Kelapa Gading or also known as KG, Gading, is a district ( Indonesian: ''kecamatan'') of

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, Indonesia. Kelapa Gading neighborhood is known to the local population as a city within a city, due to the integrated residential-commercial planning, and the supporting facilities. Kelapa Gading is also the name of a district.

History

Kelapa Gading was an undeveloped marshland and sparsed agricultural land until 1976, when a local real estate developer company, PT Summarecon Agung, developed Kelapa Gading into a more productive land by establishing an integrated residential-commercial area in a grid-like urban planning with main boulevards and supporting facilities including schools and hospitals.

Government

As a district (Indonesian ''kecamatan''), Kelapa Gading is the southernmost district of

. Kelapa Gading has a total area of . The district is bounded by Bekasi Raya - Perintis Kemerdekaan Road to the south, Sunter Canal to the west, Bendungan Batik Canal to the north, and Cakung - Petukangan River to the east. Kelapa Gading is divided into 3 ''kelurahan'' (administrative villages): *Kelapa Gading Barat - area code 14240 *Kelapa Gading Timur - area code 14240 *Pegangsaan Dua - area code 14250

Residential

Kelapa Gading as a residential area is generally targeted toward the middle to upper market, though there are exceptions with non-gated residences. Artha Gading Villa and Kuta residence in Bukit Gading Villa are up-market areas in the location. The prime location and luxury contribute to the price factor. About 65% of the residents of Kelapa Gading are Chinese Indonesians.Since the late 1990s, vertical residences started to be built in Kelapa Gading. Starting from Kondominium Menara Kelapa Gading on the east gate, Wisma Gading Permai, to Gading Mediterranean Residences. After that, more apartment buildings continued to fill Kelapa Gading.

Commercial

Kelapa Gading is famous amongst food lovers as varieties of Indonesian food like Chinese food, Minang food and Javanese food, as well as non-Indonesian cuisine such as Thai, Japanese and Western foods. The central point in Kelapa Gading is an area known as Gading Food City . The Jakarta Fashion & Food Festival is annually held in several locations of this area. The district of Kelapa Gading contains multiple shopping malls. Some of the well-known malls in the district include Mal Kelapa Gading (the first and the largest shopping mall in Kelapa Gading, opened in 1990 by PT Summarecon Agung),

Mal Artha Gading Mal Artha Gading is a shopping mall located in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, Indonesia. It has an area of . The architecture was adopted from silk road and consists of types from seven wonders of the world. See also *Indonesian architecture ...

, Kelapa Gading Trade Center, Bella Terra, and Mall of Indonesia. Kelapa Gading is popular for its nightlife, with several bars and entertainment places that open up until late night. Kelapa Gading is also known as the world's capital of ''Bakmi'' (meat noodle) as there is a large variety of ''Bakmi'' noodles that can be found, such as noodles from Bangka, Makassar, Pontianak, Japanese ramen, Korean-styled noodles, and others. .

Flooding problem

Despite being a well-developed area, Kelapa Gading is affected by flood most rainy season due to its geographically low plain characteristics (5 meters above sea level) and the lack of effective flood diversion network established by the district developer. The district was severely affected by the

2007 Jakarta flood The 2007 Jakarta flood was a major flood in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia and affected several other areas around the city, such as West Java and Banten. The flood, beginning on February 2, 2007 was a result of heavy rain, deforestation in are ...

, the worst flooding disaster in Jakarta. Flood control infrastructures in Kelapa Gading include several small reservoirs in the Administrative Village of Kelapa Gading Barat, with linking water channels. Since 2010, the East Flood Channel began functioning, diverting water that used to cross Kelapa Gading's surrounding waterway. Many are hoping that this Flood Channel can really make Kelapa Gading flood free. Between 2008 and 2011, no crucial flood struck the area. In 2020, however, the area has been overwhelmed with multiple floods.

Education

North Jakarta Intercultural School North Jakarta Intercultural School (NJIS), formerly North Jakarta International School, is a private international school in Kelapa Gading, Jakarta, Indonesia. The school is an Internation Baccalaureate Continuum international school with an Amer ...

is located in Kelapa Gading.Contact Us
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. Retrieved on June 20, 2016. "Address: Jl. Boulevard Bukit Gading Raya Kelapa Gading Jakarta Utara 14240 Indonesia " *

SIS Kelapa Gading Singapore School, Kelapa Gading (SIS-KG), sometimes referred to as SIS Kelapa Gading, is a private, early childhood to junior college school in North Jakarta, Indonesia. It is a member of the SIS Group of Schools. It is a Cambridge International ...

is an IB curriculum school located in Kelapa Gading. * Raffles Christian School Kelapa Gading is a Cambridge curriculum school located in Kelapa Gading *

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is one of the most prestigious Christian school located in Kelapa Gading *

Mahatma Gading School Mahatma (English pronunciation: , sa, महात्मा, translit=mahātmā) is an honorific used in India. The term is commonly used for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who is often referred to simply as "Mahatma Gandhi". Albeit less frequent ...

is one of the schools in Kelapa Gading which provides both the national curriculum and Cambridge curriculum or just the Cambridge curriculum. There are also many state-run schools in the district.

Transportation

Kelapa Gading has considerable road access to all areas throughout the city. To the west of this area, there is a network of inner-city toll roads that connects all areas of the city and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. There is also a toll road going through Kelapa Gading that is called Kelapa Gading - Pulo Gebang Toll. The area is served by TransJakarta bus network. Jakarta LRT passes through Kelapa Gading.

List of important places

* Mall of Indonesia *

* Mal Kelapa Gading *

The BritAma Arena The BritAma Arena (Indonesian: ''Arena BritAma''), also known as Kelapa Gading Sports Mall or Mahaka Square, is an indoor sporting arena located in the affluent Kelapa Gading subdistrict in North Jakarta, Indonesia. The arena plays host to th ...

Notable people

* Novel Baswedan, Investigator for the Corruption Eradication Commission *

Alan Budikusuma Alexander Alan Budikusuma Wiratama (born 29 March 1968, as Goei Djien Phang; ) is a former Indonesian badminton player who excelled at the world level from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. Career In 1991 he was runner-up to China's Zhao Jia ...

, Former badminton player * Hotman Paris Hutapea, lawyer *

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, actor * Denny Sumargo, Actor dan former basketball player *

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, Former badminton player

External Links

GadingZone.Com - Media Informasi & Interaksi Komunitas Kawasan Kelapa Gading

References

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