Kelapa Gading is the southernmost Subdistrict of North Jakarta

North Jakarta

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, Jakarta

Jakarta

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. The Subdistrict of Kelapa Gading is bounded by Bekasi Raya - Perintis Kemerdekaan Road to the south, Sunter Canal to the west, Bendungan Batik Canal to the north, and Cakung - Petukangan River to the east. Kelapa Gading has a total area of 1.633,7 hectare, or about 2,14% of the total Jakarta city.

Kelapa Gading is known to the local populates as a city within a city, due to the integrated residential-commercial planning, and the supporting facilities.

History

Kelapa Gading was an undeveloped marshland and sparsed agricultural land until 1976, when a local real estate developer company, PT Summarecon Agung, developed Kelapa Gading into a more productive land by establishing an integrated residential-commercial area in a grid-like urban planning with main boulevards

Boulevards

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 and supporting facilities including schools and hospitals.

Kelurahan (Administrative Village)

The subdistrict of Kelapa Gading is divided into 3 kelurahan (administrative villages):

• Kelapa Gading Barat - area code 14240
• Kelapa Gading Timur - area code 14240
• Pegangsaan Dua - area code 14250

Residential

Kelapa Gading residential area is targated toward the middle to upper market . Artha gading Villa and Kuta residence in Bukit Gading Villa are up market areas in the location. The prices for land in these areas soar to around 22-25 million rupiah per square meter in 2011. The prime location, and often luxurious houses contributes to the price factor.

65% of the residence of Kelapa Gading is Chinese Indonesians.

Commercial

In Jakarta, Kelapa Gading is famous amongst food lovers. Individuals can find Indonesian food such as Minang food or Javanese food

Javanese cuisine

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, as well as Chinese food, Japanese food, Thai food and Western food. The central point in Kelapa Gading is an area known as Gading Food City. 6.16022°N 106.90624°W



The subdistrict of Kelapa Gading contains six shopping malls within 20 kilometer radius. In 2004, Kelapa Gading has approximately 365,000 m2 of shopping centers. Some of these malls are Mal Kelapa Gading

Mal Kelapa Gading

Mal Kelapa Gading opened on 1990, is a modern shopping and entertainment center located in Kelapa Gading, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of the largest shopping mall in Indonesia with over 130,000 m² of floor space and 600+ stores.-History:...

 (the first and the largest shopping mall in Kelapa Gading, opened in 1990 by PT Summarecon Agung), La Piazza, Sport Mall (the location of The BritAma Arena, a home base for Satria Muda

Satria Muda BritAma

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 basketball club), Mal Artha Gading

Mal Artha Gading

Mal Artha Gading is a shopping mall located in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, Indonesia. It has an area of over 200,000 m². The architecture was adopted from silk road and consists of types from seven wonders of the world.-External links:*...

, Kelapa Gading Trade Center, and Mall of Indonesia.

Industrial

Industrial area is mainly concentrated in Pegangsaan Dua Subdistrict, on the west area of Kelapa Gading Subdistrict.

Flood problem

Despite being a well-developed area, Kelapa Gading is affected by flood every rainy season due to its geographically low plain characteristic (5 meter above sea level) and the lack of effective flood diversion network established by the developer. The subdistrict was severely affected by the 2007 Jakarta flood

2007 Jakarta flood

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, the worst flooding disaster in Jakarta.

Flood control infrastructures in Kelapa Gading are several small reservoir

Reservoir

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s in the Administrative Village of Kelapa Gading Barat, with linking water channels.