Gunung Putri is a
district
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(
Indonesian
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: ''Kecamatan'') in 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 5,4 ...
,
West Java
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,
Indonesia
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, and is also part of the
Jabodetabek
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metropolitan area (also known as Greater Jakarta). Because of its location, the district has earned itself a sizeably large population of commuters, and a high density of population.
A
bedroom community
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, Gunung Putri has a high density of population, compared to the other districts in the regency, with the district's northern part being a "
planned community
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", complete with house complexes, parks, schools, and other facilities, all being designed and built by real estates.
Apart from that, the central and southern portions of the district are also packed with houses, although the southern part centres more on being an industrial area.
Gallery
File:Putri Indah Estate - panoramio.jpg, Entrance to one of the housing complexes
File:Mesjid Al-Ittihad, Legenda Wisata - panoramio.jpg, A mosque in Gunung Putri
References
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Districts of Bogor Regency