Bogor (Indonesian: Kota Bogor) is a city in West Java with a population of approximately 800,000 people in the CBD area and 2,000,000 in suburban area, bringing a total of 3 million population. It was the capital of Indonesia during the British occupation under Stamford Raffles and was used as the capital by the Dutch during the dry season, then known as Buitenzorg (meaning "beyond worry"). It has an area of 21.56 sq km and 833,523 people in 2005, with a density of 38,661 people/sq km, far higher than DKI Jakarta. For the Hasil Survei Sosial Ekonomi Daerah 2007, 866,034 was the population. Bogor has a presidential palace, a deer park and a botanical garden in the town centre. It is known as a major center for agricultural and forestry research and hosts the Institut Pertanian Bogor (Bogor Institute of Agriculture). Bogor is also home to two CGIAR (Consultative Groups on International Agricultural Research) research centers, including CIFOR, the Center for International Forestry Research and the World Agroforestry Centre. Bogor is on a main road from Jakarta to Bandung, over the Puncak pass. To the south of the city are large tea plantations. During colonial times the Bogor area developed as a centre for plantations. Apart from the tea (Mount Mas), there were coffee plantations at nearby Sukabumi and later vast rubber plantations that stretched from Bogor as far as Citereup and Bukit Sentul. (via Wikipedia)


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Leader: Diani Budiarto

Area Code: 0251

Time Zone: WIB

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Name: Kota Bogor

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Total Population: 866034

Also Known As: Kota Hujan (City of Rain)

As of: 2007

Website: www.kotabogor.go.id

Longitude (Degrees): 106


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