Penjaringan
Penjaringan is a
Penjaringan Subdistrict is crisscrossed with water-draining channels, canals, and water reservoirs to protect the land from sea flooding. The Cengkareng Drain, part of Jakarta's flood control system, flows to the sea through this subdistrict.
Penjaringan Subdistrict, especially within Penjaringan Administrative Village, contains several historic Dutch colonial buildings such as the remains of the city wall of Batavia and the 17th-century warehouses (now a Maritime Museum).
The boundaries of Penjaringan Subdistrict are Jakarta Bay to the north, Sunda Kelapa Port to the east, and Kamal Muara Road - Kapuk Raya Road to the south.
History
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The coastal area of Penjaringan Subdistrict is one of the most historic areas in Jakarta. The mouth of
In the 17th century, during the Dutch colonial era, the area that is now Penjaringan Administrative Village was developed into a ship docking area. Warehouses and shipbuilding facilities are built in this area, and some of these 17th-century structures still exist today (such as the now Museum Bahari and Galangan Kapal VOC, a former trade office built in 1628).
In the 18th century, local villages started to appear around the Dutch Batavia. Some of these villages, located within the port of
During the 1970s, because of insufficient capacity and the lack of facilities, a new fishing port called Pelabuhan Perikanan Samudera Jakarta (PPSJ) (also known as "Jakarta Fishing Port") was created on the west side of Sunda Kelapa Harbor, within Penjaringan Subdistrict. The feasibility and engineering study was done by Japan International Cooperation Agency from 1973 to 1979. The construction was divided into four phases which began in 1980 and was finished in 2002.[1]
Mangroves
Penjaringan contains some of Jakarta's original
Muara Angke marina
On January 5, 2012, the new Muara Angke marina opened to service passenger ships plying routes between the Thousand Islands and the mainland.[2]
Flooding
Being a low plain coastal area, Penjaringan is constantly threatened by flooding from high tide. In Penjaringan Administrative Village itself, a series of plans to reduce flooding has been planned, including settlement relocation, drainage improvement, and the construction of
In 2008, seven dikes were installed within the Subdistrict of Penjaringan to protect the area from increasing levels of sea tide. The dike consists of Muara Baru dike, Muara Angke dike, Luar Batang dike, Pluit Reservoir, Kapuk Muara dike, Pelindo Harbor dike, and Mutiara Beach dike.[5]
Kelurahan (Administrative Village)
The subdistrict of Penjaringan is divided into five kelurahan ("administrative villages"):
- Penjaringan - area code 14440
- Pluit - area code 14450
- Pejagalan - area code 14450
- Kapuk Muara - area code 14460
- Kamal Muara - area code 14470
List of important places
- Luar Batang Mosque (established since 1796)[6]
- Luar Batang Village, existed since the 17th century.
- Maritime Museum (Indonesia)
- Muara Angke Wildlife Sanctuary
- Muara Angke
- Pantai Indah Kapuk housing estates
References
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- ^ "History - Pelabuhan Perikanan Samudera Jakarta". Jakarta Fish Port. PACIFIC CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL. Archived from the original on December 21, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
- ^ "City opens Muara Angke marina". January 6, 2012.
- ^ "Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup | BebasBanjir2015".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-20. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
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- ^ "Masjid Luar Batang Berdiri Sejak 17 Masehi". Archived from the original on 2010-06-08.