Roa Malaka

Roa Malaka is administrative village (kelurahan in Indonesian) at Tambora subdistrict, West Jakarta, Indonesia. The border of Roa Malaka are :

Penjaringan administrative village in Penjaringan subdistrict, North Jakarta in the north
Pekojan administrative village in the west
Pinangsia administrative village in Taman Sari subdistrict in the east
Tambora administrative villagein the South

The zip code of this administrative village is 11230.

Jakarta Old Cities are located in this administrative village.

Toponym

There are two opinions about the name of Roa Malaka. First opinion is that the name is derived from two words rawa (Indonesian for "swamp")and malaka (Indonesian name for the Indian gooseberry).^[1] In the early times, this area was the swamp and full of Indian gooseberry.

Second opinion is that the name is derived from Portuguese words Rua Malaka (Malacca Street).^[1] In the early time, this area used to be prison of the Portuguese prisoner in Batavia, who was captured by the Dutch after they managed to snatch from the hands of the Portuguese city of Malacca on January 1, 1641 Among the prisoners of war is the former governor of Malacca, Dom Luís de Sousa Martins Chichorro. The place in the Dutch language called Jonkersgracht (meaning "Duke Street"), called Rua Malacca gradually, and eventually became Roa Malaka.

References

1 2 Roa Malaka, Ensiklopedi Jakarta, © 1995 - 2010 Dinas Komunikasi, Informatika dan Kehumasan Pemprov DKI Jakarta. Diakses 22 September 2010.

Administrative areas of the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta

Cities and Regency of Jakarta

Central Jakarta	Cempaka Putih Gambir Johar Baru Kemayoran Menteng Sawah Besar Senen Tanah Abang

West Jakarta	Cengkareng Grogol Kalideres Kebon Jeruk Kembangan Palmerah Taman Sari Tambora

South Jakarta	Cilandak Jagakarsa Kebayoran Baru Kebayoran Lama Mampang Prapatan Pancoran Pasar Minggu Pesanggrahan Setiabudi Tebet

East Jakarta	Cakung Cipayung Ciracas Duren Sawit Jatinegara Kramat Jati Makasar Matraman Pasar Rebo Pulo Gadung

North Jakarta	Cilincing Kelapa Gading Koja Pademangan Penjaringan Tanjung Priok

Thousand Islands	South Thousand Islands North Thousand Islands

See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

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