Bogor The Rain City

Bogor City is a city in West Java province, Indonesia. The city is located 54 km south of Jakarta, and its territory was in the middle of Bogor Regency. The extent of 21.56 km ² and a population of 834,000 inhabitants (2003). Bogor is known by the nickname of the rain city, because it has a very high rainfall. Bogor City consists of 6 districts, which is divided again over a number of 68 villages. In the Dutch colonial period, Bogor known as Buitenzorg (pronunciation: boit'n-zôrkh ", bœit'-) which means" no worries "or" securely ".

Bogor's Day is celebrated every year on June 3, due date of June 3, 1482 is the day of the coronation of King Siliwangi as the king of the Kingdom Pajajaran. In this city the various institutions and research centers of agricultural and biological stood since the 19th century. One of them is, Bogor Agricultural University, established since the beginning of the 20th century.

Bogor city is one of the city that people says "Heaven of food" becouse of the variety type of food such as asinan Bogor, taro, tinny bread (roti unyil), fried bean sprouts, laksa, gepuk karuhun, tutug oncom cooked rice, ayam gepuk echo raos, macaroni roasted, and other food.

Kingdom of Pajajaran

Among the inscriptions found in Bogor on the kingdoms of the past, one of the inscriptions in 1533, recounts the reign King of the Kingdom Pajajaran Surawisesa. This inscription is believed to have supernatural powers, sacred and preserved until now. Padjajaran royal power has an influence the area of West Java and Banten.

Pakwan which is the capital of the Kingdom government believed Pajajaran located in the city of Bogor, and became the seat of government of King Siliwangi (Baduga Maharaja Sri Ratu Haji I Pakuan Pajajaran) who was crowned on June 3, 1482. Coronation day was inaugurated as the anniversary of Bogor in 1973 by a local parliament and the city of Bogor, and is celebrated each year to the present.

Bogor Botanical Gardens

When the VOC went bankrupt in the early nineteenth century, the archipelago ruled by the British under the leadership of Governor-General Thomas Rafless the Bogor Palace renovate and construct land surrounding the Kebun Raya (Botanical Garden). Under Rafles, Bogor is also laid out a resting place known by the name Buitenzorg taken from the name of one species of palm.

The extent of 80 hectares and has a collection of 15,000 species of trees and plants. Currently the Bogor Botanical Gardens visited as a tourist, especially on Saturdays and Sundays. Around the Bogor Botanical Gardens spread of science centers Bogoriense Herbarium, Museum of Zoology, and IPB.

Bogor Botanical Gardens

Halimun Montain - tropical forests at Bogor