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Bogor, Indonesia

Bogor
Pakuan Pajajaran
Dayeuh Pakuan
Buitenzorg
City
Other transcription(s)
 • Sundanese ᮘᮧᮌᮧᮁ
From top, clockwise : Bogor Palace, Great Mosque of Bogor, Bogor Botanical Garden, Kujang Monument
From top, clockwise : Bogor Palace, Great Mosque of Bogor, Bogor Botanical Garden, Kujang Monument
Official seal of Bogor
Seal
Nickname(s): Kota Hujan (City of Rain)
Motto: Dinu kiwari ngancik nu bihari seja ayeuna sampeureun jaga
(Preserving the past, serving the people, and facing the future)
Bogor is located in Indonesia
Bogor
Bogor
Location of Bogor in Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°36′0″S 106°48′0″E / 6.60000°S 106.80000°E / -6.60000; 106.80000Coordinates: 6°36′0″S 106°48′0″E / 6.60000°S 106.80000°E / -6.60000; 106.80000
Country  Indonesia
Province  West Java
Founded 1482
Other names Pakuan Pajajaran (−1746)
Buitenzorg (1746–1942)
Government
 • Mayor Bima Arya (PAN)
 • Vice Mayor Usmar Hariman
Area
 • Total 118.5 km2 (45.8 sq mi)
Elevation 265 m (869 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Total 1,030,720
 • Density 8,700/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
 
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Postal code 16100 to 16169
Area code(s) +62 251
Vehicle registration F
Website kotabogor.go.id

Bogor (Sundanese: ᮘᮧᮌᮧᮁ, Indonesian: Kota Bogor, Dutch: Buitenzorg, Chinese: 茂物; pinyin: Mào wù) is a city in the West Java province, Indonesia. Located around 60 kilometers (37 mi) south from the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city of Jabodetabek (Jakarta metropolitan region) and the 14th nationwide. Bogor is an important economic, scientific, cultural and tourist center, as well as a mountain resort.

In the Middle Ages, the city served as the capital of Sunda Kingdom (Indonesian: Kerajaan Sunda) and was called Pakuan Pajajaran or Dayeuh Pakuan. During the Dutch colonial era, it was named Buitenzorg (meaning "Without a care" in Dutch) and served as the summer residence of the Governor-General of Dutch East Indies.

With several hundred thousand people living on an area of about 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi), 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 (Indonesian: Kebun Raya Bogor) – one of the oldest and largest in the world. It bears the nickname "the Rain City" (Kota Hujan), because of frequent rain showers. It nearly always rains even during the dry season.


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