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Megamendung
Town and District in West Java, Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Megamendung is a town and an administrative district (Indonesian: kecamatan) in the Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia. Adjoining with neighbouring Cisarua District (from parts of which it was created in 1997), the district is part of a cluster of tourist and leisure developments best known as the Puncak area. It lies 70 kilometres south from Jakarta, a few kilometres southeast of Bogor, and is considered a mountainous area. [2]
The district covers an area of 40.63 km2, and had a population of 96,887 at the 2010 Census[3] and 107,137 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 113,756 - comprising 59,204 males and 54,552 females.[1] The administrative centre is at the town of Sukamaju, and the district is sub-divided into twelve villages (desa), all sharing the postcode of 16770, as listed below with their areas and populations as at mid 2023.[1]
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History
Megamendung was created from what were formerly the northern and western parts of Cisarua District in 1997.
Geography
Much of the district lies at an elevation of 500-600 metres,[5] which moderates the temperature, and causing contrast to the heat of Greater Jakarta and other adjacent low-lying lands. Though much of the built-up area is not necessarily on rugged terrain, uneven ground is the most common terrain as it stands sandwiched between mountains. The area is also close to Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, where a portion of the park itself lies within district boundaries.
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Landmarks
Megamendung is most famed for its restaurant and factory outlets, where they have are often frequented by locals, daytrippers and visitors from Jakarta and around. Asides from said clusters, the district are also renowned for its variety of streams that flow down from nearby Mount Pangrango and surrounding mountains.
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