Menteng Park

Taman Menteng
Type Urban park
Location Menteng, Jakarta
Coordinates 6°11′39″S 106°49′57″E / 6.19403°S 106.83259°E / -6.19403; 106.83259Coordinates: 6°11′39″S 106°49′57″E / 6.19403°S 106.83259°E / -6.19403; 106.83259
Area 30 hectares
Owned by Pemprov DKI Jakarta
Operated by Department of Parks and Cemetery, Jakarta
Status Open all year

Menteng Park or Taman Menteng is a park located at Menteng, Jakarta, Indonesia. This park was formerly occupied by Menteng Stadium. In October 2006 the stadium was demolished and the park was built on the area by the administration of Sutiyoso. The park is located at the center of Menteng residential area. At present it is one of the popular park in Jakarta.[1]

The park stands on an area of ​​30 hectares, and has a collection of 30 different plant species. Menteng Park also has a variety of support facilities such as a playground for children, as well as futsal and basketball courts, jogging track, greenhouse, parking lot and exhibition corner.[2] There are free WiFi facility at different corners of the park. After dark the park area turns into a place for food lovers because of presence of food vendors. Uniquely, in this park there are also 44 absorption wells to help the absorption of rain water into the soil.

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References

  1. ↑ "5 Taman Kota untuk Santai Sore di Jakarta". Kompas. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  2. ↑ "Taman Menteng Jakarta, Tempat Rekreasi Murah, Ada Tempat Main Anak dan Fasilitas Olahraga". Tribunnews. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
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