Parung | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Coordinates: | -6.4223°N 106.7327°W |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia_Bogor Regency#Indonesia_Java#Indonesia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bogor Regency, Java and Indonesia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Java |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | West Java |
Subdivision Type3: | Regency |
Subdivision Name3: | Bogor Regency |
Leader Title: | Camat |
Leader Name: | Yudi Santosa |
Area Total Km2: | 25.74 |
Population Total: | 123078 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2020 Census |
Timezone: | IWST |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcodes |
Postal Code: | 161xx, 163xx |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | (+62) 21/251 |
Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle registration |
Registration Plate: | F |
Blank Name Sec1: | Villages |
Blank Info Sec1: | 9 |
Elevation M: | 96 |
Parung (Sundanese:ᮕᮛᮥᮀ) is a town and district in Indonesia that is located in the southwestern suburb of South Jakarta but officially still within the area of the Regency of Bogor. Those who travel from Jakarta to Bogor through the western alternative road will have to pass Parung.
It has a traditional market called Pasar Parung as its commercial centre. The market is situated exactly on both sides of the main road which inevitably causes daily traffic congestion. Pasar Parung is marked by a huge tree which is called Pohon Jubleg by the locals. Jubleg means 'idle' and 'not going anywhere' in according to locals.[1] Locals often attributed mystical elements to the tree because of its old age.[2]
Parung is divided into 9 villages (desa):
The local government office is located in Warujaya.
Parung is famous locally for producing durian called durian parung. It is however becomes particularly rare to find such durian in Parung itself.[3] [4]
Parung is also famous for its fish cultivation, particularly ornamental fish. Pasar Parung, which serve as Parung's commercial center, is widely acknowledged as the biggest ornamental fish market in Indonesia,[5] and maybe even in Southeast Asia.[6]
Parung is one of the sub-districts in Bogor Regency, West Java. This area is close to the border of South Tangerang and Depok which is the center of Betawi culture so that there is a mix of Betawi culture with local Sundanese culture in the Parung area.
The mixing of cultures in the Parung sub-district causes the typical arts of the Parung sub-district to also vary. There are religious arts such as marawis, tambourine, then kelaran parade arts and cucurak which have existed in Parung sub-district since ancient times. Traditional cultural values such as marawis and tambourines are still inherent in Parung sub-district.
Sundanese language is also still used by the community in several villages in the Parung sub-district which borders Ciseeng district and Kemang district, but some still use Betawi language in the area bordering Depok and South Tangerang. The language used in Parung is also a mixture of cultures between nine villages in Parung District.[7]