Cengkareng

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Cengkareng

Cengkareng is a district of West Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, the largest airport in Indonesia and the headquarters of Garuda Indonesia,[1][2] is located just to the west of Cengkareng. The Tangerang-Jakarta railway line passes through Cengkareng to the west.

Kelurahan (Administrative Villages)

The subdistrict of Cengkareng is divided into six kelurahan or administrative villages:

List of important places

Mookervaart Canal passes through Cengkareng Subdistrict.
  • Mookervaart Canal, a canal connecting the Cisadane River in Tangerang and Kali Angke (Angke Canal) in Jakarta. Constructed from 1678 to 1689, this 25-30 meter wide channel is one of the important flood control water channels in Jakarta.
  • Palapa Main Control Station

References

  1. "Organization & Group." Garuda Indonesia. Retrieved on 22 June 2009. "Having a Head Office at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport,"
  2. "Soekarno-Hatta must be expanded to meet passenger demand." The Jakarta Post. Wednesday 1 September 2010. Retrieved on 16 September 2010. "In this August, 2010 file photo passengers crowd the domestic terminal at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten."

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