Ciracas is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

(''kecamatan'') of

East Jakarta ) in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), Jatinegara railway station and Museum of Transportation at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. , image_seal = Lambang Kota Jakarta Timur.png , motto = , image_map ...

, one of the five administrative cities of Jakarta,

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. Ciracas is the southernmost district in Jakarta. The area of Cibubur Scout's camping ground complex is located partly within the Ciracas District, although the main camping ground area is located in

Cipayung Cipayung is a district (''kecamatan'') of East Jakarta, Indonesia, situated in the southeastern part of Jakarta, in the outskirts of Jakarta. Its northern boundary is Pondok Gede Raya Road, its eastern boundary is Sunter River to the East, and its ...

District. The boundaries of Ciracas District are: Cipinang River to the west, Cipinang River - Jambore Road to the south, Jagorawi Tollroad to the east, and Kelapa Dua Wetan Road to the north.

History

During the Dutch East Indies period, Ciracas was a part of

Meester Cornelis Jatinegara (originally known as Meester Cornelis or Meester for short) is one of the districts (''Kecamatan'') of East Jakarta, Indonesia. The name also refers to the larger, historic area of the colonial town of Meester Cornelis. Established in ...

. In 1976, Ciracas was incorporated into

Pasar Rebo Pasar Rebo (literally ''Wednesday Market'' in Betawi) is a district (''kecamatan'') of East Jakarta, Indonesia. The boundaries of Pasar Rebo District are the Ciliwung to the west and north; and Bogor Raya Road and Cipinang River to the east. The c ...

subdistrict,

. Subsequently, in 1991 Pasar Rebo was split into two districts, Pasar Rebo itself and Ciracas as a new district.

Kelurahan (administrative villages)

The district of Ciracas is divided into 5 administrative villages (''kelurahan''): *

Cibubur Cibubur is one of the five administrative villages (''kelurahan'') in Ciracas district (''kecamatan'') in East Jakarta, Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. Cibubur is located in a strategic location, because it is between Jalan Raya Bogor and ...

- postal code 13720 *Kelapa Dua Wetan - postal code 13730 *Ciracas - postal code 13740 *Susukan - postal code 13750 *Rambutan - postal code 13830

List of important places

*Kampung Rambutan Bus Terminal, mainly serves inter-provincial inter-city buses *Cibubur market *Graha Pemuda (part of the Cibubur scout's camping ground complex) *Sport Hall Ciracas, one of the venues planned for SEA Games 2011

Toll Road Access

References

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