Serpong is a district and a sub-district located in

South Tangerang South Tangerang is a city in the province of Banten, Indonesia. Located on the southwestern border of Jakarta, the city forms part of the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area. It was administratively separated from Tangerang Regency on November 26, ...

, Banten Province,

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 ...

. Before South Tangerang City became an autonomous city, Serpong was one of the sub-districts of

Tangerang Regency Tangerang Regency is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Java. The current regent is Ahmed Zaki Iskandar. Though commonly misunderstood as being a part of Jakarta, Tangerang is actually outside Jakarta City but ...

Administrative Borders

Subdistricts

Serpong district is divided into 9 sub-districts: # Buaran # Ciater # Cilenggang # Lengkong Gudang # East Lengkong Gudang # Lengkong Wetan # Rawa Buntu # Mekar Jaya # Serpong

History

Serpong was originally a

rubber plantation A plantation is an agricultural estate, generally centered on a plantation house, meant for farming that specializes in cash crops, usually mainly planted with a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. Th ...

, it has now been developed as an elite area. Dozens of entertainment venues, malls, and crowded centers have sprung up in Serpong.

BSD City BSD City, formerly referred to Bumi Serpong Damai is a planned community located within Greater Jakarta in Indonesia. The project was initiated in 1984 by a group of private developers and started in 1989. The town is currently managed by the h ...

is located within this district.

Education

Tertiary Education

* International University Liaison Indonesia (IULI) *Indonesian Institute of Technology

Transportation

Serpong is mainly served by land-based transportation, with buses, taxibus and taxis. The public transportation mainly goes to Jakarta since many residents from Serpong commute to Jakarta on daily basis. The district is served by

KRL Commuterline KRL Commuterline, or commonly known as Commuterline, is a commuter rail system for Greater Jakarta in Indonesia. It was previously known as KRL Jabodetabek. It is operated by PT KAI Commuter Indonesia (KAI Commuter/KCI), a subsidiary of the I ...

through Rawa Buntu railway station and Serpong railway station. Serpong is serviced by these toll roads: # Jakarta–Serpong Toll Road ## Serpong–Balaraja Toll Road (planned) #

Jakarta–Tangerang Toll Road The Jakarta–Tangerang Toll Road (shortened to Janger Toll Road) is a toll road that connects Jakarta with Tangerang in the province of Banten, Indonesia. Being a part of the Jakarta–Merak Toll Road The Jakarta–Merak Toll Road is a toll r ...

# Cengkareng–Batu Ceper–Kunciran Toll Road (

Jakarta Outer Ring Road 2 Jakarta Outer Ringroad 2 (Indonesian: Jalan Tol Lingkar Luar Jakarta 2) or JORR 2 is an under-construction toll road circling the Greater Jakarta area, running roughly parallel with the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR 1) in Indonesia. This toll road ...

) After the construction of Cengkareng–Batu Ceper–Kunciran Toll Road, Serpong is now directly connected with Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

References

{{reflist South Tangerang Districts of Indonesia Banten Districts of Banten

External Links

Official Website

SerpongCity.Com - Media Informasi & Interaksi Komunitas Kawasan Serpong