Penjaringan
Sign in to saveright|thumb|Location of Penjaringan in Jakarta. right|300px|thumbnail|The port of Sunda Kelapa. Penjaringan District is the area to the left of the port. The right side of the port is the Administrative Village of Ancol in [[Pademangan District. The historic Pasar Ikan ("fish market") is the building on the foreground, built on a restored warehouse of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).]] Penjaringan is a district of North Jakarta Administrative City, Indonesia. It is the westernmost district of North Jakarta. Muara Angke Port and the mouth of Sunda Kelapa Port are located within Penjaringan.
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7 sectionsContents
- History
- Mangroves
- Muara Angke marina
- Flooding
- Kelurahan (Administrative Village)
- List of important places
- References
right|thumb|Location of Penjaringan in Jakarta. right|300px|thumbnail|The port of Sunda Kelapa. Penjaringan District is the area to the left of the port. The right side of the port is the Administrative Village of Ancol in [[Pademangan District. The historic Pasar Ikan ("fish market") is the building on the foreground, built on a restored warehouse of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).]] Penjaringan is a district of North Jakarta Administrative City, Indonesia. It is the westernmost district of North Jakarta. Muara Angke Port and the mouth of Sunda Kelapa Port are located within Penjaringan. Penjaringan contains the remnants of the original mangrove forest of Jakarta, some of which are protected by the Muara Angke Wildlife Sanctuary.
Penjaringan District is criss-crossed with water-draining channels, canals, and water reservoirs to protect the land from sea flooding. The Cengkareng Drain, part of Jakarta's flood control system, flows to the sea through this district.