Bogor Botanical Gardens
The Bogor Botanic Gardens is a botanical garden located in Bogor, Indonesia, 60 km south of central Jakarta. The Garden is located in the city center and adjoins the presidential palace compound of Istana Bogor. It covers an area of 87 hectares and contains 13,983 different kinds of trees and plants of various origins. It is also a world-famous institution for research and conservation that has developed over many years and is continuing to do so. The Garden is an important part of Bogor city providing not only employment but a large ecotourism area for local residents, visitors from Jakarta, and many passing tourists from abroad. The Garden also provides healthy air from its 12,300 plant specimens representing 3170 species, not included specimens in its nurseries.
