Bogor city becomes larger

BOGOR (JP): Around 9,500 hectares of land located in the Bogor regency have been handed over to the Bogor city administration, bringing the total area of the city to 11,850 hectares from the original 2,156 hectares.

The handover was carried out in line with Government Decree No.5/1995.

In a ceremony witnessed by West Java Governor Nuriana on Thursday, Bogor Regent Edy Yoso symbolically handed over the area to Bogor Mayor Eddy Gunardi, Antara reported.

The area includes 11 villages in Semplak subdistrict: Clilendek Barat, Cilendek Timur, Semplak, Curugmekar, Curug, Cibadak, Kayumanis, Mekarwangi, Suadamai, Kencana and Sukaresmi. (bas)