Senayan | |
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| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | DKI Jakarta |
| Administrative city | South Jakarta |
| District | Kebayoran Baru |
Senayan is an administrative village (kelurahan in Indonesian) at Kebayoran Baru subdistrict, South Jakarta, Indonesia. The post code is 12190.
Boundaries
[edit]The borders of Senayan are:[1]
- Semanggi Flyover in the north
- General Sudirman Street in Gelora administrative village, Tanah Abang subdistrict, Central Jakarta in the west
- General Gatot Subroto Street in Karet Semanggi administrative village, Setiabudi subdistrict in the east
- Selong administrative village in the south.
Despite the name used, the Gelora Bung Karno sports complex - which is also known as Gelora Senayan Sports Complex, is not within the boundaries of this administrative village, not even in South Jakarta. The sports complex lies within the up-north adjacent Gelora administrative village, which is under the administrative municipality of Central Jakarta.
Highlights
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Among the important national as well as regional landmarks located in this area are:
- Headquarters of Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Regional Police
- The office of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board
- Plaza Mandiri, the headquarters office of Bank Mandiri - the largest bank in Indonesia in terms of assets, loans and deposits
- Headquarters office of the Directorate General of Taxation - the tax office of Indonesia
- The SCBD - one of Jakarta's prominent business and commercial centers
- The Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) building is located in this area within the SCBD.
- The Widya Chandra residential complex, in which many Indonesian government ministers have their official residences, is also located in this area.
Toponym
[edit]The name Senayan is derived from the word Wangsanayan, "land of Wangsanayan". According to De Haan, Wangsanayan was a lieutenant from Bali who lived at the end of the 17th century, but little is known about him.[2] As time progressed, Wangsanayan was shortened to Senayan.[3]
See also
[edit]- Plaza Senayan, a shopping mall
- Senayan City, a mixed-use development
- Senayan MRT station
References
[edit]- ^ "I am not a bot. Continue".
- ^ (De Haan 1911:174)
- ^ "Asal Usul Nama Tempat Di Jakarta". www.scribd.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-23.