Penjaringan is a subdistrict of North Jakarta, Indonesia. It is the westernmost subdistrict of North Jakarta. Muara Angke Port and the mouth of Sunda Kelapa Port are located within Penjaringan. Penjaringan contains the remnants of the original mangrove forest of Jakarta, some of which are protected by the Muara Angke Wildlife Sanctuary.
The port of Sunda Kelapa. Penjaringan Subdistrict is the area to the left of the port. The right side of the port is the Administrative Village of Ancol in Pademangan Subdistrict. The historic Pasar Ikan ("fish market") is the building on the foreground, built on a restored warehouse of Dutch East India Company (VOC).
The Pasar Ikan ("Fish Market") in the 1940s
Muara Angke Wildlife Sanctuary contains the original mangrove forest of Jakarta.
Muara Angke Port
North Jakarta is one of the five administrative cities which form Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. North Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is not classified as a proper municipality. It contains the entire coastal area within the Jakarta Special Capital Region. North Jakarta, along with South Jakarta is the only two cities in Jakarta to border Banten and West Java. It is also the only two cities and regencies of Jakarta with a coastline and not landlocked along with the Thousand Islands Regency. North Jakarta, an area at the estuary of Ciliwung river was the main port for the kingdom of Tarumanegara, which later grew to become Jakarta. Many historic sites and artefacts of Jakarta can be found in North Jakarta. Both ports of Tanjung Priok and historic Sunda Kelapa are located in the city. The city, which covers an area of 139.99 km2, had 1,645,659 inhabitants at the 2010 census and 1,778,981 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 1,793,550 - comprising 905,575 males and 887,975 females. It has its administrative centre in Tanjung Priok.
Laundry workers working at Ciliwung river in Pasar Baru, circa between 1915 and 1925.
North Jakarta skyline
Festival beach, Ancol
Mangga Dua Mall