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Glodok

Glodok () is an urban village of Taman Sari, West Jakarta, Indonesia. The area is also known as Pecinan or Chinatown since the Dutch colonial era, and is considered the biggest in Indonesia. Majority of the traders and residents of Glodok are Chinese descent. The area dates back to colonial times when in November 1740, the Dutch East Indies Company designated Glodok as a residential area for ethnic Chinese. Administratively, the area is a kelurahan under the Taman Sari district, West Jakarta.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Glodok
Settlement.native_name: 裹踱刻 Golodog
Settlement.native_name_lang: zh
Settlement.settlement_type: Administrative village
Settlement.image_skyline: Enter the Glodok, a Jakarta Chinatown - JKT (22-02-2024).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Glodok Pancoran paifang gate
Settlement.map_caption: Taman Sari is the easternmost district
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jakarta
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Administrative city
Settlement.subdivision_name2: West Jakarta
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Taman Sari
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code
Settlement.postal_code: 11120