Bogor

Origin of name

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 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.

History

In 1745, the forerunners of the Bogor community originally came from 9 settlement groups with 3 combined major groups, namely Bogor (central region), Tjibaroesa/Djonggol (eastern and northern regions) and Parung (western region) which 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 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 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;

Tarumanagara Kingdom, ruled by 12 kings. Ruled from 358 to 669.

Galuh Kingdom, ruled by 14 kings. Ruled from 516 to 852.

Kingdom of Sunda, ruled by 28 kings. Reigned from 669 to 1333.

Kingdom of Kawali, ruled by 6 kings. Ruled from 1333 to 1482.

Pajajaran Kingdom, ruled from 1482 to 1579. The inauguration of the famous king as Sri Baduga Maharaja, became a special concern. At that time it was known as the Kuwedabhakti Ceremony. held on June 3, 1482. That date would have been later designated as the Anniversary of the City of Bogor and the Regency of Bogor.

Geographics

Borders

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, Karawang Regency and Purwakarta Regency (with the shortest border) to the east; and this regency it fully encircles Bogor City, although the Bogor City latter is administratively are independent from that regency.

Geographical Conditions

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).

Hydrology

The area of Bogor Regency encompasses several river basins and serves as 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 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.

Demographics

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 2025 showed this had risen further to 5,721,618. The regency is by far 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 km2 after the separation of Bogor and Depok cities, the density in 2025 stands at 1,912people per km2.

If the two cities had not been separated from the regency, the regency would have had the following area and population, listed below with their populations according to the official estimates for mid-2025 as well as those projected for mid 2026.

Ethnic groups

Based on official data from Badan Pusat Statistik for Bogor Regency for mid 2025, the population of Bogor Regency was 5,721,618 people, with an average density of 1,912 people/km2. Bogor Regency is an administrative area at the level of Regency; as such, it has the largest regency population in West Java and in Indonesia as a whole. 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 the middle and east of Java Island, and some Betawi people, and also other immigrant ethnic groups including the Cirebonese, Batak, Tionghoa, Minangkabau, Bantenese.

Basede on data from the 2000 Indonesian Population Census, the following is the population size of Bogor Regency based on ethnicity;

Languages

Sundanese is used as the main language in almost all of Bogor Regency. This language is a lingua franca, especially in 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 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 the north central part which borders the Depok and South Tangerang cities. The distribution area includes the districts of Bojonggede, Tajurhalang, Kemang (northern and eastern parts), Cibinong (northern part), Citeureup (northern part), Gunung Putri (northern part), Gunungsindur (eastern part), Parung, Ciseeng (eastern part), and Sukaraja (northern part), especially in the villages of West and East Cilebut, where the language there is a mixture of Sundanese and Betawi, known as the bahasa Cilebut (Cilebut language).

Nature reserves (cagar alam)

Within Bogor Regency the following nature reserves exist:

Yanlappa

Gunung Pancar

Telaga Warna

Pancoran Mas

Administration

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-2025 official estimates. The table also includes the locations of 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 five parts, which have no administrative significance (although the East "part" coincides with the proposed "East Bogor Regency", and the Northwest and Southwest "parts" together coincide with the proposed "West Bogor Regency") but show very approximate geographical locations within 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 in Cibining District (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 the kelurahan of Atang Senjaya.

The westernmost fourteen districts which were proposed in 2013 to be split off to form the new "West Bogor Regency" are those listed as "Southwest" and "Northwest" in the table above. The twenty-six districts in the east of the Regency (which would have remained part of Bogor Regency) are listed as "South", "East" and "North" in the table above. However, separate plans were also under discussion at that time to split off the seven districts listed as "East" in the table above to form a new "East Bogor Regency"; this would equate to reviving the former proposal to create a separate East Bogor 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-2025 official estimates:

Bogor Regency, together with Bekasi Regency and the cities of Bogor, Depok and Bekasi, are often collectively grouped as "BODEBEK" (an acronym of the names) and together constitute precisely those parts of West Java Province that lie within the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area or Jabodetabek (an acronym of Jakarta–Bogor–Depok–Tangerang–Bekasi).

Sports

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 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 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.

Tourism

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 kilometres from the gate there is another waterfall in Gunung Malang village, Gunung Malang district. The Curug Luhur falls are 50 metres high and easily accessible.