Kebayoran Lama
district in South Jakarta City, Jakarta Province, Indonesia
Kebayoran Lama is a district (Indonesian: kecamatan) in the administrative city of South Jakarta, Indonesia. The rough boundaries of Kebayoran Lama are: Kebayoran Lama Road – Palmerah Barat Road to the north, Grogol River to the east, Jakarta Outer Ring Road to the south, and Pesanggrahan River to the west.
Kebayoran Lama contains some green areas of moderate size, some of this area are concentrated within the Tanah Kusir Cemetery, famous for being a burial place of Mohammad Hatta, the first vice president of Indonesia.
Pondok Indah is an upscale residential area located in Kebayoran Lama.
Toponym
Kebayoran Lama consists of the word Kebayoran (Betawi for kabayuran, meaning "stockpiles of bayur wood (Pterospermum javanicum) and Lama (Indonesian for "old"). Several stockpiles of timber (including bayur wood) were built there in earlier time. Bayur wood is known for its strength and resistance to termite attack.
History
During the colonial era, Kebayoran was a kawedanan (an administrative area below a Regency, but above a District), headed by a wedana. The Kawedanan of Kebayoran was part of the regency of Meester Cornelis, whose area also included Ciputat.
Around 1938, an airport was planned in the area by the government of Dutch East Indies, but was cancelled because of World War II. This undeveloped area was later, after the independence period, developed into the district of Kebayoran Baru, while the rest of the area becomes the district of Kebayoran Lama.
The public source identifies “Kebayoran Lama” as district in South Jakarta City, Jakarta Province, Indonesia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Kebayoran, Lama and district.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q193004. VIAF identifies the subject as 139979761. The Library of Congress control number is nr00001475. Authority coordinates are -6.250, 106.777. None of the 3 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1938.
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