Bogor Regency

Bogor Regency ( Indonesian: ''Kabupaten Bogor'') is a landlocked regency (''kabupaten'') of West Java, Indonesia, south of DKI Jakarta. Covering an area of 2,986.20 km², it is considered a bedroom community for Jakarta, and was home to 5,427,068 people at the 2020 census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The official estimate as at mid 2021 was 5,489,536.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022. Its administration is located in the town of Cibinong.

The area has witnessed significant population growth. Two areas formerly within the regency have been split off as autonomous cities; 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 the regency); and Bogor city is also an autonomous city (similarly independent of the regency). In spite of these subtractions, Bogor Regency remains the most populous regency in Indonesia.

Origin of name

There are various opinions about the birth 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 April 7, 1752 the word Bogor appeared in a document and it was written 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), Jonggol (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.Sejarah Kabupaten Bogor
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In 1908 Bogor Regency was composed of five ''kawedanan'' each led by a ''demang'', namely Buitenzorg, Jonggol, 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.

After Proclamation, to be precise in the era of United States of Indonesia or RIS, Bogor Regency was included in the State of Pasundan area, then left ''SK Wali Negeri Pasundan Nomor 12'' which stated that Bogor Regency, 7 ''kawedanan'' were re-established, namely;
* Kawedanan Buitenzorg (covered Ciomas, Semplak, Kedunghalang, Ciawi, Cisarua, Cigombong, and Cijeruk; as well as all modern Bogor City