Parung

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. Locals often attributed mystical elements to the tree because of its old age.

Administrative divisions
Parung is divided into 9 villages (desa): The local government office is located in Warujaya.
 * Bojongindah
 * Bojongsempu
 * Cogreg
 * Iwul
 * Jabonmekar
 * Pamagersari
 * Parung
 * Waru
 * Warujaya

Economy
Parung is famous locally for producing durian called durian parung. It is however becomes particularly rare to find such durian in Parung itself.

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, and maybe even in Southeast Asia.

Cultures
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.