity.
King Jay ...
'') on 3 June 1482 – the day of his coronation. Since 1973, this date is celebrated in Bogor as an official city holiday.
In 1579, Pakuan was captured and almost completely destroyed by the army of the
Sultanate of Banten
The Banten Sultanate (كسلطانن بنتن) was a Bantenese Islamic trading kingdom founded in the 16th century and centred in Banten, a port city on the northwest coast of Java; the contemporary English name of both was Bantam. It is said ...
,
causing the existence of the State of Sunda to cease. The city was abandoned and remained uninhabited for decades.
Colonial period
Dutch East India Company
In the second half of the 17th century, the abandoned Pakuan as with most of West Java, while formally remaining under the Sultanate of Banten, gradually passed under the control of the
Dutch East India Company
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(VOC). The formal transition occurred on 17 April 1684 with a signed agreement between the Crown Prince of Banten and the VOC.
The first, and temporal, colonial settlement at Pakuan was a camp of lieutenant Tanoejiwa, a
Sundanese
Sundanese may refer to:
* Sundanese people
* Sundanese language
* Sundanese script
Standard Sundanese script (''Aksara Sunda Baku'', ) is a writing system which is used by the Sundanese people. It is built based on Old Sundanese script (' ...
employed by the VOC who was sent in 1687 to develop the area.
It was seriously damaged by the eruption on 4–5 January 1699 of the
Mount Salak
Mount Salak ( id, Gunung Salak, su, Gunung Salak) is an eroded volcano in West Java, Indonesia. It has several satellite cones on its southeast flank and the northern foot, along with two additional craters at the summit. Mount Salak has been e ...
volcano ( id, Gunung Salak). However, the concomitant forest fires removed much forest, leaving much area for the planned rice and coffee plantations.
In a short time, several agricultural settlements appeared around Pakuan, the largest being Kampung Baru (lit. "new village").
In 1701, they were combined into an administrative district; Tanoejiwa was chosen as the head of the district and is regarded as the founder of the modern
Bogor Regency
Bogor Regency (Indonesian: ''Kabupaten Bogor'') is a landlocked regency (''kabupaten'') of West Java, Indonesia, south of DKI Jakarta. Covering an area of 2,986.20 km2, it is considered a bedroom community for Jakarta, and was home to 5,427, ...
.
The district was further developed during the 1703 Dutch mission headed by the Inspector General of the VOC
Abraham van Riebeeck
Abraham van Riebeeck (; 18 October 1653 – 17 November 1713) was a merchant with the Dutch East India Company and the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1709 to 1713.
Biography
Abraham van Riebeeck was born on 18 October 1653 in th ...
(the son of the founder of
Cape Town
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Jan van Riebeeck
Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was a Dutch navigator and colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company.
Life
Early life
Jan van Riebeeck was born in Culemborg, as the son of a surgeon. He ...
and later Governor of Dutch East Indies).
The expedition of van Riebeeck performed a detailed study of the Pakuan ruins, discovered and described many archaeological artifacts, including prasasti, and erected buildings for the VOC employees.
The area attracted the Dutch by a favorable geographical position and mild climate, preferred over the hot
Batavia
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Historical places
* Batavia (region), a land inhabited by the Batavian people during the Roman Empire, today part of the Netherlands
* Batavia, Dutch East Indies, present-day Jakarta, the former capital of the Dutch East In ...
which was then the administrative center of the Dutch East Indies.
In 1744–1745, the residence of the Governor-General was built in Pakuan which was hosting the government during the summer.
![COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Olieverfschildering voorstellend de grote postweg bij Buitenzorg TMnr 1012-1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Olieverfschildering_voorstellend_de_grote_postweg_bij_Buitenzorg_TMnr_1012-1.jpg)
In 1746, by the order of the Governor-General
Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff
Gustaaf Willem, Baron van Imhoff (8 August 1705 – 1 November 1750) was a Dutch colonial administrator for the Dutch East India Company (VOC). He served as Governor of Ceylon from 1736 to 1740 and as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies fr ...
, the Palace, a nearby Dutch settlement and nine native settlements were merged into an administrative division named Buitenzorg (Dutch for "beyond (or outside) concerns," meaning "without worries" or "carefree," cf. Frederick the Great of Prussia's summer palace outside Potsdam, Sanssouci, with the same meaning in French).
Around the same time, the first reference to ''Bogor'' as the local name of the city was documented; it was mentioned in the administration report from 7 April 1752 with respect to the part of Buitenzorg adjacent to the Palace.
Later this name became used for the whole city as the local alternative to Buitenzorg.
This name is believed to originate from the Javanese word ''bogor'' meaning sugar palm (''Arenga pinnata'') or ''bokor'' (a large bowl made from metal), which is still used in the Indonesian language.
Alternative origins are the old-Javanese word ''bhagar'' (meaning cow), or simply the misspelling of "Buitenzorg" by the local residents.
The city grew rapidly in the late 18th – early 19th centuries.
This growth was partly stimulated by the temporary occupation of the Dutch East Indies by the United Kingdom in 1811–1815 – the British landed on Java and other
Sunda Islands
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to prevent their capture by
Napoleonic France
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which then conquered the Netherlands. The head of the British administration
Stamford Raffles
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (5 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was a British statesman who served as the Lieutenant-Governor of the Dutch East Indies between 1811 and 1816, and Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen between 1818 and 1824. He is ...
moved the administrative center from Batavia to Buitenzorg and implemented new and more efficient management techniques.
Rule of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
![COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Paleis van de Gouverneur-Generaal in 's Lands Plantentuin te Buitenzorg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Paleis_van_de_Gouverneur-Generaal_in_%27s_Lands_Plantentuin_te_Buitenzorg._TMnr_60012830.jpg)
After Buitenzorg was returned to the Dutch, it fell under the rule of the Kingdom of the Netherlands rather than VOC. The Buitenzorg Palace was reinstated as the summer residence of the Governor-General. The surrounding territory was also organized into a new
Residency
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** Permanent residency, indefinite residence within a country despite not having citizenship
* Residency (medicine), a stage of postgrad ...
, the
Buitenzorg Residency. A botanical garden was set up nearby in 1817, which was one of the world's largest gardens in the 19th century.
![Map of Buitenzorg (Baedeker, 1914)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Map_of_Buitenzorg_%28Baedeker%2C_1914%29.jpg)
On 10 October 1834, Buitenzorg was seriously damaged by another eruption of the Salak volcanoes caused by an earthquake.
Taking into account the seismic activity of the region, the governor's palace and office buildings constructed in 1840–1850 were built shorter but sturdier than those built prior to the eruption.
The Governor's decree of 1845 prescribed separate settlements of European,
Chinese
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and Arab migrants within the city.
In 1860–1880, the largest agricultural school in the colony was established in Buitenzorg. Other scientific institutions including a city library, natural science museum, biology, chemistry, and veterinary medicine laboratories were also constructed during this period. During this time, in 1867, the Buitenzorg Residency was downgraded from a full Residency to an Assistant Residency. By the end of the 19th century, Buitenzorg became one of the most developed and westernized cities in Indonesia.
![Coat of Arms of Buitenzorg (1932)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Coat_of_Arms_of_Buitenzorg_%281932%29.svg)
In 1904, Buitenzorg formally became the administrative center of the Dutch East Indies. However, real management remained in Batavia, which hosted most of the administrative offices and the main office of the governor.
This status was revoked in the administrative reform of 1924, which divided the colony into provinces and made Buitenzorg seat of the new
Buitenzorg Residency and center of West Java Province.
1942–1950
![COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Het hoofd van de deelstaat Negara Pasundan met zijn secretaris TMnr 60054594](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Het_hoofd_van_de_deelstaat_Negara_Pasundan_met_zijn_secretaris_TMnr_60054594.jpg)
During
World War II
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, Buitenzorg and the entire territory of the Dutch East Indies were occupied by Japanese forces; the occupation lasted from 6 March 1942 until the summer of 1945.
As part of the efforts by the Japanese to promote nationalist (and thus anti-Dutch) sentiments among the local population the city was given the Indonesian name Bogor.
The city had one of the major training centres of the Indonesian militia PETA (Pembela Tanah Air – "''Defenders of the Motherland''").
On 17 August 1945,
Sukarno
Sukarno). (; born Koesno Sosrodihardjo, ; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967.
Sukarno was the leader of ...
and
Hatta proclaimed independence, but the Dutch regained control of the town and adjoining areas. In February 1948, Buitenzorg was included in the quasi-independent state of West Java,( id, Negara Jawa Barat) which was renamed
Pasundan
The State of Pasundan (Indonesian language, Indonesian and su, Negara Pasundan) was a federated state, federal state ''(negara bagian)'' formed in the western part of the Indonesian island of Java by the Netherlands in 1948 following the Linggad ...
in April 1948 ( id, Negara Pasundan). This state was established by the Netherlands as a step to transform their former colonial possessions in the East Indies into a dependent federation.
In December 1949, Pasundan joined the
Republic of the United States of Indonesia
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( id, Republik Indonesia Serikat, RIS) established at the
Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference
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of 23 August2 November 1949.
In February 1950, as a result of defeat of Pasundan in a quick military conflict with the Republic of Indonesia, the city became part of Indonesia, as formalized in August 1950,
and its name was officially declared as Bogor.
As part of Indonesia
As part of independent modern Indonesia, Bogor has a significant role in the cultural, scientific, and economic development of the country and West Java in particular – in part due to the legacy of infrastructure built during the colonial period. Its special position was further reinforced by the transformation of the former summer residence of the governor-general into the summer palace of the President of Indonesia.
In the 1990s–2000s, the city regularly hosted various international events, such as ministry-level meetings of the Asia-Pacific institutions
and the
APEC
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. summit of 15 November 1994.
Geography, topography, geology
![Mt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Mt._Salak_viewed_from_Bogor.jpg)
The city is situated in the western part of
Java
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island, about 53 km south of the capital
Jakarta
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and 85 km northwest of
Bandung
Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...
, the administrative center of West Java Province.
Bogor spreads over a
basin near volcanoes Salak, which peaks at about 12 km south, and
Mount Gede
Mount Gede or Gunung Gede (''Big Mountain'' in Sundanese) is a stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia. The volcano contains two peaks with Mount Gede as one peak and Mount Pangrango for the other one. Three major cities, Cianjur, Sukabumi and Bog ...
whose top is 22–25 km south-east of the city.
The average elevation is 265 meters, maximum 330 m, and minimum 190 meters above sea level.
The terrain is rather uneven: 17.64 km
2 of its area has slopes of 0–2°, 80.9 km
2 from 2° to 15°, 11 km
2 between 15° and 25°, 7.65 km
2 from 25° to 40° and 1.20 km
2 over 40°;
the northern part is relatively flat and the southern part is more hilly.
The soils are dominated by volcanic sedimentary rocks.
Given the proximity of large active volcanoes, the area is considered highly seismic.
The total area of green space is 205,000 m
2, of which 87,000 m
2 are
Bogor Botanical Gardens
The Bogor Botanical Gardens ( id, Kebun Raya Bogor) is a botanical garden located in Bogor, Indonesia, 60 km south of central Jakarta. It is currently operated by Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Indonesian: ''Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indo ...
, 19,400 m
2 are taken by 35 parks, 17,200 m
2 by 24 groves and 81,400 m
2 are covered with grass.
Several rivers flow through the city toward the
Java Sea
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. The largest ones, Ciliwung and Cisadane, flank the historic city center. Smaller rivers, Cipakancilan, Cidepit, Ciparigi and Cibalok, are guided by cement tubes in many places.
It is worth noting that "ci" in the river names merely means "river" in Sundanese, and the actual name begins after it, but the "ci" is nevertheless included into national and international maps. There are several small lakes within the city, including Situ Burung (lit. Bird Lake; "Situ" meaning "Lake") and Situ Gede (lit. Great Lake), with the area of several hectares each. Rivers and lakes occupy 2.89% of the city area.
Climate
Bogor has a
tropical rainforest climate
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(Af) according to the
Köppen climate classification
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,
and more humid and rainy than in many other areas of West Java – the average
relative humidity
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Humidity depe ...
is 70%,
the average annual precipitation is about 1700 mm, but more than 3500 mm in some areas.
Most rain falls between December and February. Because of this weather, Bogor has the nickname "Rain City" ( id, Kota hujan).
The temperatures are lower than in coastal Java: the average maximum is 25.9 °C (cf. 32.2 °C in Jakarta). Daily fluctuations (9–10 °C) are rather high for Indonesia. The absolute maximum temperature was recorded at 38 °C and the minimum at 3 °C.
Demographics
The New American Cyclopaedia of 1867 reported Buitenzorg's population as being 320,756, including 9,530 Chinese, 650 Europeans, and 23 Arabs.
Population
According to the national census held in May–August 2010, 949,066 people were registered in Bogor.
The average population density was about 8,000 people per km
2; it reached 12,571 persons per km
2 in the centre and drops to 5,866 people per km
2 in the southern part.
Based on dukcapil website,
city's population in 2022 is 1,099,422 people, giving a population density of 9,278 people per km
2.
![Pura Parahyangan Agung Jagatkartta, Candi Siliwangi Shrine](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Pura_Parahyangan_Agung_Jagatkartta%2C_Candi_Siliwangi_Shrine.jpg)
The rapid population growth in Bogor after 1960 is related to
urbanization
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as well as the influx of workforce from other parts of the country.
The
birth rate
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in 2009 was 563 children per 10,000 people, with the mortality value of 272. During the same year, 12,709 permanent resident moved in and 3,391 people left the city.
Men constituted 51.06% and women 48.94% of the population;
28.39% of the inhabitants were under 15 years old, 67.42% were aged 15–65 years and 3.51% – over 65 years.
The 2005 estimate of the
life expectancy
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was 71.8 years, which is the highest figure for West Java and one of the highest in Indonesia.
The majority of population (93%) are
Muslim
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s with about 6% Christians. However, there are many Christian churches in the city, as well as Buddhist (mostly in the Chinese community) and Hindu communities.
Since 2008, a Christian church congregation in Bogor has been embroiled in conflict with
Islamic fundamentalists
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over the building permit for their new church.
Ethnic groups
According to 2000 Census, most of the population are
Sundanese
Sundanese may refer to:
* Sundanese people
* Sundanese language
* Sundanese script
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(76%), with the largest immigrant minorities being
Betawi,
Javanese, Chinese, and other, often mixed ethnicities.
Table based on Ethnicities in the 2000 Indonesian Population Census below;
Administrative districts
Bogor City is surrounded by the
Bogor Regency
Bogor Regency (Indonesian: ''Kabupaten Bogor'') is a landlocked regency (''kabupaten'') of West Java, Indonesia, south of DKI Jakarta. Covering an area of 2,986.20 km2, it is considered a bedroom community for Jakarta, and was home to 5,427, ...
(
''kabupaten'') but in itself is a separate municipality (
''kota''),
making Bogor City an
enclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
within Bogor Regency. The city is divided into six
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
(''kecamatan''), which contain 68 low-level administrative units.
Administration
The city is headed by a mayor, who is elected by the citizens every five years, together with a vice-mayor; in the past, the mayor was appointed by the provincial administration.
Diani Budiarto became the first directly elected mayor of Bogor on 25 October 2008 and assumed his position on 7 April 2009.
Legislative power is provided by the City Council which consists of 45 people's representatives who are also elected by the residents for a 5-year term. Nine political parties consisting of five
factions are represented in the council.
The coat of arms of Bogor is a rectangular
heraldic shield
In heraldry, an escutcheon () is a shield that forms the main or focal element in an achievement of arms. The word can be used in two related senses. In the first sense, an escutcheon is the shield upon which a coat of arms is displayed. In the s ...
with a pointed base and the side lengths ratio of 5:4, divided by a cross into four parts. The upper left quarter contains the
National emblem of Indonesia
The national emblem or coat of arms of Indonesia is called ''Garuda Pancasila''. The main part is the Garuda with a heraldic shield on its chest and a scroll gripped by its legs. The shield's five emblems represent '' Pancasila'', the five prin ...
– the mythical bird
Garuda
Garuda (Sanskrit: ; Pāli: ; Vedic Sanskrit: गरुळ Garuḷa) is a Hindu demigod and divine creature mentioned in the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain faiths. He is primarily depicted as the mount (''vahana'') of the Hindu god Vishnu. Garuda is a ...
, in the upper right is the presidential palace, in the bottom left is the Salak volcano, and in the lower right is the national Sundanese
dagger
A dagger is a fighting knife with a very sharp point and usually two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon.State v. Martin, 633 S.W.2d 80 (Mo. 1982): This is the dictionary or popular-use de ...
''
kujang Kujang may refer to:
Places
* Kujang County, North Pyongan province, North Korea
** Kujang (town)
* Kujang, Odisha, India
Other uses
* Kujang (weapon), a blade weapon native to the Sundanese people of West Java, Indonesia
* , a ''Clurit''-class ...
''. The inscription on top reads "KOTA BOGOR", which translates to "THE CITY OF BOGOR".
Economy
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Bogor has developed
automotive,
chemical
A chemical substance is a form of matter having constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. Some references add that chemical substance cannot be separated into its constituent elements by physical separation methods, i.e., wi ...
, and food industries;
its outlying areas are used for agriculture.
During the colonization, Bogor was mostly producing coffee, rubber and high-quality timber. Chemical industry was introduced to the city at the end of the 19th century,
and car and metal production in the 1950s, during the industrialization of independent Indonesia. The fast economic development of the 1980s was slowed down by the crisis of the 1990s and recovered in the early 2000s; so the growth rate of the economy in Bogor was 5.78% in 2002, 6.07% in 2003 and 6.02% in 2009.
At the end of 2009, the
Gross Regional Product
Gross regional product (GRP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all final goods and services produced in a region or subdivision of a country in a period (quarterly or yearly) of time.
A metropolitan area's GRP (gross metropolitan prod ...
(GRP) was 12.249 trillion
IDR (approximately US$1.287 billion
) and the investments amounted to 932.295 billion IDR.
Despite the economic growth, the number of citizens living below the poverty level (defined by not only income, but also access to basic social services
) is increasing, primarily due to the inflow of poor residents from the surrounding rural areas. In 2009, 17.45% of the population lived below the poverty level, almost twice as high than in 2006 (9.5%)
Minimum wage
A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their employees—the price floor below which employees may not sell their labor. Most countries had introduced minimum wage legislation by the end of the 20th century. Bec ...
is established by the West Java Governor at 2,658,155 IDR/month.
In 2008 there were 3,208 officially registered industrial enterprises in Bogor employing 54,268 people, more than half (32,237) of whom worked at the 114 largest companies.
The outskirts of the city contain about 3,466 hectares of agricultural area, including 111 hectares of water bodies used for fishery and fish farming.
The main crops are rice (1165 hectares as of 2007, the annual harvest in 2003 was 9,953 tonnes), various vegetables (772 acres, 8,296 tonnes), corn (382 acres, 6,720 tonnes) and
sweet potato
The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the Convolvulus, bindweed or morning glory family (biology), family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a r ...
(480 acres, 3,480 tonnes).
The livestock sector has 25 registered companies (as of 2007) mostly breeding cows (more than 1000 animals yielding more than 2.61 million liters of milk), sheep (about 12,000), chickens (more than 642,000) and ducks (ca. 8,000).
About 25–30 tonnes of various species of fish are produced per year by 4 registered companies. The fishes are mostly bred artificially, in ponds and paddy fields.
Breeding
aquarium fish
Lists of aquarium life include lists of fish, amphibians, invertebrates and plants in freshwater, brackish and marine aquariums.
In fishkeeping, suitable species of aquarium fish, plants and other organisms vary with the size, water chemistry and ...
and also catching them in their natural habitat is an important industry sector, which yielded US$367,000 from 2008 export sales only, mostly to Japan and Middle East.
A substantial part of other Bogor production, 144 billion IDR in 2008, is exported. Examples are clothes and footwear (to US, EU,
ASEAN
ASEAN ( , ), officially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a political and economic union of 10 member states in Southeast Asia, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, militar ...
, Canada, Australia, Russia), textiles (US,
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
), furniture (South Korea), car tires (ASEAN countries and South America), toys and souvenirs (Japan, Germany, Brazil), soft drinks (ASEAN countries and Middle East).
Most of the local sells are carried out via the eight major shopping centers, nine supermarkets and seven major markets.
Transport
![Bogor Station (west entrance)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Bogor_Station_%28west_entrance%29.jpg)
Bogor is a major transport center of Java. It contains 599.2 kilometers of roads (as of 2008) which cover 5.31% of the city area; 30.2 kilometers of the roads are of national and 26.8 km of prefectural importance.
The 22 transport lines are operated by 3,506 buses and minibuses. In addition, 10 bus routes connect the city with the nearest metropolitan area (4,612 buses) and 40 with other cities of West Java (330 buses).
There are two major bus terminals, Baranangsiang and Bubulak. The former has an area of 22,100 m
2 and is dedicated to long-distance and freight traffic while the latter (area 11,850 m
2) serves urban passenger routes.
A separate station is dedicated to tourist coaches and buses to the nearest
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Soekarno–Hatta) , abbreviated SHIA or Soetta, formerly legally called Jakarta Cengkareng Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Jakarta Cengkareng) (hence the IATA designator "CGK" ...
in Jakarta, located about 55 kilometers from Bogor.
Recent years have seen a significant increase in the number of traditional Indonesian
rickshaw
A rickshaw originally denoted a two- or three-wheeled passenger cart, now known as a pulled rickshaw, which is generally pulled by one person carrying one passenger. The first known use of the term was in 1879. Over time, cycle rickshaws (also ...
(''becak'') at more than 2,000 units as of 2009.
The
Bogor railway station
Bogor Station (BOO) is a railway station located in the city of Bogor, West Java. This station serves as the terminus for Red Line and Yellow Line services of KRL Commuterline. The station has five island platforms and two side platforms. The ...
was built in 1881, and currently serves about 50,000 passengers and has about 70 departures and 70 arrivals per day.
The
Bogor Paledang railway station
Bogor Paledang Station (BOP) is a railway station located in the city of Bogor, West Java. The station is located in the altitude of +246 meter above sea level. It opened in 2013 to cut down human traffic in Bogor station which now serves commute ...
opened in 2013 to serve trains to
Sukabumi
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.
Housing and facilities
Residential buildings occupy 26.46% of the city, or 71.11% of its built-up area; 5–14-storey buildings dominate the central part and the outlying areas are mostly built up with single-storeyed houses.
The population rise in the 1990s–2000s due to the inflow of external workforce sharply increased the number of substandard housing, mainly on the outskirts of the city. More than half of the slums (1,242,490 m
2) are located in northern Bogor, whereas their area is only 89,780 m
2 in the southern part of the city.
To improve this situation, the city administration launched a program of construction of cheap housing types (light prefabricated houses) in western Bogor. These houses combine reasonable rent ($22 per year
) at acceptable living conditions.
Electricity to Bogor is supplied by the Indonesian state company Perusahaan Listrik Negara, which serves the provinces of West Java and
Banten
Banten ( id, Banten; Sundanese: , romanized ''Banten'') is the westernmost province on the island of Java, Indonesia. Its capital city is Serang. The province borders West Java and the Special Capital Region of Jakarta on the east, the Java Se ...
. Electricity is provided by more than ten regional thermal and hydroelectric power plants via two local transformer stations located in the Bogor districts of Cimahpar and Cibilong.
Whereas most of the houses (excluding some slum areas) are provided with electricity, street lighting covers only 35.38% of the city (4,193 light sources, as of 2007), however, the number of street lights is increasing at an annual rate of 10–15%.
As of 2009, only 47% of Bogor is provided with clean tap water through a centralized water supply systems managed by state-owned Tirta Pakuan.
The municipal system takes water from rivers Cisadane (1240 liters per second), and three natural sources: Kota Batu, Bentar-Kambing and Tangka (410 liters per second). Although the water network has a total length of 741 kilometers and covers about 70% of the city, connection to it is often problematic for financial and technical reasons. More than half of residents use water wells or natural reservoirs.
Garbage collection service covers 67% of the urban area. From about 800,000 m
3 of waste per year, about 90% is buried at an external landfill at Galuga, about 7% is recycled for
compost
Compost is a mixture of ingredients used as plant fertilizer and to improve soil's physical, chemical and biological properties. It is commonly prepared by decomposing plant, food waste, recycling organic materials and manure. The resulting m ...
and about 3% is burned in five incinerators within the city.
The seven cemeteries of Bogor are named by the city districts as Cilendek, Kayumanis, Situgede, Mulyaharja, Blender, Dreded and Gunung Gadung. The first six have the status of "public cemeteries" ( id, Tempat pemakaman umum), and have no restrictions by religion or ethnicity. However, given the religious composition of Bogor, the cemeteries are predominantly Muslim, and Christian graves are located either in separate areas of cemeteries or in a small cemetery adjacent to churches.
Some mosques also have small burial plots.
Graves for the poor and nameless are mostly located at Kayumanis,
and Gunung Gadung cemetery is restricted to Chinese residents.
Education and science
Bogor is one of the major scientific and educational centers in Indonesia. A significant part of academic and research base was laid in the period of Dutch colonization. In particular, since the beginning of the 19th century, there were established laboratories and professional schools focused primarily on improving the efficiency of colonial agriculture.
In the late 19th – early 20th centuries major scientific institutions were established – the Research Institute and Rubber Research Institute of Forest.
The prevailing profile of research and academic activity was retained in Bogor Indonesia after gaining independence. As in the second half of the 20th century, in the 2000s the strongest areas were agricultural,
biology
Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...
, and
veterinary
Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...
sciences. The main educational and scientific center with the utmost national importance is
IPB University
IPB University (, abbreviated as IPB) is a state-run agricultural university based in the regency of Bogor, Indonesia.
The institute began as an agricultural school formed by the Dutch colonial regime in the early 20th century. After independen ...
, which in addition to educational facilities, includes dozens of research centers and laboratories.
Bogor hosts the global headquarters of the
Center for International Forestry Research
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is a non-profit scientific research organization that conducts research on the use and management of forests with a focus on tropical forests in developing countries. CIFOR, which merged wit ...
(CIFOR), an international organization conducting research on forestry and human development.
The headquarters of the
Organisation for the Preservation of Birds and their Habitat Burung Indonesia (Indonesian for: ''BirdLife Indonesia Association''), official name: Perhimpunan Pelestarian Burung Liar Indonesia or ''BirdLife Indonesia Association'', is the affiliate of BirdLife International in Indonesia. It was founded on Jul ...
are also in Bogor.
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The literacy rate in Bogor (98.7%) is relatively high for Indonesia.
IPB University
IPB University (, abbreviated as IPB) is a state-run agricultural university based in the regency of Bogor, Indonesia.
The institute began as an agricultural school formed by the Dutch colonial regime in the early 20th century. After independen ...
( id, Institut Pertanian Bogor) is the main agricultural university of the country. It was founded in 1963 based on the agricultural college, which was established back in the 19th century by the Dutch colonial administration.
The largest private universities are Pakuan, Juanda, Nusa Bangsa and Ibn Khaldun.
In addition to regular schools, there are over 700 Muslim schools (
madrasah
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...
) and several Christian schools and colleges.
Most scientific research in Bogor is carried out in agriculture, soil science,
dendrology
Dendrology ( grc, δένδρον, ''dendron'', "tree"; and grc, -λογία, ''-logia'', ''science of'' or ''study of'') or xylology ( grc, ξύλον, ''ksulon'', "wood") is the science and study of woody plants (trees, shrubs, and lianas), ...
, veterinary and
ichthyology
Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish ( Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of Octob ...
.
More specific areas include natural
pesticide
Pesticides are substances that are meant to control pests. This includes herbicide, insecticide, nematicide, molluscicide, piscicide, avicide, rodenticide, bactericide, insect repellent, animal repellent, microbicide, fungicide, and lampri ...
s and
repellents,
intercropping
Intercropping is a multiple cropping practice that involves growing two or more crops in proximity. In other words, intercropping is the cultivation of two or more crops simultaneously on the same field. The most common goal of intercropping is ...
, industrial applications of
essential oil
An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile (easily evaporated at normal temperatures) chemical compounds from plants. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils, aetheroleum, or simply as the o ...
s and natural
alkaloid
Alkaloids are a class of basic, naturally occurring organic compounds that contain at least one nitrogen atom. This group also includes some related compounds with neutral and even weakly acidic properties. Some synthetic compounds of similar ...
s, increasing yields of various kinds of pepper, improving preservation processes, etc.
Culture
Bogor was the capital of the Sundanese kingdom in the Middle Ages. Sundanese culture was dominant in the same way as the city of Bandung.
Bogor is one of the leading cities of Indonesia by the number of museums, some of which are among the oldest and largest in the country.
The Zoological Museum ( id, Museum Zoologi) which was opened in 1894 by the Dutch colonial administration as an adjunct to the Botanic Gardens and contains thousands of exhibits.
Other prominent museums are more recent. The museum of
ethnobotany
Ethnobotany is the study of a region's plants and their practical uses through the traditional knowledge of a local culture and people. An ethnobotanist thus strives to document the local customs involving the practical uses of local flora for m ...
( id, Museum Etnobotani) was opened in 1982 and has more than 2000 exhibits;
the museum of the earth ( id, Museum Tanah, 1988) displays hundreds of soil and rock samples from different parts of Indonesia;
the museum of the struggle ( id, Museum Perjuangan, 1957) is devoted to the history of the Indonesian national liberation movement;
and
Pembela Tanah Air Museum Pembela Tanah Air Museum (PETA Museum) is museum in Bogor, Indonesia. The museum was established to provide a tribute to former soldiers (PETA) for their contributions in establishment the nation. In addition, the museum also gives an overview of In ...
(1996) reflects the history of the Indonesian military militia PETA (Pembela Tanah Air – "Defenders of the Motherland") created during World War II by the Japanese occupation administration.
The city has a drama theater,
dozens of movie theaters, nine of which (as of mid-2010) are built to international standards.
The presidential palace, administrative buildings, and universities regularly host art exhibitions, and there are regular festivals of folk art, conferences, and culture-related seminars, such as the Congress of Indonesian culture ( id, Kongres Kebudayaan Indonesia) of 2008.
Health
The first hospitals were established in Bogor in the first half of the 19th century by the Dutch authorities. By the early 20th century, there were several civilian hospitals, a military hospital,
and a large psychiatric hospital with doctors from Europe and North America.
In the 1930s, the Dutch Red Cross Society hospital became the largest in the city. Most of the existing hospitals and clinics were built in the 1980s–1990s.
They include 10 hospitals, 373 private clinics, 51 single-doctor clinics, and 134 pharmacies and drug stores, and employ 274 general practitioners, 122 dentists, 74 sanitation doctors, 37 radiologists (X-ray), 141 gynaecologists, 32 nutritionists, 55 assistants, 710 nurses, 63 pharmacists, and 99 doctors of other specialties.
2 new hospitals are founded in 2014
The 14 hospitals of Bogor are:
# Hospital of the Indonesian Red Cross Society ( id, Rumah Sakit Palang Merah Indonesia) – general, the oldest in the city
# General Hospital of Bogor City ( id, Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Kota Bogor) – general, owned by the city government, formerly Karya Bhakti
# Salak ( id, Rumah Sakit Salak) – general, owned by the Indonesian Army
# Atang Sanjaya ( id, Rumah Sakit TNI AU Atang Sanjaya) – general, owned by the Indonesian Air Force, located in airbase area
# Bogor Medical Centre – general practitioners, private
# Islamic Hospital ( id, Rumah Sakit Islam) – general
# Azra ( id, Rumah Sakit Azra) – general
# Melania ( id, Rumah Sakit Melania) – women and children
# Hermina ( id, Rumah Sakit Hermina) – women and children
# Marzuki Mahdi ( id, Rumah Sakit Marzuki Mahdi) – infectious diseases and psychiatric hospital
# Mulia ( id, Rumah Sakit Mulia)- general
# Vania ( id, Rumah Sakit Vania)- general, founded in 1 Nov 2014
# BMC ( id, Rumah Sakit Bogor Medical Center)- general
# EMC Sentul City( id, Rumah Sakit EMC)- general
Media
Bogor has three daily Indonesian-language newspapers
– ''Radar Bogor'', founded in 1998, ''Pakuan Raya'' founded in 2005 and ''Jurnal Bogor'', founded in 2008. they print in about 25,000 copies and have electronic versions. Bogor offices also partly print part some Sundanese and national newspapers. There are a few magazines and scientific publications of the local universities.
The two municipal TV channels, Bogor TV and Megaswara TV, broadcast at UHF channel 25 over the city and nearby areas of West Java.
There are also at least 30 local radio stations, of which 20 are in the
FM and 10 in the
AM range.
Sport
As of March 2010, the Bogor teams were registered in 28 sports to participate in national and regional competitions conducted by the
National Sports Committee of Indonesia
The National Sports Committee of Indonesia ( id, Komite Olahraga Nasional Indonesia, abbreviated KONI) is the sports governing body of Indonesia. It was founded in 1946 to unite the various satellite sports associations that was created within the ...
( id, Komite Nasional Olahraga Indonesia). At the Java competitions, Bogor athletes took 5 gold medals instead of the planned 42.
The largest among 15 sports organizations
is the Bogor Football Union ( id, Persatuan Sepakbola Bogor), headed by the current Mayor Diani Budiarto. The local football team "PSB Bogor" has never won in the national championships.
The local Stadium Pajajaran can accommodate 25,000 spectators.
Travel and places
![Kebun Raya Bogor 19](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Kebun_Raya_Bogor_19.jpg)
At a national tourism exhibition of 2010 in Jakarta, Bogor was recognized as the most attractive tourist city in Indonesia.
The city and its surrounding area are visited by about 1.8 million people per year, of whom more than 60,000 are foreigners.
The main tourist attraction is the
Bogor Botanical Garden
The Bogor Botanical Gardens ( id, Kebun Raya Bogor) is a botanical garden located in Bogor, Indonesia, 60 km south of central Jakarta. It is currently operated by Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Indonesian: ''Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indon ...
. Founded in 1817, it contains more than 6,000 species of tropical plants. Besides, about 42 bird species breed within the garden, although this number is declining and was 62 before 1952. The garden's 87-hectare area within the city was supplemented in 1866 by a 120-hectare park in suburban town of Cibodas.
Much of the original rainforest was preserved within the garden providing specimens for scientific studies. The garden was also enriched by collections of palms, bamboos, cacti, orchids and ornamental trees. It became famous in the late 19th century and was visited by naturalists from abroad to conduct scientific research. For example, the Russian
St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences had a Buitenzorg scholarship for young scientists to work at Bogor.
The staff of Bogor garden also administer three other major gardens of Iindonesia: the
Cibodas Botanical Garden
Cibodas Botanical Garden ( id, Kebun Raya Cibodas, KRC) is a botanical garden on the slopes of Mount Gede, located in the Cibodas subdistrict of West Java, Indonesia. It was operated by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), which now has ...
founded 1862 in West Java, the Purwodadi Botanical Garden in East Java and the
Bali Botanic Garden
The Bali Botanic Garden ( id, Kebun Raya Bali) is the largest botanic garden in Indonesia and is located in the mountainous region of Bedugul, Tabanan Regency, central Bali, around 90 minutes drive north of Denpasar. The Garden was established ...
founded in 1959 on
Bali
Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...
island.
![COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Rooms-katholieke kerk Buitenzorg TMnr 60016616](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Rooms-katholieke_kerk_Buitenzorg_TMnr_60016616.jpg)
Another tourist attraction is the presidential palace with the total area of 28 hectares, including 1.8492 hectares of the palace buildings. The palace is surrounded by a park with a small pond.
The park is home to a herd of tame deer and is open to the public most of the year. The palace is accessible during holidays, such as the City Day and Independence Day; it has a collection of 450 paintings and 360 sculptures.
The city and its suburbs contain dozens of medieval stone
stelae
A stele ( ),Anglicized plural steles ( ); Greek plural stelai ( ), from Greek , ''stēlē''. The Greek plural is written , ''stēlai'', but this is only rarely encountered in English. or occasionally stela (plural ''stelas'' or ''stelæ''), whe ...
(prasasti). Fifteen prasasti of the greatest historical and cultural value are collected in a special pavilion in the district of Batutulis.
In the western part of Bogor there is a large lake Gede (area 6 hectares) surrounded by the reserved forest area and a forest park. In the protected area there are several research facilities, and the recreation areas host sports activities, boating, and fishing.
On the grounds of the botanic garden, there is a cemetery established in 1784.
It contains 42 historical graves of the Dutch colonial officials, military officers, and scientists, who served in Bogor, Jakarta, and other cities in West Java from the late 18th to early 20th centuries.
Nearby, there are three graves from the early Sunda Kingdom (15th century): the wife of the founder of Bogor Siliwangi, Galuh Mangku Alam,
vizier
A vizier (; ar, وزير, wazīr; fa, وزیر, vazīr), or wazir, is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the near east. The Abbasid caliphs gave the title ''wazir'' to a minister formerly called ''katib'' (secretary), who was a ...
Ba'ul, and commander Japra. The locals regard these individuals as the city's patrons.
Other historical places are Bogor Cathedral – built in 1750, it is one of the oldest operational Catholic churches in Indonesia,
and the Buddhist temple Hok Tek Bio, built in 1672 in the classical southern Chinese style. It is the first Buddhist temple in Bogor and one of the oldest in Indonesia.
The
Jaksa Waterfall
Jaksa Waterfall is a small waterfall in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Many tourists and visitors hike up the long pathway to reach this waterfall. It is located in a lowland rainforest near Taman Safari, a safari park
A safari park, someti ...
is located near the city. It is located within a picturesque lowland rainforest setting.
Bogor launched a bus service that can accommodate 25 passengers who start their tour at the Bogor Botanical Garden. The bus route will start from Botanical Square and end at the same place. The service was unveiled by the mayor of Bogor Bima Arya on 1 January 2017. This bus is called UNCAL, which means "Unforgettable City Tour at Lovable City".
Besides all the tourist attractions above, Bogor also offers a variety of shopping malls or stores including Botani Square, Bogor Trade Mall, Lippo Plaza, Plaza Indah Bogor, etc.
Pura Jagatkarta Hindu temple
![Pura Parahyangan Agung Jagatkarta 5](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Pura_Parahyangan_Agung_Jagatkarta_5.jpg)
The
Pura Jagatkarta is a striking Hindu temple located not far to the west of Bogor. It is on the northern slopes of Gunung Salak in Ciapus, Tamansari subdistrict, and is easily accessible by car from Bogor.
Kawung Waterfall
![Curug Kawung](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Curug_Kawung.jpg)
Kawung Waterfall (Curug Nangka), is one of the waterfalls located in the
Mount Halimun Salak National Park
Mount Halimun Salak National Park is a 400 km2 conservation area in the Indonesian province of West Java on the island of Java. Established in 1992, the park comprises two mountains, Mount Salak and Mount Halimun with an 11-kilometer forest c ...
area.
Notable people
The list includes only people with Wikipedia pages in at least three languages.
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Adriaan Fokker
Adriaan Daniël Fokker (; 17 August 1887 – 24 September 1972) was a Dutch physicist. He worked in the fields of special relativity and statistical mechanics. He was the inventor of the Fokker organ, a 31-tone equal-tempered (31-TET) organ. ...
(1887–1972) – Dutch physicist
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Hein ter Poorten
Hein ter Poorten (21 November 1887 – 15 January 1968) was a Dutch military officer. He was the commander of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army in World War II. Ter Poorten was also Allied land forces commander in the American-British-Dutch-A ...
(1887–1968) – Commander of the armed forces of the Dutch East Indies in the early second World War II
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Ru den Hamer (1917–1988) – Dutch Olympic
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
player
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Ayu Utami
Ayu Utami (born 21 November 1968) is an Indonesian writer who has written novels, short-stories, and articles. '' Saman'' (1998) is widely considered her masterpiece. It was translated into English by Pamela Allen in 2005. By writing about sex ...
(born 1968) – Indonesian writer
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Rudi Soedjarwo
Rudianto Soedjarwo (born 9 November 1971) is an Indonesian film director. He became popular after he directed a teens movie ''What's Up with Love?'' (2002).
Filmography
* ''Falling Star'' (''Bintang Jatuh'')
* ''Tragedy'' (''Tragedi'')
* ''What ...
(born 1971) – Indonesian playwright
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Suzzanna
Suzzanna Martha Frederika van Osch (13 October 1942 – 15 October 2008), was an Indonesian actress. Known as the "queen of Indonesian horror", she is well known in particular in Indonesia for portraying spirits, witches, and other supernatural ...
(1942–2008) – Indonesian actress
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Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas
Syed Muhammad al Naquib bin Ali al-Attas ( ar, سيد محمد نقيب العطاس '; born 5 September 1931) is a Malaysian Muslim philosopher. He is one of the few contemporary scholars who is thoroughly rooted in the traditional Islamic sci ...
(born 1931) – Muslim scholar
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Jimi Bellmartin (1949–2021) – Dutch singer and Voice Senior winner
Sister cities
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Lumapas,
Brunei Darussalam
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St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...
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United States
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Lloró
Lloró is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. It claims the second world record for highest average annual precipitation with , after López de Micay, which holds an also disputed record with . The official record is held ...
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Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
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Gödöllõ,
Hungary
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Salak Tinggi
Salak Tinggi (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: سالق تيڠڬي; ) is a town in Sepang District, Selangor, Malaysia. Located about 9 km north of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, it is the seat of the Sepang district's administration.
Due to its p ...
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Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
See also
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List of twin towns and sister cities in Indonesia
This is a list of places in Indonesia having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities ...
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Populated places in West Java
1482 establishments in Asia
Populated places established in the 1480s