Krendang
Encyclopedia
Krendang is an administrative village (Indonesian: Kelurahan) in Tambora
, West Jakarta
. It has a lot of West Kalimantan
Chinese people and so makes its name become Kampung orang-orang Kalimantan.
Chinese and Melayu live there. The majority of Chinese originate from Singkawang
, Pontianak
, Ketapang
, Pemangkat
, and so on. They have moved to Krendang since the 1970s, when one of the family members from West Kalimantan
moved to there to change his/her fate and try to reduce his/her poverty
in his/her hometown, West Kalimantan
. All of the family members moved to Krendang when they knew one of the family member already had a job or house, although that was usually a rent house. Nowadays, the majority of Chinese have their own business such as Chinese food restaurant entrepreneurs, textile entrepreneurs or tailors. Chinese like to live in narrow and hidden houses because they want to run from the tax
es. Most of the Melayu are working with the Chinese. A lot of Chinese are Catholic
, Protestant and Buddhist and the Melayu are Muslim
.
Tambora, Jakarta
Tambora is a subdistrict of West Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. Tambora Subdistrict is bounded by a railway to the west and to the north, Kali Krukut - Kali Besar canal to the east, and Duri Selatan Road to the south....
, West Jakarta
West Jakarta
West Jakarta is a city within Jakarta Special District, Indonesia. It had a p[opulation of 2,278,825 at the 2010 Census; the administrative centre is at Puri Kembangan....
. It has a lot of West Kalimantan
West Kalimantan
West Kalimantan is a province of Indonesia. It is one of four Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city Pontianak is located right on the Equator....
Chinese people and so makes its name become Kampung orang-orang Kalimantan.
History
Krendang is a name from the local language called Kerendem (English: Flooded), because the village has always been flooded every rainy season.Population
Many Chinese especially from West KalimantanWest Kalimantan
West Kalimantan is a province of Indonesia. It is one of four Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city Pontianak is located right on the Equator....
Chinese and Melayu live there. The majority of Chinese originate from Singkawang
Singkawang
Singkawang is located at the province of West Kalimantan or Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia. It is located at about 145 km north of Pontianak, the provincial capital, and is surrounded by the Pasi, Poteng, and Sakok mountain...
, Pontianak
Pontianak, Indonesia
Pontianak is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan. It is a medium-size industrial city on the island of Borneo. Pontianak occupies an area of 107.82 km² in the delta of the Kapuas River...
, Ketapang
Ketapang
Ketapang is the capital city of Ketapang regency . Ketapang city is located, on the island of Borneo. It is a small city on the delta of the Pawan River. Ketapang regency is one of the regencies of West Kalimantan province in Indonesia. It occupies an area of 35,809 km²...
, Pemangkat
Pemangkat
Pemangkat is a small town in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. It located northwest of the provincial capital of Pontianak.-Demographic:In the center of Pemangkat, most of the population are Hakka and Teochew Chinese.-Geography:...
, and so on. They have moved to Krendang since the 1970s, when one of the family members from West Kalimantan
West Kalimantan
West Kalimantan is a province of Indonesia. It is one of four Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city Pontianak is located right on the Equator....
moved to there to change his/her fate and try to reduce his/her poverty
Poverty
Poverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...
in his/her hometown, West Kalimantan
West Kalimantan
West Kalimantan is a province of Indonesia. It is one of four Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city Pontianak is located right on the Equator....
. All of the family members moved to Krendang when they knew one of the family member already had a job or house, although that was usually a rent house. Nowadays, the majority of Chinese have their own business such as Chinese food restaurant entrepreneurs, textile entrepreneurs or tailors. Chinese like to live in narrow and hidden houses because they want to run from the tax
Tax
To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities...
es. Most of the Melayu are working with the Chinese. A lot of Chinese are Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
, Protestant and Buddhist and the Melayu are Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
.