Jagakarsa is a
district
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of
South Jakarta
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, one of the administrative cities in
Jakarta
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Indonesia
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. Jagakarsa is the southernmost district of South Jakarta (the southernmost district of Jakarta belongs to
Ciracas District in
East Jakarta.) Jagakarsa District is bounded by
Ciliwung River to the east, Krukut River to the west, and Margasatwa-Sagu-Joe-T.B.Simatupang-Poltangan Road to the north, while the boundary marches with Depok city to the south.
As one of the southernmost districts of Jakarta, Jagakarsa has a relatively higher elevation (average 52-meter above sea level) and a cooler climate than the rest of Jakarta (average 25–27-degree Celsius). Jagakarsa has been allotted for water reservoir use, resulting in low footprint for buildings in Jagakarsa and high amount of green area.
History
The oldest part of Jagakarsa formed part of the ''particuliere land'' or private domain of
Tandjong West. Its first recorded owner was
Jan Andries Duurkoop
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Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
, who bought the estate from an unknown prior owner between 1760 and 1780. Duurkoop utilized the estate as grazing land where he kept about five thousand cattle heads, producing milk and meat for the growing urban settlement of
Batavia
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Historical places
* Batavia (region), a land inhabited by the Batavian people during the Roman Empire, today part of the Netherlands
* Batavia, Dutch East Indies, present-day Jakarta, the former capital of the Dutch East In ...
(now
Jakarta
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).
Duurkoop died in 1792; and his widow, Johanna Adriana Christina Duurkoop, remarried to Conraag Johnas, then moved to Japan for the latter's military career.
The couple later returned to Batavia, where Conraag Johnas died in 1803.
The estate of Tandjong West was inherited by descendants of Johanna Adriana Christina Duurkoop in 1838.
By the early twentieth century, the estate of Tandjong West was owned by a company, N. V. Landbouw Maatschappij Tandjong West, headed by the prominent landlord ('landheer')
Tan Liok Tiauw
Tan Liok Tiauw Sia (1872 - 1947) was a prominent Chinese-Indonesian landowner, planter and industrial pioneer in the late colonial period, best known today as the last ''Landheer'' (or landlord) of Batoe-Tjepper, now the district of Batuceper.
...
, of the late colonial period.
Cultural significance
Jagakarsa contains the northern portion of the complex of
University of Indonesia.
The area is also strongly associated with the local
Betawi culture Betawi may refer to:
*Betawi people
*Betawi language
* Betawi cuisine
*Betawi mask dance
See also
* Batavia (disambiguation)
* Batavi (disambiguation)
Batavi may refer to:
*Batavi (Germanic tribe)
**Revolt of the Batavi
*Batavi (military unit)
*Ba ...
of Jakarta, in particular local music. Various Betawi musical genres that thrive in Jagakarsa include
Tanjidor
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, Tari Topeng,
Wayang kulit,
Gambus ensemble, and
Gambang Kromong
Gambang kromong is a traditional orchestra of Betawi people which is a blend of gamelan, Western music and Chinese-style pentatonic base tones. Gambang kromong is closely associated with the Chinese Betawi community, especially the Chinese Perana ...
. Many Betawi
kampungs in the locality are also famous for their
rebana
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ensembles, including in the ''kelurahan'' (urban villages) of Jagakarsa, Lenteng Agung, and Tanjung Barat.
Lake Babakan and Lake Mangga Bolong are the largest water reservoirs in Jagakarsa, also functioning as recreation areas. Lake Babakan is particularly known for its
Betawi people, who used the edges of the lake for fish-farming.
Kelurahan (Administrative Villages)
The District of Jagakarsa is divided into six ''
kelurahan
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'' or administrative villages:
*Tanjung Barat – area code 12530
*Lenteng Agung – area code 12610
*Jagakarsa – area code 12620
*Ciganjur – area code 12630
*Srengseng Sawah – area code 12640
*Cipedak – area code 12630 (separated from Ciganjur Administrative Village)
Rail access
The Bogor-Kota line of
Jakarta Commuter rail passed through Jagakarsa District.
Rail access to the Jagakarsa District, is:
List of important places
image:Universidad Indonesia Wisma Makara.JPG, thumbnail, ''Wisma Makara'' or Makara Lodge, is a student meeting facility building situated in Jagakarsa Subdistrict, in the Jakarta side of the complex of
University of Indonesia.
*ÆON Mall Tanjung Barat
*Defunct Rawa Bambu Railway Station. closed in 1996 because of the construction of Jakarta Outer Ring Road section Pondok Pinang – TMII.
*Lenteng Agung railway station
*National Science and Technology Institute
*Northern portion of
University of Indonesia
*Pancasila University
*''
Setu Babakan, Situ Babakan'' or Lake Babakan
*''Situ Mangga Bolong'' or Mangga Bolong Lake
*Tanjung Barat Tollgate
*
Tanjung Barat railway station
Tanjung Barat Station (TNT) is a class II railway station located in Tanjung Barat, Jagakarsa, South Jakarta. The station, which is located at an altitude of +44 m, is included in the Jakarta Operational Area I and only serves the KRL Commuterli ...
*Tomb of Jagakarsa Prince. Tomb of the local Betawi heroes who defended the area during the 17th century English transitional period. The tomb is sacred for the Betawi people, where the
wayang kulit of Betawi is performed during
maulid
Mawlid, Mawlid an-Nabi ash-Sharif or Eid Milad un Nabi ( ar, المولد النبوي, translit=mawlid an-nabawī, lit=Birth of the Prophet, sometimes simply called in colloquial Arabic , , among other vernacular pronunciations; sometimes , ) ...
.
References
{{Coord missing, Indonesia
Districts of Jakarta
South Jakarta