Setu Babakan Betawi Cultural Village or Setu Babakan is a cultural park of

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, which is located at Srengseng Sawah,

Jagakarsa Jagakarsa is a district of South Jakarta, one of the administrative cities in Jakarta Indonesia. Jagakarsa is the southernmost district of South Jakarta (the southernmost district of Jakarta belongs to Ciracas District in East Jakarta.) Jagakarsa ...

, Jakarta in

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. The village is about 5 kilometers southeast of

Ragunan Zoo Ragunan Zoo ( Indonesian: ''Kebun Binatang Ragunan'') is a zoo located in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, Indonesia. The zoo has an area of . The zoo has an aviary and a primate centre, and employs over 450 people. Many of the animals in the zoo are ...

at the center of the Betawi Cultural Village, a site considered as part of the cultural heritage of Jakarta, which is devoted to the preservation of the indigenous Betawi culture. The location of the Betawi Cultural Village is replacement of the previous Condet (Betawi) Cultural Village which is eroded by the time.

Attractions

Betawi Cultural Village has an area of about 289 hectares, and divided into five zones. The first one, Zone A, consists of a three-story Betawi Museum, amphitheater, traditional houses, workshop areas and other public facilities. Variety of Betawi cultural arts performance such as Cokek dance, Topeng dance, Marawis, Gambus art, Lenong, Tanjidor, Gambang Kromong and Ondel-ondel is often performed on an outdoor stage every weekdays. Every year in the month of July a special Betawi Cultural Festival is held here that include wedding, circumcision ceremonies, seven-months’ pregnancy rites, and more. At Zone E of the village souvenirs, food, snack and beverage vendors can be found. There are numerous food stalls serving Betawi cuisines such include Kerak Telor (thin omelet mixed with glutinous rice), Toge Goreng (fried beansprouts), Arum Manis (candy floss), Soto Betawi, Bir Pletok, Nasi Uduk, and many more. The village has two natural lakes namely, Setu Babakan and Setu Mangga Bolong. Setu Babakan/Babakan lake (Setu or Situ means Small Lake) has an area of 32 hectares (79 ac) in which the water flows in from the

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and currently is used for fish farming by the Betawi people who live in the vicinity of the lake. There are more than 100 floating net cages placed in the lake to breed different kinds of fish, including carp,

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, and several species of ornamental fish. The lake is a place for aquatic recreational activities, such as

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, and

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. The garden surrounding the lake is cultivated with fruit and other plants, such as banana, coconut, and guava.

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