Paledang is one of the areas in Central Bogor District,

Bogor, West Java Bogor ( su, , nl, Buitenzorg) is a Cities of Indonesia, city in the West Java Provinces of Indonesia, province, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area ...

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. It encompasses the Bogor Botanical Gardens and Istana, plus a bustling urban area to the west between the Gardens and the river.

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 ...

serves the Bogor-

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route. Because Paledang includes a busy area along the west boundary of the Bogor Botanical Garden and Istana, it has been proposed that this could act as a "buffer zone" between the Botanical Garden and the rest of the city of Bogor. The area includes shops, businesses, offices and several places of worship including the

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Cathedral (BMV Katedral Bogor), the

Batak Christian Protestant Church The Huria Kristen Batak Protestan (''HKBP''), which translates in English as ''Batak Christian Protestant Church'', is a Lutheran church that is oriented towards Protestant among the Batak people, generally the Toba Batak in Indonesia. With a ...

(Gereja HKBP Paledang Bogor) and several mosques including the Masjid At-Taufiq. An innovative education programme was introduced in the Lembaga Pemasyrakatan (prison) in Paledang to address the economic and health problems that prisoners face after release, due to poverty and unemployment because of prejudice. The programme teaches about personal and family health, and tackles the inaccessibility of expensive medicines by encouraging the use of

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that can be grown at home in pots.

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*Official website: {{DEFAULTSORT:Paledang, Bogor Populated places in West Java Bogor