Lagoa (North Jakarta)

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Lagoa is administrative village (kelurahan in Indonesian) at Koja subdistrict, North Jakarta. The border of Lagoa are :

  • Cilincing Raya Street at Koja administrative village in the north
  • Pinang River (Kali Pinang in Indonesian) in the west
  • Kramat Raya Street at Koja administrative village in the east
  • Mundu Street and Johar Street in the south

The office of Koja subdistrict is in this administrative village. The zip code of this administrative village is 14270.

Toponymy[edit]

The name Lagoa possibly from the folklore about the La Gowa, the descent Bugis (or Mandar) silat master which were stay here in early time.[1] But the name Lagoa comes from the word lagoa which means lake or marsh in Portuguese.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Maryono, O'ong. Re: (silatindonesia) Pitung, milis silatindonesia (Komunitas Pencak Silat Indonesia), 2 April 2008. Diakses 27 September 2010.