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Tangerang
taken from: tangerang.co.id,tourism board and many source |
Tangerang is a city in Banten Province, Indonesia. It is located about 20 km
west of Jakarta, capital city of Indonesia. . It has an area of 164.54 km˛ and
population of 1,488,666 (2005), become the second largest urban center in the
Jabodetabek (aglomeration city grouped of Jakarta- Bogor- Depok -Tangerang-
Bekasi city) region after Jakarta
Now aday Tangerang is known as an industrial and manufacturing hub on Java
caused it is home to over 1,000 factories. Many international corporations have
plants in the city. Tangerang tends to be hot and humid, with little in way of
trees or geographical features. Certain areas consist of swamps, including the
areas near the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
In recent years the urban expansion of Jakarta has covered Tangerang, and as a
result many of its residents commute to Jakarta for work, or vice-versa. Many
high-class and middle-class satellite cities have been developed in Tangerang,
complete with their own shopping malls, private schools and convenience centers.
The government is working on expanding the highway system to accommodate more
traffic flow to and from the area.
Tangerang also has a significant community of Chinese Indonesians, many of whom
are of Cina Benteng extraction. Benteng means 'fortress' in Indonesian. They
were descendant of chinese field farmer employers who were brought there by the
Nederlands Indische colonials in the 18th and 19th centuries, and most of them
are still worker, fisher and farmers. They are culturally distinct from other
Chinese communities in the area: while almost none speak any dialect of Chinese,
they are culturally very strongly Buddhism , Taoism and maintain their own
places of worship and community centers. They are ethnically mixed, yet identify
themselves as Chinese. A large Chinese cemetery is also located in Tangerang,
most of which are now ruined or moved to other place, and the former tombs area developed into suburban communities such as Lippo Karawaci,
Summarecon Gading Serpong, Bumi Serpong Damai and Alam Sutra.
Most of the Chinatown of Tangerang is located at Lio, Sewan, Pasar Lama, Pasar
Baru, Benteng Makasar, Kapling, Karawaci (not Lippo Karawaci). One can find any
food and all things Chinese there. Lippo Karawaci, Bumi Serpong Damai and Alam
Sutra are new locations of residential places (New Towns). A vast majority of
the residents are newcomers, not genuine Benteng Chinese.
There are two highway connections from Jakarta. Firstly, Jakarta - Merak highway
which have three different exits points to Tangerang city. Secondly, BSD (Serpong
Damai) - PS Rebo (Jakarta) highway providing direct tol access from Tangerang,
Jakarta and Bogor.
History
After the declaration of Independence, there was a chaos and racial riots in
Tangerang. Anti ethnic Chinese groups attack ethnic Chinese in Tangerang because
they assumed that ethnic Chinese co-operated with the Dutch government who try
to re-occupied Indonesia.
Transportation
From 1981 to 1984: Soekarno Hatta International airport was built in Benda,
Tangerang. The airport is located in Tangerang, Indonesian Government named it as "Soekarno Hatta
Airport, Cengkareng, Jakarta".It's named after two proclaimator of Indonesian Independence. Cengkareng is the name of a sub-district in West
Jakarta near the airport.
On August 1996, Walmart, the largest retail in USA open its first branch in
Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang. Unfortunately the branch was ransacked and burned
down during the May 1998 riot. Walmart discontinue their investment in Indonesia
after the riot.
Big Mosque at Tigaraksa, Tangerang. It's roof made from Enamelled Steel Panel.
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