Kebayoran Lama Explained

Kebayoran Lama
Native Name Lang:id
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Jakarta
Subdivision Name2:South Jakarta
Leader Title:Camat
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Kebayoran Lama is a district (Indonesian: [[kecamatan]]) in the administrative city of South Jakarta, Indonesia. The rough boundaries of Kebayoran Lama are: Kebayoran Lama Road – Palmerah Barat Road to the north, Grogol River to the east, Jakarta Outer Ring Road to the south, and Pesanggrahan River to the west.

Kebayoran Lama contains some green areas of moderate size, some of this area are concentrated within the Tanah Kusir Cemetery, famous for being a burial place of Mohammad Hatta, the first vice president of Indonesia.

Pondok Indah is an upscale residential area located in Kebayoran Lama.

Toponym

Kebayoran Lama consists of the word Kebayoran (Betawi for kabayuran, meaning "stockpiles of bayur wood (Pterospermum javanicum)[1] and Lama (Indonesian for "old"). Several stockpiles of timber (including bayur wood) were built there in earlier time. Bayur wood is known for its strength and resistance to termite attack.[2]

History

During the colonial era, Kebayoran was a kawedanan (an administrative area below a Regency, but above a District), headed by a wedana. The Kawedanan of Kebayoran was part of the regency of Meester Cornelis, whose area also included Ciputat.

Around 1938, an airport was planned in the area by the government of Dutch East Indies, but was cancelled because of World War II. This undeveloped area was later, after the independence period, developed into the district of Kebayoran Baru, while the rest of the area becomes the district of Kebayoran Lama.

In 1990, part of the district of Kebayoran Lama was split to form the district of Pesanggrahan.

Urban Villages

The district of Kebayoran Lama is divided into six kelurahan or urban villages:

NameArea code
Grogol Utara12210
Grogol Selatan1220
Cipulir12230
Kebayoran Lama Utara12240
Kebayoran Lama Selatan12240
Pondok Pinang12310

Landmarks

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pterospermum javanicum Jungh. . 2010 . Globinmed . 13 January 2011.
  2. Web site: Asal Usul Nama Tempat Di Jakarta. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090223120201/http://www.scribd.com/doc/6516621/Asal-Usul-Nama-Tempat-Di-Jakarta . 23 February 2009 .