Pluit
Encyclopedia
Pluit is an administrative village (kelurahan) of Penjaringan
, North Jakarta
that is predominantly residential such as De Paradiso Apartment. Most of the inhabitants are of Chinese origin. They run many Chinese restaurants in nearby Muara Karang
. Pluit is developing into a busy commercial center that features a unique Pluit Junction with its many fine dining restaurants, celebrity fitness and XXI premium cinema, Mega Mall (which is now known as Pluit Village) and Emporium Pluit Mall are the main shopping malls that have Carrefour
, Timezone, Cinema XXI, Sogo (Emporium Pluit), and Matahari New Generation Department Store (Pluit Village) as their anchor tenant. Several schools in Pluit are BTB International School
, Tarakanita, IPEKA, BPK Penabur, Permai, Diakonia and STM 12.
). This word fluit is fluitschip, meaning the kind of long slender ship.
Around 1660 on the east coast estuary Kali Angke, there was a fluitschip, named Het Whitte Paert, which was not unseaworthy. Used as a stronghold of defense to help Castle Vijfhoek on the edge of Kali Grogol, east of the Kali Angke, in order to overcome the sporadic attacks Banten forces. The fortress then known as De Fluit, who later became Pluit until now. 80% residence are chinese
Penjaringan
Penjaringan is a subdistrict of North Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is the westernmost Subdistrict of North Jakarta. Muara Angke Port and the mouth of Sunda Kelapa Port is located within Penjaringan. Penjaringan contains the remnants of the original mangrove forest of Jakarta, some is protected...
, North Jakarta
North Jakarta
North Jakarta is one of the five cities of Jakarta, Indonesia. North Jakarta contains the entire coastal area within Jakarta Special District. In North Jakarta, an area at the estuary of Ciliwung river was the main port for the kingdom of Tarumanegara, which will later grows to become Jakarta....
that is predominantly residential such as De Paradiso Apartment. Most of the inhabitants are of Chinese origin. They run many Chinese restaurants in nearby Muara Karang
Muara karang
Muara Karang is an administrative village of Penjaringan, North Jakarta that is predominantly residential. Most of the inhabitants are Chinese Indonesians, who also run many Hokkien restaurantsg. In recent times however the settlement has attracted Chinese immigrants of many other origins...
. Pluit is developing into a busy commercial center that features a unique Pluit Junction with its many fine dining restaurants, celebrity fitness and XXI premium cinema, Mega Mall (which is now known as Pluit Village) and Emporium Pluit Mall are the main shopping malls that have Carrefour
Carrefour
Carrefour S.A. is an international hypermarket chain headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France. It is one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world...
, Timezone, Cinema XXI, Sogo (Emporium Pluit), and Matahari New Generation Department Store (Pluit Village) as their anchor tenant. Several schools in Pluit are BTB International School
Bina Tunas Bangsa School
Bina Tunas Bangsa International School is a school in Jakarta, Indonesia.The School is open to Indonesian and expatriate students with the dominant language of instruction being English, and Mandarin as a second language....
, Tarakanita, IPEKA, BPK Penabur, Permai, Diakonia and STM 12.
Toponomy
The name of Pluit does not have connection with fluit (whistle in DutchDutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
). This word fluit is fluitschip, meaning the kind of long slender ship.
Around 1660 on the east coast estuary Kali Angke, there was a fluitschip, named Het Whitte Paert, which was not unseaworthy. Used as a stronghold of defense to help Castle Vijfhoek on the edge of Kali Grogol, east of the Kali Angke, in order to overcome the sporadic attacks Banten forces. The fortress then known as De Fluit, who later became Pluit until now. 80% residence are chinese
Pluit pumps
Pluit pumps were in use continously not operated during heavy rain only, due to Pluit is located below sea level. Jakarta administration plans to build a new reservoir addition of the current reservoir with value a Rp280 billion ($30.8 million), starting in 2012.External links
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