Bogor (Indonesian: Kota Bogor, Dutch: Buitenzorg) is a metropolis on the island of Java within the West Java province of Indonesia. The town is situated within the heart of the Bogor Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Bogor), 60 kilometers (37 mi) south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, though it’s administratively impartial from that regency. Bogor is the sixth largest metropolis of Jabodetabek (the Jakarta metropolitan area) and the 14th nationwide, with a inhabitants having handed 1 million;[2] it is a vital financial, scientific, cultural and vacationer heart, in addition to a mountain resort.
Within the Center Ages, the town was the capital of Sunda Kingdom (Indonesian: Kerajaan Sunda) and was known as Pakuan Pajajaran. Throughout the Dutch colonial period, it was named Buitenzorg and served because the summer season residence of the Governor-Basic of Dutch East Indies. The town was the executive heart of the Netherlands East Indies in the course of the temporary British management within the early 19th century.
With a number of hundred thousand individuals dwelling on an space of about 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi), the central a part of Bogor is among the world’s most densely populated areas. The town has a presidential palace and a botanical backyard (Indonesian: Kebun Raya Bogor) – one of many oldest and largest on this planet. It bears the nickname “the Rain Metropolis” (Kota Hujan), due to frequent rain showers. It practically at all times rains even in the course of the dry season.
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