Kelapa Gading or also known as KG, Gading', is a district of North Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. Kelapa Gading neighborhood is known to the local populates as a city within a city, due to the integrated residential-commercial planning, and the supporting facilities. Kelapa Gading is also the name of a district.
History
Kelapa Gading was an undeveloped marshland and sparsed agricultural land until 1976, when a local real estate developer company, PT Summarecon Agung, developed Kelapa Gading into a more productive land by establishing an integrated residential-commercial area in a grid-like urban planning with main boulevards and supporting facilities including schools and hospitals.
Government
As a district, Kelapa Gading is the southernmost district of North Jakarta. Kelapa Gading has a total area of. The district is bounded by Bekasi Raya - Perintis Kemerdekaan Road to the south, Sunter Canal to the west, Bendungan Batik Canal to the north, and Cakung - Petukangan River to the east. Kelapa Gading is divided into 3 kelurahan :
Kelapa Gading Barat - area code 14240
Kelapa Gading Timur - area code 14240
Pegangsaan Dua - area code 14250
Residential
Kelapa Gading as a residential area is generally targeted toward the middle to upper market, though there are exceptions with non-gated residences. Artha Gading Villa and Kuta residence in Bukit Gading Villa are up-market areas in the location. The prime location and luxury contribute to the price factor. 65% of the residents of Kelapa Gading are Chinese Indonesians. Since the late 1990s, vertical residences started to be built in Kelapa Gading. Starting from Kondominium Menara Kelapa Gading on the east gate, Wisma Gading Permai, to Gading Mediterranean Residences. After that, more apartment buildings continued to fill Kelapa Gading. Investing in apartments and property at Kelapa Gading often gives a promising profit. On average, a unit of apartment can be worth as much as twice its price in 2–5 years.
Commercial
In Jakarta, Kelapa Gading is famous amongst food lovers as varieties of Indonesian food like Chinese food, Minang food and Javanese food, as well as non-Indonesian cuisine such as Thai, Japanese and Western foods. The central point in Kelapa Gading is an area known as Gading Food City. The Jakarta Fashion & Food Festival is annually held in several locations of this area. The district of Kelapa Gading contains multiple shopping malls within a 20 kilometer radius. Some of the well-known malls in the district include Mal Kelapa Gading, Mal Artha Gading, Kelapa Gading Trade Center, Bella Terra, and Mall of Indonesia. Kelapa Gading has several bars and entertainment places that open up until late night. People in Kelapa Gading usually hang out to various types of bar: Korean Soju bars such as Oppa House of Soju and Hangover, famous night bars with cozy architectural designs such as District Bar & Resto that offers a wide range of local to International cuisines and Holywings that is famous for its Korean foods especially the chicken wings, both places offer varieties of non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks. Youngsters also enjoy the local karaokes such as Happy Puppy Karaoke or NAV Karaoke. Kelapa Gading is also known as the world's capital of Bakmi as there is a large variety of Bakmi noodles that can be found, such as noodles from Bangka, Makassar, Pontianak, Japanese ramen, Korean-styled noodles, and others.
Flooding problem
Despite being a well-developed area, Kelapa Gading is affected by flood most rainy season due to its geographically low plain characteristics and the lack of effective flood diversion network established by the district developer. The district was severely affected by the 2007 Jakarta flood, the worst flooding disaster in Jakarta. Flood control infrastructures in Kelapa Gading include several small reservoirs in the Administrative Village of Kelapa Gading Barat, with linking water channels. Since 2010, the East Flood Channel began functioning, diverting water that used to cross Kelapa Gading's surrounding waterway. Many are hoping that this Flood Channel can really make Kelapa Gading flood free. Between 2008 and 2011, no crucial flood struck the area. In 2020, however, the area has been overwhelmed with multiple floods.
Kelapa Gading has considerable road access to all areas throughout the city. To the west of this area, there is a network of inner-city toll roads that connects all areas of the city and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. To serve the residents of Kelapa Gading who use public transportation facilities, in the south there is the Pulo Gadung terminal which serves all departments within and outside the city. In addition, the TransJakartabus network, which runs Pulo Gadung - Harmoni, Tanjung Priok - Cililitan and Tanjung Priok - Pluit, also crosses the south and west of this area. The area is also served by Jakarta LRT.
