Pesanggrahan is a subdistrict

Subdistricts of Indonesia

In Indonesia, a kecamatan or district is a subdivision of a regency or of a city . A district is itself divided into kelurahan or administrative villages....

 of South Jakarta

South Jakarta

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, one of the administrative city which forms the capital territory of Jakarta

Jakarta

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, Indonesia

Indonesia

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. The Pesanggrahan River flows along the eastern edge of Pesanggrahan Subdistrict. To the west of Pesanggrahan Subdistrict is Tangerang

Tangerang

Tangerang is a city in the Province of Banten, Indonesia. It is located about 25 km west of Jakarta. It is the third largest urban center in the Jabotabek region after Jakarta and Bekasi. It has an area of 164.54 km² and an official intercensal estimated population of 1,537,244 for 2005...

 Regency, Banten Province.

Pesanggrahan Subdistrict was originally part of the Kebayoran Lama

Kebayoran Lama

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...

 Subdistrict, which was later made into a separate Subdistrict.

A southwestern portion of the Jakarta Outer Ring Road

Jakarta Outer Ring Road

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 and the Serpong-Jakarta railway passed through Pesanggrahan Subdistrict.

Toponym

The name Pesanggrahan is derived from the name of the river Pesanggrahan along the eastern edge of the subdistrict.

Kelurahan (Administrative villages)

The Subdistrict of Pesanggrahan is divided into five kelurahan or administrative villages:

• Ulujami - area code 12250
• Petukangan Utara - area code 12260
• Petukangan Selatan - area code 12270
• Pesanggrahan - area code 12320
• Bintaro - area code 12330