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, it is considered a bedroom community for Jakarta, and was home to 5,427,068 people at the 2020 census. The official estimate as at mid 2023 was 5,520,836. The town of Cibinong serves as the regency seat .
56-461: The area has witnessed significant population growth. Two areas formerly within the regency have been split off as autonomous cities; on 27 April 1999, the city of Depok was unified with some neighbouring districts of Bogor Regency to form an autonomous city of Depok (independent of the regency), while Bogor city had previously been formed as an autonomous city (similarly independent of the regency). In spite of these subtractions, Bogor Regency remains
112-435: A demang , namely Buitenzorg, Tjibaroesa, Cibinong, Parung, and Leuwiliang. Then, to facilitate district tasks, a number of under-districts were formed, each headed by an assistant demang . The history of Bogor Regency had a close relationship with the era of the kingdom that once ruled in the region. In the previous four centuries, Sri Baduga Maharaja was known as the king who started the era of Pajajaran Kingdom , The king
168-473: A 3-meter height monument on its own land, but it was prohibited by the Government as it referred to Dutch colonialization. The 12 original Depok family names are: The original slave families of Depok are of Balinese , Ambonese , Buginese , Sundanese and Portuguese Indo , i.e., Mestizo and Mardijker descent. Isakh, Jacob, Jonathans, Joseph, and Samuel were family names baptized by Chastelein after
224-482: A candidate for the capital as well as to act as the center of government. Alternative locations that were to be considered included Ciawi District , Leuwiliang District , Parung District , Semplak District and Cibinong District . The results of further research indicated that the location submitted to the Central Government for approval as a candidate for the regency capital was Rancamaya (currently
280-706: A new East Bogor Regency (or Jonggol Regency ); this would equate to the former proposal to create a separate Jonggol Regency which was dropped in 1998. The above table excludes the independent cities of Bogor and Depok , whose component districts are listed below with their populations according to the mid-2023 official estimates: Bogor Regency has good sports facilities. In Bogor Regency, there are also several Sports Centers located in Cibinong and other districts. Besides Sports Centers, Bogor Regency also has several stadiums , for example Pakansari Stadium and Persikabo Stadium are stadiums which are located in
336-503: A part of Bogor City ). However, the Central Government considered that Rancamaya was still relatively close to the Government Center Bogor City and it was feared that it would be swallowed up by the regional expansion and development of Bogor City. Considering the plans at that date for the establishment of Depok as a separate administrative City and for a putative Jonggol Regency , which had been discussed by
392-484: A population of 1,738,600 at the 2010 census and 2,056,400 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 2,145,400 (comprising 1,080,541 males and 1,064,859 females), resulting in a density of 10,731.8 people per km . Depok was created as a separate city on 20 April 1999, having previously been part of Bogor Regency . It constitutes the second most populous suburban city in Indonesia (after Bekasi ), and
448-579: A special status allowing the area to form its own government and president. The ruling no longer stood after 1952, where the Depok presidency ceded its control of Depok to the Indonesian government except for a few areas. During the Bersiap (Indonesian civil war and war for independence from The Netherlands) period of 1945 much of Depok was destroyed and many of its inhabitants killed by 'Pemuda'. Many of
504-472: Is a town and an administrative district ( Indonesian : kecamatan ) in the Bogor Regency of the province of West Java on Java in Indonesia. It is within that part of the regency that is projected to be split off to form a putative new West Bogor Regency , but still remaining part of Jakarta's metropolitan area . Leuwiliang District covers an area of 61.51 km , and had a population of 113,280 at
560-399: Is in line with the policy of eliminating autonomous regions of Administrative Cities throughout Indonesia . The government through Law Number 15 of 1999 increased the status of Depok to that of a municipality . Thus Depok city was officially separated from Bogor Regency and exercised its own autonomy. Provisional plans and preparations for moving the nation's capital to Jonggol sank along with
616-656: Is the highest division in the volleyball competition in Indonesia, namely Bogor LavAni , which is a team founded by former president of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 1 December 2019, and made its debut in 2022 and won the title in its first season . The team is based in LavAni Sports Center, Gunung Putri . In Sukajadi village, Tamansari district there are three waterfalls which can be easily reached by local tourists using Angkot 03 from Bogor to Ciapus in about 45 minutes. They are Curug (Waterfall) Daun, Curug Nangka and Curug Kawung. About 8 kilometers from
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#1732772996937672-666: Is the home town of the Persikad Depok and Dejan FC football team who currently plays in the Liga 3 . Angkot is the major means of public transportation in Depok. Go-Jek and Grab and taxicabs are easily available. Depok is connected to other areas of greater Jakarta by KRL Commuterline , TransJakarta & Jabodebek LRT . Depok Lama , Depok Baru Station , Universitas Indonesia Station , Pondok Cina Station and Citayam Station of KRL Commuterline commuter train service located within Depok. Commuter train and Light metro
728-442: Is the most populous in Indonesia, with a population which is roughly the same size as the population of Finland . Given that the regency covers 2,991.78 km after the separation of Bogor and Depok cities, the density in 2023 stands at 1,881 people per km. Cibinong is its capital. The Dutch name of the regency was " Regentschap Buitenzorg ". Based on official data from Badan Pusat Statistik for Bogor Regency for mid 2023,
784-1129: Is the population of Depok City based on ethnicity according to data from the 2000 Indonesian census; In Depok there are areas where the majority of the people speak Sundanese, namely Leuwinanggung and Cimpaeun urban villages ( kelurahan ) in Tapos district and there are also several other districts whose people speak Sundanese , as in Cimanggis and Cilodong. Depok has a growing eclectic collection of malls and traditional markets. Older malls or other notable shopping centers include D'mall Depok, Ciplaz Depok, and SixtyOne Building, and ITC Depok. Depok has many local restaurants and has wide presence of international chains. Modern-day landmarks that were once known as Depok's primary shopping centers include Ramanda (now an autoshop plus education centre), Hero Supermarket (now Index Home Furnishings) etc. There are many shopping centers in Depok, such as: Traditional markets include Pasar Depok Baru, Pasar Depok Lama (short: Pasar Lama), Pasar Kemiri (originally expanded to facilitate
840-431: Is widely used to travel to Jakarta city center and other parts of Greater Jakarta , but is very crowded during peak hours. Depok is served by Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport . Meanwhile Pondok Cabe Airport is located at South Tangerang in borders with Depok, but doesn't have regular scheduled air service. Depok is twinned with: Leuwiliang Leuwiliang
896-565: The District of Depok as well as other districts bordering Jakarta, especially those affected by the construction of Perumnas in the region. It was planned that administrative city of Depok would be made an organized residential area for workers in Jakarta. The Governor of West Java , Aang Kunaefi , also proposed to the Minister of Home Affairs (Amir Machmud) the establishment of an area in
952-464: The kelurahan of Atang Senjaya. The westernmost fourteen districts proposed in 2013 to be split off to form the new West Bogor Regency are those listed last in the table above. The twenty-six districts in the east of the Regency (which would remain part of Bogor Regency) are listed first in the table. However, plans were also under discussion to also split off the seven easternmost districts to form
1008-639: The most populous regency in Indonesia. There are various opinions about the origin of the name Bogor itself. One opinion states that the name Bogor comes from Arabic language , namely Baqar which means cow on the grounds that there is evidence in the form of a statue of a cow in the Bogor Botanical Gardens . Another opinion states that the name Bogor comes from the word Bokor which means palm tree stump. The opinion above has its own basis and reasons for being believed to be true by each expert. However, based on historical records, on 7 April 1752
1064-515: The tenth most populous suburban city globally . There are two possible origins of the name 'Depok'. The first is that it the region was already known as Depok when the land was bought by Cornelis Chastelein , a senior official in the Dutch East India Company in 1696 and that on 18 May 1696, a former VOC officer Cornelis Chastelein bought land with an area of 12.44 km , 6.2% the area of today's Depok. Besides cultivating
1120-545: The 12 slave families became landlords (forever as given to them with entitlement deeds of the owner Chastelien in his will) and freed men, women, and children. The freed slaves are also referred to as the Mardijker's – the word Merdeka meaning freedom in Bahasa Indonesia. June 28 is designated as Depokse Daag (Depok Day) by the original Depok family, and on 28 June 2014, commemorating 300 years, they formally opened
1176-403: The 2010 Census and 124,760 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 131,352 - comprising 67,780 males and 63,572 females. The administrative centre is at the town of Leuwimekar, and the district is sub-divided into eleven villages ( desa ), all sharing the postcode of 16640, as listed below with their areas and populations as at mid 2023. This West Java location article
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#17327729969371232-451: The 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the number of administrative villages (all classed as urban kelurahan ) in each district and its postal codes. The ethnic groups characteristics in the population of Depok are diverse. Based on data from the 2000 Indonesian census , the majority of the Depok population's are Betawi , Javanese , and Sundanese . Significant numbers also come from
1288-549: The Bogor Regency, six kawedanan would be re-established, namely; The kawedanan were never re-established. However, in the 1950s, in line with the restructuring policy of regional autonomy, particularly with regard to organization and territory, Bogor Regency lost a lot of territory. The area that lost the most territory was Kawedanan Tjibaroesa , from which Cibarusah District and Jatisampurna District were transferred to Bekasi Regency (Jatisampurna became in turn part of
1344-672: The Minister of Home Affairs Amir Machmud with the Governor of West Java , the Regional Government of Bogor Regency took one alternative area, namely Kemang which was the most midpoint for the districts in Bogor Regency if the Administrative City of Depok was formed and Jonggol Regency was separated from Bogor Regency. In the plenary session of the Bogor Regency DPRD in 1980, the village of Kemang
1400-472: The Netherlands. An alternative explanation for the name is that it comes from the Indonesian word padepokan , meaning 'shrine', as the location had been used as a religious retreat before Chastelein's purchase of the land. Before his death on 28 June 1714, Chastelein had written a will that freed the slave families of Depok and gave them pieces of his land, converting slaves into landlords . In 1714,
1456-468: The Regency) with an area of 199.91 km . This date is commemorated as the date of the establishment of the city. Depok is headed by a mayor, with a legislative assembly. Both the mayor and the members of the legislative assembly are elected by direct vote. The city of Depok is divided into eleven districts ( kecamatan ), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and
1512-541: The Sumatran ethnic groups, namely Batak and Minangkabau . The diversity of ethnic groups in Depok greatly influences the differences in culture and customs of the peoples, where the Betawi people of native Depok and a small number of Sundanese people (not including other ethnic Sundanese immigrants from Parahyangan and Banten ) in the eastern part of the city are recognized as the indigenous people of Depok. The following
1568-775: The ability to get up close and personal with nature. There are also other children's amusement parks in the city such as Depok Fantasi Waterpark, Taman Pemuda Pratama, and Pondok Zidane. The following universities are located in Depok: Depok has several private language schools, namely EF English First, Kinderfield Highfield Depok, International Language Programs (ILP), Lembaga Indonesia Amerika (LIA), The British Institute (TBI), Lembaga Pendidikan Indonesia - Amerika (LPIA), and several other smaller establishments. These are all along Margonda Raya and Cinere Raya, among main roads that pass through Depok. In Depok City itself, for Madrasah Tsanawiyah (MTs) there are around 72 schools. Depok
1624-548: The administrative center of Bogor Regency, namely Cibinong . The association football team representing Bogor Regency in Liga 1 is Persikabo 1973 , which was formed by the merger of PS TIRA and Persikabo Bogor . The women's football club in Bogor Regency is Persikabo Kartini which is a women's team from Persikabo 1973. Persikabo 1973 has several support groups, for example, Kabomania and Ultras Persikabo Curva Sud . Bogor Regency also has representatives in Proliga which
1680-404: The area with industrial plants with the help of the locals, Chastelein was active as a missionary, preaching Christianity to the indigenous Indonesians. To this end, he established a local congregation named De Eerste Protestante Organisatie van Christenen (DEPOC) . In the 1950s, the claim that this acronym led to the modern name for Depok emerged among the community of people from Depok living in
1736-457: The areas of Jonggol , Gunung Putri , Cileungsi and Cibubur . Also considered were areas from outside Bogor Regency (such as parts of Bekasi Regency , namely Cibarusah District and Pondok Gede District (southern area)) and part of Karawang Regency (namely Pangkalan ). In 1981, the status of Depok District was finally upgraded from district to administrative city based on Government Regulation Number 43 of 1981. Depok Administrative City
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1792-693: The authority of the BB Wilayah Sungai Ciliwung-Cisadane (water resources management unit). Note that the "Ci" prefix translates as "River" in the Sundanese language, as does "Sungai" in Javanese/Indonesian. In the 2010 census the regency (minus the autonomous cities) counted 4,770,744 people, of which 2,450,426 were male. The 2020 census showed this had grown to 5,427,068, and the official estimate for mid 2023 showed this had risen further to 5,520,836. The regency
1848-611: The candidate for the capital was proposed back to the Central government and received approval by Government Regulation No. 6 of 1982, which confirmed that the capital city of the Bogor Regency Government Center should be located in Tengah Village, Cibinong District. From then on, the preparation plan for the construction of the capital's Central Government began in Bogor Regency and on 5 October 1985
1904-461: The district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 416 rural desa and 19 urban kelurahan ), and their postal code(s). The districts are here grouped into four parts, which have no administrative significance (although the East and West "parts" coincide with the proposed "East Bogor" and "West Bogor" Regencies) but show very approximate locations within
1960-494: The fall of Suharto in 1998. Bogor Regency is bordered by Tangerang Regency , the cities of South Tangerang , Depok and Bekasi , and finally Bekasi Regency , all to the north, Lebak Regency (in Banten Province) to the west, Sukabumi Regency to the south, Cianjur Regency to the southeast, and Karawang Regency to the east; it fully encircles Bogor City, although the latter is administratively independent of
2016-443: The former Kawedanan Jonggol which has partially been to other districts to be unified as District Level II Regions. The Jonggol area and its surroundings were considered suitable, because the area is quite large, has abundant natural wealth, and has the potential as a new residential area, industry, and tourism. The area proposed as part of the expansion was formerly part of the territory of Kawedanan Jonggol, including, among others,
2072-629: The gate there is another waterfall in Gunung Malang village, Gunung Malang district. The Curug Luhur falls are 50 meters high and easily accessible. Depok Depok ( Sundanese : ᮓᮨᮕᮧᮊ᮪) is a landlocked city in West Java province. It is located directly south of Jakarta , it is the third largest urban centre in the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area after Jakarta and Bekasi and it has an area of 199.91 km . It had
2128-457: The groundbreaking ceremony was held by the then Regent of Bogor Regency. Considering the vast area of Bogor Regency plus the rapid population growth which is due to the geographical location of Bogor Regency as a buffer zone for Jakarta, several debates emerged regarding regional expansion based on regional development. In 1978, the Minister of Home Affairs Amir Machmud proposed the establishment of an administrative city of Depok which would include
2184-411: The language there is a mixture of Sundanese and Betawi, known as the bahasa Cilebut (Cilebut language). Within Bogor Regency the following nature reserves exist: Bogor Regency comprises 40 administrative districts ( Kecamatan ), listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the mid 2023 official estimates. The table also includes the locations of
2240-480: The middle and east of Java Island , and some Betawi people, and also other immigrant ethnic groups including the Cirebonese , Batak , Tionghoa , Minangkabau , Bantenese . Data 2000 Indonesian Population Census , the following is the population size of Bogor Regency based on ethnicity; Sundanese is used as the main language in almost all of Bogor Regency. This language is a lingua franca , especially in
2296-421: The move of Pasar Lama traders), Pasar PAL, Pasar Agung, Pasar Musi, Pasar Cisalak, and Pasar Majapahit. Alun Alun Depok or Depok Square is equipped with various sports facilities such as a basketball court, futsal, skateboard, wall climbing, BMX arena, children's playground, fish pond, fountain, and others. Godongijo Conservation and Education Park is located in Depok. The park provides children and teachers alike
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2352-455: The new Bekasi City when that was separated from Bekasi Regency on 16 December 1996), while Cikalongkulon District was transferred to Cianjur Regency and Pangkalan District was transferred to Karawang Regency . In 1975, the Central Government instructed that Bogor Regency should have a Government Center in its own Regency area. On this basis, the Regional Government of Bogor Regency conducted research in several areas of Bogor Regency to become
2408-450: The north central part which borders the Depok and South Tangerang cities. The distribution area includes the districts of Bojonggede, Tajurhalang, northern part of Cibinong, northern part of Citeureup, northern part of Gunung Putri, eastern part of Gunungsindur, Parung, eastern part of Ciseeng, and northern part of Sukaraja district, especially in the villages of West and East Cilebut, where
2464-505: The original Depok families fled for their lives from Indonesia during the Indonesian revolution and now live in the Netherlands as part of the Indo community there. In March 1982, Depok was reclassified as an administrative city within Bogor Regency and, in 1999, as a city headed by a mayor. Then on 20 April 1999, the city of Depok was unified with some neighbouring districts of Bogor Regency to form an autonomous city of Depok (independent of
2520-515: The population of Bogor Regency was 5,520,836 people, with an average density of 2,019 people/km. Bogor Regency is an administrative area at the level of Regency with the largest population in West Java and even in Indonesia . The original inhabitants of Bogor Regency and West Java are generally Sundanese . Another ethnic group that is quite prominent is the Javanese , who are immigrants from
2576-572: The regency. Bogor Regency has several mountain ranges, Halimun Salak Mountains in the west, Gede Pangrango Mountains in the south, Jonggol Mountains in the east - southeast, Sanggabuana Mountains in the far east and Cibinong Karst Mountains in the north. In addition, Bogor has several popular mountain peaks. Such as, Mount Pangrango (3019 m), Mount Salak (2211 m), Mount Baud / Puncak Jonggol (1890 m), Mount Halimun (1900 m), Mount Kencana (1803 m), and Mount Batu Jonggol (875 m). The area of Bogor Regency encompasses several river basins and serves as
2632-564: The regency. Notes: (a) including the kelurahan of Padasuka. (b) including the kelurahan of Cisarua. (c) includes the 2 kelurahan of Karang Asem Barat and Puspanegara. (d) comprises all 13 kelurahan of (Cibinong, Cirimekar, Ciriung, Harapan Jaya, Karadenan, Nanggewer, Nanggewer Mekar, Pabuaran, Pabuaran Mekar, Pakansari, Pondok Rajeg, Sukahati and Tengah). (e) including the kelurahan of Pabuaran. (f) apart from kelurahan of Pabuaran (which has post code of 16921), and desa of Bojonggede (16922) and Kedung Waringin (16923). (g) including
2688-603: The slave families converted to Protestant Christianity . The other families retained their original names and might have been (Roman Catholic) Christian already before joining Chastelein's Protestant church. Descendants of the original Depok families with the exception of the Sadokh family, still live in Indonesia, the Netherlands , Norway , Canada and the United States . In 1871, the colonial government gave Depok
2744-457: The upper part for some river basins, including the Bekasi basin ( Bekasi River ), Ciliwung basin ( Liwung River ), Angke basin ( Angke river ), and Cisadane basin ( Sadane River ). Many of the tributaries within these river basins originate in the Bogor Regency area. Their flows merge into larger streams, ultimately flowing and emptying into Jakarta Bay . Almost the entire regency comes under
2800-564: The village areas. The Sundanese language used in Bogor Regency is mainly divided into three dialects, the Bogor Sundanese dialect (Northern Sundanese) is used in the central and eastern regions of Bogor Regency; Banten Sundanese dialect is used in the Greater Jasinga area in the western part of Bogor Regency, where it is known as basa Sunda Jasinga (Jasinga Sundanese), and in the northern part of Bogor district, especially in
2856-471: The western part of Gunungsindur and the northern part of Rumpin; and the Priangan Sundanese dialect which is used in the southern and southeastern parts bordering Cianjur Regency and Sukabumi Regency . Betawi language is also spoken in Bogor Regency, a Malay-based creole language with influences from other local languages, especially Sundanese. In Bogor Regency, this language is spoken in
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#17327729969372912-643: The word "Bogor" appeared in a document and it was written as "Hoofd van de Negorij Bogor", which means Head of Kampung Bogor. In the documents it is also known that the village headquarters was located within the site of the Botanical Gardens itself, which began construction in 1817. In 1745, the forerunners of the Bogor community originally came from 9 settlement groups with 3 combined major groups, namely Bogor (central region), Tjibaroesa/Cibarusah (eastern and northern regions) and Parung (western region) which
2968-566: Was combined by the Governor-General Dutch Indies , Baron van Inhof into the core of the Bogor Regency community unit. At that time, the Regent of Demang Wartawangsa tried to improve the quality of the environment and the welfare of the people based on agriculture by digging canals from Ciliwung River to Cimahpar and from Nanggewer to Kalimulya . In 1908 Bogor Regency was composed of five kawedanan each led by
3024-494: Was famous for the teachings of his venerated ancestors who pursued prosperity. Since then successively recorded in the history of the kingdoms that once ruled in the region, namely; After the Proclamation of Independence, to be precise in the era of United States of Indonesia or RIS , Bogor Regency was included in the proposed State of Pasundan area, then defined as SK Wali Negeri Pasundan Nomor 12 which stated that in
3080-520: Was headed by the Administrative Mayor. Meanwhile, the idea of forming a separate Jonggol Regency was not implemented. In 1994, President Suharto was interested in making one of the Bogor Regency's areas, namely Jonggol District (at that time including Sukamakmur , Cariu and Babakan Madang ). as the location for the new national capital to replace Jakarta, because Jonggol is located only 40 km southeast of Jakarta. Post-reformation
3136-543: Was no longer to be considered as a candidate for the capital city of Bogor Regency. This was due to the limited availability of land owned by the district government and to minimal infrastructure, pending the debate on the formation of Jonggol Regency which is still considered raw. Finally, it was determined that the candidate for the capital city of Bogor Regency should be located in Tengah Village (now Tengah Kelurahan , in Cibinong District). The determination of
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