Makasar 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 counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...

(''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 ...

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 Gui ...

. It had an area of 21.85 km² and population of 185,830 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (for mid 2019) is 204,595. The boundaries of Makasar District are Kali Malang channel to the north,

Sunter River The Sunter River or ''Kali Sunter'' is a river that flows in the eastern part of Jakarta, Indonesia. The river is about 37 km long and has 73,184,092 m2 of river basin. Neighborhoods along the Kali Sunter are very densely populated and prone ...

to the east, Jagorawi Toll Road to the west, and Taman Mini 2 – Pondok Gede Raya Road to the south. The Taman Mini Indonesia Indah area is located in Cipayung District (Setu Administrative Village), but the museum complex of Purna Bhakti Pertiwi, a museum also located in

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Taman Mini "Indonesia Indah" (literally ''"Beautiful Indonesia" Mini Park''—the apostrophes are in the name—abbreviated as TMII) is a culture-based recreational area located in East Jakarta, Indonesia. Since July 2021, it is operated by the G ...

, is located in Makasar District (Pinang Ranti Administrative Village).

Kampung Makasar

Kampung Makasar is an area that is located in Makasar Administrative Village and part of Kebon Pala Administrative Village (

Kramat Jati Kramat Jati is a district (''kecamatan'') of East Jakarta, Indonesia. The boundaries of Kramat Jati are Jagorawi Toll Road to the east, Ciliwung to the west, and Jakarta-Cikampek Tollway to the north. The Condet Area, known for its Betawi cultur ...

District). The area is known as "Kampung Makasar" (

Makasar Makassar (, mak, ᨆᨀᨔᨑ, Mangkasara’, ) is the capital of the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi. It is the largest city in the region of Eastern Indonesia and the country's fifth-largest urban center after Jakarta, Surabaya, Meda ...

Village) because it was used as a settlement for people from Makasar, under the leadership of Captain Daeng Matara in 1686. These people are former war prisoners that was brought to Batavia after the

Gowa Sultanate The Sultanate of Gowa (sometimes written as ''Goa''; not to be confused with Goa in India) was one of the great kingdoms in the history of Indonesia and the most successful kingdom in the South Sulawesi region. People of this kingdom come fr ...

, under the sultanate of

Sultan Hasanuddin Sultan Hasanuddin (Sultan Hasanuddin Tumenanga Ri Balla Pangkana; (12 January 1631 – 12 June 1670) was the 16th Ruler of The Sultanate of Gowa as Sombaya Ri Gowa XVI from 1653 to 1669. He was proclaimed as Indonesian National Hero on 6 Nove ...

, was defeated by the Dutch Empire.De Haan 1935:373

Kelurahan (administrative village)

The district of Makasar is divided into five administrative villages (''kelurahan''): *Pinang Ranti – area code 13560 *Makasar – area code 13570 *Halim Perdanakusuma – area code 13610 *Cipinang Melayu – area code 13620 *Kebon Pala – area code 13650

List of important places

(TMII) where includes

Purna Bhakti Pertiwi Museum The Purna Bhakti Pertiwi Museum, is a history museum specialized on the life of Suharto, the former second president of Indonesia and a powerful political figure in modern Indonesian history. It is located in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), Jak ...

and At-Tin Mosque *

Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Halim Perdanakusuma) is an international airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. The airport is located in East Jakarta and the airfield is conjoined with the Halim Perdanakus ...

References

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