Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta

Tanah Kusir Cemetery is located in Kebayoran Lama Subdistrict

Kebayoran Lama is a subdistrict of South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. The rough boundaries of Kebayoran Lama is Kebayoran Lama Road - Palmerah Barat Road to the north, Grogol River to the east, Jakarat 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, above a Subdistrict), headed by a wedana. Kebayoran Kawedanan was part of the Meester Cornelis Regency, 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 the World War II. This undeveloped area was later, after the independence period, developed into the Kebayoran Baru Subdistrict, while the rest of the area becomes the Kebayoran Lama Subdistrict.

In 1990, part of Kebayoran Lama Subdistrict was made into Pesanggrahan Subdistrict.

Administrative villages

The subdistrict of Kebayoran Lama is divided into six kelurahan or administrative villages:

Grogol Utara - area code 12210
Grogol Selatan - area code 12220
Cipulir - area code 12230
Kebayoran Lama Utara - area code 12240
Kebayoran Lama Selatan - area code 12240
Pondok Pinang - area code 12310

List of important places

Pondok Indah Mall

Kebayoran Lama Market
Kebayoran Lama Station
Pondok Indah Golf and Country Club
Pondok Indah Grand Mosque
Pondok Indah Mall
Tanah Kusir Cemetery
Gandaria City

References

↑ "Pterospermum javanicum Jungh.". Globinmed. 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
↑ http://www.scribd.com/doc/6516621/Asal-Usul-Nama-Tempat-Di-Jakarta

Administrative areas of the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta

Cities and Regency of Jakarta

Central Jakarta	Cempaka Putih Gambir Johar Baru Kemayoran Menteng Sawah Besar Senen Tanah Abang

West Jakarta	Cengkareng Grogol Kalideres Kebon Jeruk Kembangan Palmerah Taman Sari Tambora

South Jakarta	Cilandak Jagakarsa Kebayoran Baru Kebayoran Lama Mampang Prapatan Pancoran Pasar Minggu Pesanggrahan Setiabudi Tebet

East Jakarta	Cakung Cipayung Ciracas Duren Sawit Jatinegara Kramat Jati Makasar Matraman Pasar Rebo Pulo Gadung

North Jakarta	Cilincing Kelapa Gading Koja Pademangan Penjaringan Tanjung Priok

Thousand Islands	South Thousand Islands North Thousand Islands

See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

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