Cinere 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 ...

of the city of

Depok en, Starfruit City , motto = ''Pariraca Darma''(Servant of the righteousness) , image_map = Map of West Java highlighting Depok City.svg , mapsize = , map_caption ...

West Java West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...

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 ...

. It covers an area of 10.55 km² and had a population of 107,461 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (for mid 2018) is 144,038. Cinere borders to its east with the Jagakarsa District and to its north with the Cilandak District, both being part of

South Jakarta South Jakarta ( id, Jakarta Selatan; bew, Jakarte Beludik ), colloquially known as ''Jaksel'', is one of the five administrative cities which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. South Jakarta is not self-governed and does not ...

City; to the west it borders with the Ciputat Timur District and the Pamulang District of

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 2 ...

City within Banten Province; and to the south it borders the Limo District of Depok City. Cinere has a large multi-racial population as a result of long-term transmigration from elsewhere in West Java and from

Banten Banten ( id, Banten; Sundanese: , romanized ''Banten'') is the westernmost province on the island of Java, Indonesia. Its capital city is Serang. The province borders West Java and the Special Capital Region of Jakarta on the east, the Ja ...

, that began in the late 1960s.

History

In the early colonial period in the Cinere region (Ci Kanyere) there was a stretch of land belonging to Isaac de I 'Ostale de Saint Martin (born in Oleron, Bearn, France in 1629) who worked for the VOC. In the era of independence, the area were inhabited by Betawi people and there were rubber forests, rice fields and swamps. Cinere was a village of

Bogor Regency Bogor Regency (Indonesian: ''Kabupaten Bogor'') is a landlocked regency (''kabupaten'') of West Java, Indonesia, south of DKI Jakarta. Covering an area of 2,986.20 km2, it is considered a bedroom community for Jakarta, and was home to 5,4 ...

until 1999. It was included with

Depok en, Starfruit City , motto = ''Pariraca Darma''(Servant of the righteousness) , image_map = Map of West Java highlighting Depok City.svg , mapsize = , map_caption ...

city in 1999. In 2007, Cinere District was split off from Limo District to form the eleventh district of

Depok en, Starfruit City , motto = ''Pariraca Darma''(Servant of the righteousness) , image_map = Map of West Java highlighting Depok City.svg , mapsize = , map_caption ...

city.

Facilities

Cinere has many places of worship, hospitals, and malls. In addition, there are several housing area and golf courses such as Pangkalan Jati and Sawangan. This area is growing rapidly because of the construction of Cinere-Serpong Toll Road and Cinere-Jagorawi Toll Road, which are part of the Jakarta Outer Ring Road 2 or JORR 2. Cirene is served by

Pondok Cabe Airport Pondok Cabe Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Pondok Cabe) is a combined civilian and military airport in Pondok Cabe, Pamulang, South Tangerang. The airport is owned by the state oil company Pertamina and operated by Pelita Air Service, which also own ...

, although the airport doesn't handle commercial flights. Pondok Cabe is situated to the west of Cinere, in Pamulang District of the city of

province, approximately 15 kilometers south of Jakarta ( South).

References

External links

* http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20130725193838/http%3A//indra.sg.or.id/cinere/ Depok Populated places in West Java {{WJava-geo-stub