Ciliwung River
right|thumb|300px|Ci Liwung ("K. Ciliwung "), bottom center in the map of rivers and canals of Jakarta (2012) The Ciliwung (often written as Ci Liwung as the "ci" prefix simply translates as "river"; also as Tjiliwoeng in Dutch, Sundanese: ᮎᮤᮜᮤᮝᮥᮀ) is a river in the northwestern region of Java where it flows through two provinces, West Java and the special region of Jakarta. The natural estuary of the Ciliwung, known as the Kali Besar ("Big River"), was an important strategic point for trade in the precolonial and colonial periods and was instrumental in the founding of the port city of Jakart
Key facts
- River.name
- Ci Liwung
- River.name_other
- Sungai Ciliwung, Tji Liwoeng, Tjiliwoeng, Tjiliwung
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- File:Ciliwung 100303-0435 jkt.jpg
- River.image_size
- 300
- River.image_caption
- Lower Ci Liwung at Jakarta
- River.pushpin_map
- Indonesia Java#Indonesia
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Indonesia
- River.subdivision_type2
- Provinces
- River.subdivision_name2
- West Java, Jakarta
- River.subdivision_type5
- Cities
- River.subdivision_name5
- Jakarta, Depok, Bogor
Article
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Jakarta's canal
- History
- Kingdoms of Tarumanegara and Sunda
- VOC period
- Within the walled Batavia
- In the area surrounding Batavia
- Restoration
- The Ciliwung-Cisadane tunnel
- Culture
- Environment
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
right|thumb|300px|Ci Liwung ("K. Ciliwung "), bottom center in the map of rivers and canals of Jakarta (2012) The Ciliwung (often written as Ci Liwung as the "ci" prefix simply translates as "river"; also as Tjiliwoeng in Dutch, Sundanese: ᮎᮤᮜᮤᮝᮥᮀ) is a river in the northwestern region of Java where it flows through two provinces, West Java and the special region of Jakarta. The natural estuary of the Ciliwung, known as the Kali Besar ("Big River"), was an important strategic point for trade in the precolonial and colonial periods and was instrumental in the founding of the port city of Jakarta, but has been lost from a reorganization of the watercourse of the rivers around the area into canals.
==Etymology== The etymology of Ciliwung is uncertain; the initial syllable "ci" means "river"; of the "liwung" part, the two least implausible assumptions are "the whirlpool" (compare Sundanese liwung "be distressed, upset") or "the meandering one" (compare Malay liuk, liut "to twist"). It is possible that the name originated from one of the many epithets of the king of Pajajaran Sri Baduga Maharaja, among them is Prabu Haliwung, so named because of his temperamental attitude. The name "Ci Haliwung" was recorded on the map of C.M. Pleyte (1919).