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Bogor Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Bogor) is a landlocked regency (kabupaten) of West Java province in Indonesia, situated south of DKI Jakarta. Covering an area of 2,734.33 km 2, it is considered a bedroom community for Jakarta, and was home to 5,427,068 people at the 2020 census. [2] The official estimate as at mid 2023 was 5,520,836. [1]
The town was the capital of an assistant-residency. As of 1894, principal buildings included the Bogor Cathedral, a mosque, a regent's mission, barracks, a prison (built 1848), a bathhouse, a Bogor Botanical Garden (laid out in 1817 by Van de Capellen) and the country palace of the governor-general. [1] Bogor is home to Bogor Agricultural ...
Bogor City (Indonesian: Kota Bogor), or Bogor (Sundanese: ᮘᮧᮌᮧᮁ, Dutch: Buitenzorg), is a city in the West Java province of Indonesia. Located around 60 kilometers (37 mi) south of the national capital of Jakarta , Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide. [ 4 ]
Lithograph of the palace in 1889. Interior of the palace in 1921, depicting the main hall of the palace Interior of the palace in 1921. The original colonial building on the site of Istana Bogor was a mansion named Buitenzorg, meaning "without a care" in Dutch (also Sans Souci, meaning "without a care" in French), which dated back to 1745 as a country retreat for the Dutch governors to escape ...
The Bogor Botanical Gardens (Indonesian: Kebun Raya Bogor) is a botanical garden located in Bogor, Indonesia, 60 km south of central Jakarta. It is currently operated by the National Research and Innovation Agency. The garden is located in the city center and adjoin the presidential palace compound of Istana Bogor. It covers an area of 87 ...