Kebagusan
Encyclopedia
Kebagusan is administrative village (kelurahan in Indonesian
) at Pasar Minggu
subdistrict
, North Jakarta
. The border of Kebagusan are :
The zip code of this administrative village is 12520.
Kebagusan is famous as the residence of former Indonesian president, Megawati Sukarnoputri
.
known for her beauty. Many men wanted to marry her, but she refused and went into the teak forest to meditate. Later she was killed when fire broke out inside the teak forest. This event is commemorated under the name of the Administrative Village of Jati Padang, which came from the Javanese jati, "teak", and padang, "bright", referring to the brightness if the fire when it happened in the teak forest.
Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
) at Pasar Minggu
Pasar Minggu
right|thumb|Pasar Minggus fruit marketPasar Minggu is a subdistrict of South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. The area is known for its traditional sunday market, famous for the fruit market. Historically, Pasar Minggu is a fruit cultivation area developed by the Dutch government during the colonial...
subdistrict
Subdistrict
Subdistrict is a low level administrative division of a country. In Thailand it may refer to the King Amphoe or to the Tambon. In England and Wales it was part of a Registration district....
, North Jakarta
North Jakarta
North Jakarta is one of the five cities of Jakarta, Indonesia. North Jakarta contains the entire coastal area within Jakarta Special District. In North Jakarta, an area at the estuary of Ciliwung river was the main port for the kingdom of Tarumanegara, which will later grows to become Jakarta....
. The border of Kebagusan are :
- Pasar Minggu administrative village in the north
- RagunanRagunanRagunan is a kelurahan of Pasar Minggu Subdistrict, South Jakarta. The boundaries of Ragunan Kelurahan are Pejaten Barat Street to the north, Cilandak KKO Street to the west, Kebagusan Raya Street to the east, and Sagu Street to the south...
administrative village in the west - Lenteng Agung administrative village in Jagakarsa subdistrictSubdistrictSubdistrict is a low level administrative division of a country. In Thailand it may refer to the King Amphoe or to the Tambon. In England and Wales it was part of a Registration district....
, in the east - Jagakarsa administrative village in Jagakarsa subdistrictSubdistrictSubdistrict is a low level administrative division of a country. In Thailand it may refer to the King Amphoe or to the Tambon. In England and Wales it was part of a Registration district....
, in the south
The zip code of this administrative village is 12520.
Kebagusan is famous as the residence of former Indonesian president, Megawati Sukarnoputri
Megawati Sukarnoputri
In this Indonesian name, the name "Sukarnoputri" is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name "Megawati"....
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Toponym
Kebagusan area was originally a teak forest. The name Kebagusan is said to have come from Nyai Tubagus Latak Lanang, a virtuous woman of BantenBanten
Banten is a province of Indonesia in Java. Formerly part of the Province of West Java, it was made a separate province in 2000.The administrative center is Serang. Preliminary results from the 2010 census counted some 10.6 million people.-Geography:...
known for her beauty. Many men wanted to marry her, but she refused and went into the teak forest to meditate. Later she was killed when fire broke out inside the teak forest. This event is commemorated under the name of the Administrative Village of Jati Padang, which came from the Javanese jati, "teak", and padang, "bright", referring to the brightness if the fire when it happened in the teak forest.