Mega Kuningan

Mega Kuningan is a business district with an integrated mixed use development concept, located at Setiabudi sub-district in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] The CBD is surrounded by some of the main roads in Jakarta (Jalan Sudirman, Jalan Gatot Subroto, Jalan Rasuna Said, Jalan Satrio), and is located within the Golden Triangle of Jakarta.[2]

Mega Kuningan
Business district
Coordinates: 6.230730°S 106.825680°E / -6.230730; 106.825680
Country Indonesia
CityJakarta
MetroJakarta
Named forKuningan Regency
Area
 • Total0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialIndonesian & English
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (WIB)

Mega Kuningan was developed as an integrated diplomatic and business area equipped with international standard infrastructure and utility networks. In addition to commercial property, there are also embassies of six countries. Mega Kuningan is divided into eight large blocks, which are subdivided into 44 sub-blocks.[3]

History

This area began its history in 1990, when Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia (RNI) received a fund from the government in the form of an area of 311,930 square meters in East Kuningan, Setiabudi, South Jakarta, which was previously managed by the Indonesian Ministry of Finance. RNI then established a joint venture company with PT Abadi Guna Papan to develop the land into this area. The cattle farm located on the land was also moved to another land in Pondok Ranggon, Cipayung, East Jakarta which was also handed over by the government to RNI.

Important buildings
Mega Kuningan Skyline.

The embassies of China, Kuwait, Mongolia, Pakistan, Qatar, and Thailand are located in Mega Kuningan. The area and its surrounding also hosts many other embassies, diplomatic missions, and official residence of ambassadors. Mega Kuningan area is also the location of Ciputra World Jakarta, a mixed development complex consists of an upscale shopping mall, apartments, office tower, and a five star property of Raffles Hotels & Resorts. There are offices of many local and multinational companies within Mega Kuningan. Those Important buildings in the area include:[4]

Access

The Mega Kuningan can be accessed from the main gate on Jalan Professor Dr. Satrio in the north and from Jalan HR Rasuna Said in the east.

Transportation

TransJakarta
The Patra Kuningan TransJakarta bus shelter on the HR Rasuna Said Street on the east side of Mega Kuningan

The Mega Kuningan can be reached by various modes of transportation, such as TransJakarta which passes through Jalan HR Rasuna Said and Jalan Professor Dr. Satrio. The following list is the TransJakarta route that passes through the area around Mega Kuningan:

  • BRT corridors
    • Corridor Koridor 4 Transjakarta Pulo Gadung – Patra Kuningan
    • Corridor Koridor 6 Transjakarta Ragunan – Dukuh Atas 2
    • Corridor Koridor 6 Transjakarta Ragunan – MH. Thamrin via Kuningan
    • Corridor L13E Puri Beta - Latuharhari
  • Non-BRT feeder routes
    • Corridor 6C Tebet Station - Departemen Kesehatan
    • Corridor 6D Tebet Station - Bundaran Senayan
    • Corridor 6H Lebak Bulus - Senen
    • Corridor 6K Patra Kuningan - Karet
    • Corridor 6M Manggarai Station – Blok M
  • Royaltrans
    • 6P Cibubur Junction - Kuningan
    • B13 Summarecon Bekasi - Kuningan
    • D31 South City Cinere - Kuningan

Other buses
  • Sinar Jaya AC149 Tanah Abang-Bekasi (via KH Mas Mansyur - Prof. dr. Satrio - Kp. Melayu - UKI - Bulak Kapal)
  • Mikrolet M44 Kampung Melayu-Karet (via Tebet - Casablanca - Prof. dr. Satrio)

Rail transport

The area is also served by both Cibubur and Bekasi lines of the Jabodebek LRT at the Kuningan LRT Station at Jalan HR Rasuna Said.

Incidents
Main articles: 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing and 2009 Jakarta bombings

Mega Kuningan was affected by 2003 JW Marriott hotel bombing and the 2009 JW Marriott - Ritz-Carlton bombings .[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Condoms, underwear clog sewer in embassy district". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  2. "Foreign developers eye local prospects". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. "Pengembang Jepang Incar Mega Kuningan". Kompas. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. "Persaingan Superblok di Mega Kuningan Makin Sengit". Kompas. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. "Jelang 2019, Tokyu Land Rilis Proyek Rp 2,2 Triliun di Mega Kuningan". Kompas. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. "FACTBOX: Five facts about Islamic militant Noordin Top | International". Reuters. 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  7. "Sydney Morning Herald". Smh.com.au. 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
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