Cilincing 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 North Jakarta

North Jakarta

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, Jakarta

Jakarta

Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

, Indonesia

Indonesia

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. It is the northeastern most Subdistrict of Jakarta. Cakung Drain, part of Jakarta's flood canal, flow through Cilincing to Jakarta Bay.

A large area of Cilincing Subdistrict is allotted for agriculture and industry.

Toponym

The name Cilincing is possibly derived from the name of the river Ci Cilincing which is the stream that flows south to north in this area. Ci is a Sundanese

Sundanese language

Sundanese is the language of about 27 million people from the western third of Java or about 15% of the Indonesian population....

 word for "river". Cilincing is the name for the plant carambola

Carambola

Carambola, also known as starfruit, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The fruit is a popular food throughout Southeast Asia, the South Pacific and parts of East Asia...

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Kelurahan (Administrative Villages)

The subdistrict of Cilincing is divided into seven Kelurahan / Administrative Villages:

• Kali Baru - area code 14110
• Cilincing - area code 14120
• Semper Barat - area code 14130
• Semper Timur - area code 14130
• Sukapura - area code 14140
• Rorotan - area code 14140
• Marunda - area code 14150

List of important places

• Al Alam Mosque, also known as Si Pitung Mosque, a wooden mosque built in the early 18th century.
• Aulia Marunda Mosque, built in 17th century.
• The grave of Captain Tete Jonker
• Kalibaru Port
• Kampung Marunda
• Langgar Tinggi or Rumah Si Pitung (Si Pitung Residence), a red wooden stilt house built in the 20th century. This bugis
  Bugis
  The Bugis are the most numerous of the three major linguistic and ethnic groups of South Sulawesi, the southwestern province of Sulawesi, Indonesia's third largest island. Although many Bugis live in the large port cities of Makassar and Parepare, the majority are farmers who grow wet rice on the...
  
  -style house is believed by locals as the house where Si Pitung
  Si Pitung
  Si Pitung was a 19th century inhabitant of Jakarta. In the Indonesian folklore he is compared to Robin Hood. Therefore several films have been made about him. According to the Dutch he was a pirate....
  
  , a Betawi
  Betawi
  The Betawi are the descendants of the people living around Batavia from around the 17th century...
  
  legendary hero, commit a burglary. A new bridge accommodating cars is being built for ease directly visit Si Pitung Residence.

Marunda Dam

Based on DKI Jakarta Governor Rule Number 77 Year 2009, 56 hectares of Marunda Dam will be built plus 12 hectares of Integrated Waste Management, 5.8 hectares of Asphalt Mixing Plant, 43.3 hectares of Public Green Designation and 29.9 hectares of Facilities and Infrastructure for Supporting Operational Functions of the East Flood Canal (Kanal Banjir Timur) or totally 147 hectares project. Marunda Dam will be initially built in 2012.