Mega Kuningan

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Mega Kuningan
Business district
Mega Kuningan skyline
The view of Mega Kuningan in 2007
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CountryFile:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
CityJakarta
MetroJakarta
Named afterKuningan Regency
Area
 • Total
0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialIndonesian & English
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (WIB)
Postal code
12950

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 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 several countries. Mega Kuningan is divided into eight large blocks, which are subdivided into 44 sub-blocks.[3]

History

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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

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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

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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

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Bus Routes

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TransJakarta

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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:

Other buses

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  • 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

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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

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Main articles: 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing and 2009 Jakarta bombings

Mega Kuningan was affected by terrorist attacks, first on 5 August 2003 at the JW Marriott Hotel and the second time on 17 July 2009 at the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Hotels.[6][7]

See also

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References

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