Kamis, 08 April 2010

My Hometown - Bogor, Indonesia

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 area of Bogor Regency. The extent of 21.56 km ², and a population of 834,000 inhabitants (2003). Bogor city known as the rain, because it has a very high rainfall. Bogor city consists of 6 districts, which are further divided over a number of 68 wards. In the Dutch colonial era, Bogor is known as Buitenzorg (pronounced: boit'n-zôrkh ", bœit'-) which means" no worries "or" safe and secure ".

Anniversary of the Bogor regency and the city of Bogor is celebrated annually on June 3, because the date of June 3, 1482 was a day of coronation of King Siliwangi as king of the Kingdom of Pajajaran.

Bogor (means "palm") has long been known to be the center of the national agricultural research and education. This is where the various institutions and research centers of agricultural and biological stood since the 19th century. Bogor Agricultural University, established since the early 20th century.

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