Glodok
Glodok
裹踱刻 Golodog | |
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Taman Sari | |
Postal code | 11120 |
Glodok (
Glodok is one of biggest trading centers for electronic goods in Jakarta.
History
Toponymy
The word Glodok came from the Sundanese word "Golodog" (Sundanese script: ᮌᮧᮜᮧᮓᮧᮌ᮪), meaning entrance to a house, as Sunda Kalapa (Jakarta) is the gateway to the ancient Sundanese Kingdom. It was also thought that the name came from the "grojok grojok" sound that water makes coming out of a waterspout in the yard of the Cityhall (Stadhuis), now the Jakarta Museum. A waterspout was built on this site in 1743 and was used for daily needs such as a watering hole for horses.[2]
Early history
In Batavia (now Jakarta), Dutch East India Company created commercial opportunities which attracted immigrants from many areas of what is now Indonesia. This economic activity also lured thousands of Chinese people to Java. Swift immigration challenged the city's limited infrastructure and created burdens on the city. Tensions grew as the colonial government tried to restrict Chinese migration through deportations.
Recent history
On 9 October 1740,
Attractions
Chinatown
As for shopping centre, most of the vendors in Glodok are
Shopping
Glodok and contiguous of Mangga Dua[6] are one of the biggest shopping centres in Southeast Asia. It stretches from Pancoran street to Gunung Sahari street and has approximately 500,000 m2 of shopping centres. Beside sales of electronic consumer goods, Glodok is also the biggest market for original and bootleg audio and video discs.
Culinary
Other than shopping, Glodok is a spot to buy Chinese food, traditional Chinese medicine and cheap electronic goods. Gang Gloria is a famous place for a wide array of dishes, including gado-gado (mixed vegetables served with peanut sauce), soto betawi (beef cooked in coconut milk), ketupat sayur (rice cakes served with coconut milk and vegetables), sek ba (pork offal stewed in soy sauce) and more. Established in 1927, the legendary Kopi Es Tak Kie coffee shop specializes in iced coffee. Rujak Shanghai Encim (boiled cuttlefish, radish, cucumber, and water spinach with red sauce and peanut sprinkle) this fresh salad was established around 1950s. This kind of dish is very rare, and only able find it at Glodok.[7]
Temples and church
There are four old temples in the area, namely Dharma Bhakti Temple, Dharma Sakti Temple, Hui Tek Bio temple and Dharma Jaya Toasebio Temple. Kim Tek Ie Temple also known as Dharma Bhakti Temple, which was established in 1650 is the oldest temple in Jakarta.[8] Santa de Fatima Catholic Church, which is built in Chinese architecture located at Jl. Kemurnian III.
Demographics
In 2016, this subdistrict was inhabited by 8,626 residents consisting of 4,407 men and 4,219 women with a sex ratio of 104.46 and 4,772 heads of families.
Then in terms of religion, the population of this sub-district is also quite diverse. Based on data from the West Jakarta City Central Statistics Agency in 2020, the number of religious adherents in this sub-district was recorded, where Buddhism was 42.8%, then Christianity 37.9% (Protestant 22.1% and Catholic 15.8%), Islam 19, 3%, and a small proportion of Hindus 0.1%.
Transport
There are many bus services provided by
See also
- Kim Tek Ie Temple (金德院)
- Chinese Indonesians
- Legislation on Chinese Indonesians
- 1740 Batavia massacre
- 1918 Kudus riot
- May 1998 riots of Indonesia
- Chinatowns in Asia
References
- ^ Wahyu Adityo Prodjo (16 February 2018). "Disinggung Sandiaga Uno, Ini Asal-usul Kawasan Pecinan Glodok". Kompas.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Dari ”Grojok” Menjadi Glodok[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 1-74059-154-2.
- ^ "Falun Gong in Jakarta". indonesiamatters.com. 7 August 2006.
- ^ Tri Wahyuni (19 February 2015). "Hikayat Kawasan Petak Sembilan". CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Mangga Dua shopping center". jakarta-cityhotels.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- ^ "The glorious culinary gem of Gang Gloria in Glodok". The Jakarta Post. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ Jessicha Valentina (5 May 2017). "Jakpost guide to Glodok". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
External links
Media related to Glodok at Wikimedia Commons