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Bogor (Dutch:
Buitenzorg) 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. The
city covers an area of
118.5 km2, and it had a
population of 950,334 at
the 2010 Census;
the latest official
estimate (as at January
2014) was 1,030,720.
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 worries" 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.
FOR MORE REFERENCES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogor