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4. Questions - Got a question about Bogor then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....
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6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Bogor wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.
7. Feedback - happy with your Bogor then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.
8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Bogor site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site
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{{Infobox City|official_name = Bogor|native_name = |nickname =
Kota Hujan (City of Rain)|motto =|image_skyline =|imagesize =|image_caption =|image_flag =|image_seal = Bogor coa.png|image_shield =|image_map =|mapsize =|map_caption = Location of Bogor in Indonesia|pushpin_map = Indonesia|subdivision_type = Country|subdivision_name = Indonesia|subdivision_type2 =|subdivision_name2 =|government_type =|leader_title = Mayor|leader_name = Diani Budiarto|leader_title1 = |leader_name1 =|leader_title2 =|leader_name2 =|leader_title3 =|leader_name3 =|established_title = |established_date =|established_title2 = |established_date2 =|established_title3 = |established_date3 =|area_magnitude =|area_total =|TotalArea_sq_mi =|area_land =|LandArea_sq_mi =|area_water =|WaterArea_sq_mi =|area_water_percent =|area_urban =|UrbanArea_sq_mi =|area_metro =|MetroArea_sq_mi =|population_as_of =|population_note =|population_total =|population_density =|population_density_mi2 =|population_metro =|population_density_metro_km2 =|population_density_metro_mi2 =|population_urban =|population_density_urban_km2 =|population_density_urban_mi2 =|timezone = [Time in Indonesia|utc_offset = +7|timezone_DST =|utc_offset_DST =|latd=6 |latm=36 |lats=0 |latNS=S|longd=106 |longm=48 |longs=0 |longEW=E|elevation =|elevation_ft =|postal_code_type = |postal_code =|area_code = 0251|website = www.kotabogor.go.id|footnotes =-->
pass area, looking north towards Bogor over extensive
tea plantations
Bogor is a Cities of Indonesia 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
United Kingdom occupation under Stamford Raffles and was used as the capital by the Netherlands during the dry season, then known as
Buitenzorg (meaning "beyond cares").
Bogor boasts a
Istana Bogor, a
deer park and a
Bogor Botanical Garden in the town centre. It is home to the Institut Pertanian Bogor (or Bogor Institute of Agriculture) and CIFOR, the Center for International Forestry Research.
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.
The suburban area of Bogor is part of the
Bogor Regency, while the urban is the Bogor City. Currently Bogor bears the nickname "the Rain City" (
Kota Hujan), suggesting that it is very wet and nearly always rains even during the dry season.
History
In 450 A.D. Bogor was part of
Tarumanegara, the very first
Hindu kingdom in Java, and the second in Indonesia after the
Kutai Kingdom in
Kalimantan. The most popular king of Tarumanegara was Purnavarman, who ruled around the 5th century. It was during his reign the kingdom reached its golden era. The city was then, with the name of Pakuan, the capital of the western Javanese kingdom of Sunda Galuh, whence came the founder of the
Majapahit empire, Raden Wijaya. Bogor was later part of the Siliwangi Kingdom (1482), ruled by King Siliwangi.
Bogor now houses numerous stone inscriptions (
prasasti) from both the Tarumanegara and the Siliwangi. These inscriptions, scattered throughout the urban, suburban, and rural areas of Bogor, are written in
Sanskrit language using the Pallava writing system.
The most well-known inscriptions are:
This is a large boulder found in a streambed upon which Purnavarman's
footprints were engraved together with his Pallava handwriting. The set of footprints show to many that Purnavarman was a kind of
divinity being, or an
incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. Indeed, the text on the stone compares his footprints to Vishnu's.
The boulder has now been removed to a protected location with metal fences surrounding it, just a few kilometres away from the river where it was discovered.
As its name implies, this brown flat stone bears a set of an elephant's footprints. The elephant is presumed to be the royal elephant Purnavarman rode on. The text compares it to the mythical elephant Airawata which belongs to another Hindu god
Indra. This inscription was discovered not far from Prasasti Ciaruteun.
This inscription is located in Batutulis area in the urban Bogor. It is now placed inside a house, across from former president Sukarno's house. It is actually a collection of four stones. The first small stone, bearing Siliwangi's footprints, is placed in front of the second stone engraved with the impressions of his knees. The third one is a large, flat, upright brown stone carved with the king's Sanskrit handwriting. These three stones are arranged in such a way that they give the impression that the king was actually kneeling down when carving.
The last stone is a strange cylindrical rock that is set beside the rest of them. Many people say it was Siliwangi's staff, although it seems impossible since this rock is quite wide in diameter.
Para rubber tree were brought to Buitenzorg's botanical gardens in 1883.
In 2004, Bogor and
St. Louis, Missouri, Missouri, USA became Sister Cities.
Language
The traditional language of Bogor is Sundanese language. However, many thinks that Bogor's Sundanese is somewhat harsher and uses much more slang than any other part of the province. Due to the expansion of Jakarta, more people from different places and different ethnic stay in Bogor. Indonesian, the official national language, is becoming more common in the urban area.
Transportation
The easiest and the most popular means of transportation in Bogor is the public vans ("angkot", the acronym of
angkutan kota). They serve certain routes indicated by the combination of their numbers and their colours, which come in green and blue. These angkots are run by private owners and the prices are fixed.
Buses and Taxicabs are not present in particularly large numbers, especially taxis because they are relatively expensive. Minibuses are more commonly seen in the city. Meanwhile, the railroads connect Bogor to other big cities in Java, such as
Jakarta (to the north) and Sukabumi (to the south).
For leisure means, the traditional horse carriages are available. These are called
delman, and they have only two wheels, different from the four-wheeled
andong existing only in the province of Yogyakarta.
Delman in Bogor are not delicately decorated like their fellows in Jakarta,
Bandung, or
Yogyakarta.
There are also
becak, a type of man-pedaled carriages in which the driver pedals at the back and the passengers' seat facing front with a roof above. A
becak can only carry two or three people at a time.
Becak can also be used to deliver heavy loads such as fruits and vegetables around wet markets.
In addition, Bogor is also accessible via Jagorawi Tollway, which is the earliest tollway in Indonesia.
See also
External links
- Official Site
- Local Government's Radio
- Bogor Botanical Gardens
References
{{Infobox City|official_name = Bogor|native_name = |nickname =
Kota Hujan (City of Rain)|motto =|image_skyline =|imagesize =|image_caption =|image_flag =|image_seal = Bogor coa.png|image_shield =|image_map =|mapsize =|map_caption = Location of Bogor in Indonesia|pushpin_map = Indonesia|subdivision_type = Country|subdivision_name = Indonesia|subdivision_type2 =|subdivision_name2 =|government_type =|leader_title = Mayor|leader_name = Diani Budiarto|leader_title1 = |leader_name1 =|leader_title2 =|leader_name2 =|leader_title3 =|leader_name3 =|established_title = |established_date =|established_title2 = |established_date2 =|established_title3 = |established_date3 =|area_magnitude =|area_total =|TotalArea_sq_mi =|area_land =|LandArea_sq_mi =|area_water =|WaterArea_sq_mi =|area_water_percent =|area_urban =|UrbanArea_sq_mi =|area_metro =|MetroArea_sq_mi =|population_as_of =|population_note =|population_total =|population_density =|population_density_mi2 =|population_metro =|population_density_metro_km2 =|population_density_metro_mi2 =|population_urban =|population_density_urban_km2 =|population_density_urban_mi2 =|timezone = [Time in Indonesia|utc_offset = +7|timezone_DST =|utc_offset_DST =|latd=6 |latm=36 |lats=0 |latNS=S|longd=106 |longm=48 |longs=0 |longEW=E|elevation =|elevation_ft =|postal_code_type = |postal_code =|area_code = 0251|website = www.kotabogor.go.id|footnotes =-->
pass area, looking north towards Bogor over extensive tea plantations
Bogor is a Cities of Indonesia 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
United Kingdom occupation under
Stamford Raffles and was used as the capital by the
Netherlands during the dry season, then known as
Buitenzorg (meaning "beyond cares").
Bogor boasts a
Istana Bogor, a
deer park and a
Bogor Botanical Garden in the town centre. It is home to the Institut Pertanian Bogor (or Bogor Institute of Agriculture) and CIFOR, the Center for International Forestry Research.
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.
The suburban area of Bogor is part of the
Bogor Regency, while the urban is the Bogor City. Currently Bogor bears the nickname "the Rain City" (
Kota Hujan), suggesting that it is very wet and nearly always rains even during the dry season.
History
In 450 A.D. Bogor was part of Tarumanegara, the very first
Hindu kingdom in Java, and the second in Indonesia after the Kutai Kingdom in Kalimantan. The most popular king of Tarumanegara was Purnavarman, who ruled around the 5th century. It was during his reign the kingdom reached its golden era. The city was then, with the name of Pakuan, the capital of the western Javanese kingdom of
Sunda Galuh, whence came the founder of the Majapahit empire, Raden Wijaya. Bogor was later part of the
Siliwangi Kingdom (1482), ruled by King Siliwangi.
Bogor now houses numerous stone inscriptions (
prasasti) from both the Tarumanegara and the Siliwangi. These inscriptions, scattered throughout the urban, suburban, and rural areas of Bogor, are written in
Sanskrit language using the
Pallava writing system.
The most well-known inscriptions are:
This is a large boulder found in a streambed upon which Purnavarman's footprints were engraved together with his Pallava handwriting. The set of footprints show to many that Purnavarman was a kind of
divinity being, or an
incarnation of the Hindu god
Vishnu. Indeed, the text on the stone compares his footprints to Vishnu's.
The boulder has now been removed to a protected location with metal fences surrounding it, just a few kilometres away from the river where it was discovered.
As its name implies, this brown flat stone bears a set of an elephant's footprints. The elephant is presumed to be the royal elephant Purnavarman rode on. The text compares it to the mythical elephant Airawata which belongs to another Hindu god
Indra. This inscription was discovered not far from Prasasti Ciaruteun.
This inscription is located in Batutulis area in the urban Bogor. It is now placed inside a house, across from former president
Sukarno's house. It is actually a collection of four stones. The first small stone, bearing Siliwangi's footprints, is placed in front of the second stone engraved with the impressions of his knees. The third one is a large, flat, upright brown stone carved with the king's Sanskrit handwriting. These three stones are arranged in such a way that they give the impression that the king was actually kneeling down when carving.
The last stone is a strange cylindrical rock that is set beside the rest of them. Many people say it was Siliwangi's staff, although it seems impossible since this rock is quite wide in diameter.
Para rubber tree were brought to Buitenzorg's botanical gardens in 1883.
In 2004, Bogor and
St. Louis, Missouri,
Missouri, USA became Sister Cities.
Language
The traditional language of Bogor is Sundanese language. However, many thinks that Bogor's Sundanese is somewhat harsher and uses much more slang than any other part of the province. Due to the expansion of
Jakarta, more people from different places and different ethnic stay in Bogor. Indonesian, the official national language, is becoming more common in the urban area.
Transportation
The easiest and the most popular means of transportation in Bogor is the public vans ("angkot", the acronym of
angkutan kota). They serve certain routes indicated by the combination of their numbers and their colours, which come in green and blue. These angkots are run by private owners and the prices are fixed.
Buses and
Taxicabs are not present in particularly large numbers, especially taxis because they are relatively expensive. Minibuses are more commonly seen in the city. Meanwhile, the
railroads connect Bogor to other big cities in Java, such as
Jakarta (to the north) and Sukabumi (to the south).
For leisure means, the traditional
horse carriages are available. These are called
delman, and they have only two wheels, different from the four-wheeled
andong existing only in the province of Yogyakarta.
Delman in Bogor are not delicately decorated like their fellows in Jakarta,
Bandung, or Yogyakarta.
There are also
becak, a type of man-pedaled carriages in which the driver pedals at the back and the passengers' seat facing front with a roof above. A
becak can only carry two or three people at a time.
Becak can also be used to deliver heavy loads such as fruits and vegetables around wet markets.
In addition, Bogor is also accessible via Jagorawi Tollway, which is the earliest tollway in Indonesia.
See also
- Gustaaf Willem baron van Imhoff
External links
- Official Site
- Local Government's Radio
- Bogor Botanical Gardens
References
