Johar Baru is a

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() in the administrative city of

Central Jakarta Central Jakarta (, ), abbreviated as Jakpus, is one of the five Cities of Indonesia, administrative cities () and ''de facto'' Capital City of the Jakarta, Special Capital Region of Jakarta. It had 902,973 inhabitants according to the 2010 census ...

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. It is roughly bounded by Kampung Rawa Selatan Raya road and Mardani Raya road to the east, Percetakan Negara Raya Road to the south, Letjend Suprapto Road to the north, and a railway line to the west.

History

This was formerly part of

Cempaka Putih Cempaka Putih is a district () in the administrative city of Central Jakarta. Cempaka Putih is bounded by Jenderal Ahmad Yani Bypass Highway to the east, Pramuka Road to the south, Letjend Suprapto Road to the north, and a railway line to the wes ...

which formed a neat south-eastern corner rectangle to the city centre. Thus at first, the latter was seven Administrative Villages: Cempaka Putih Timur, Cempaka Putih Barat, Galur, Tanah Tinggi, Kampung Rawa, Johor Baru, and Rawasari. In 1993, those of Galur, Tanah Tinggi, Kampung Rawa, and Johar Baru became ''Rahabayan'' Johar Baru.

Kelurahan (Administrative Village)

The district of Johar Baru is divided into four administrative villages (''kelurahan''): * Galur - area code 10530 * Tanah Tinggi - area code 10540 * Kampung Rawa - area code 10550 * Johar Baru - area code 10560

List of important places

*''Kawasan Departemen Kesehatan'' (Health Department Complex)

References

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