# Glodok

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Administrative village in Jakarta, Indonesia

Glodok 裹踱刻 Golodog Administrative village Glodok Pancoran paifang gate Interactive map of Glodok Country Indonesia Province Jakarta Administrative city West Jakarta District Taman Sari Postal code 11120

**Glodok** ([Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 裹踱刻; [pinyin](/source/Pinyin): *guǒ duó kè*) is an [urban village](/source/Villages_of_Indonesia) of [Taman Sari](/source/Taman_Sari_(Jakarta)), [West Jakarta](/source/West_Jakarta), [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia). The area has been known as a *[Pecinan](/source/Pecinan)* or Chinatown since the [Dutch East India Company](/source/Dutch_East_India_Company) designated Glodok as a residential area for ethnic Chinese in November 1740, and is considered the biggest in Indonesia. The majority of the traders and residents of Glodok are of [Chinese](/source/Indonesian_Chinese) descent. Administratively, the area is a *[kelurahan](/source/Village_(Indonesia))* under the [Taman Sari](/source/Taman_Sari_(Jakarta)) district, [West Jakarta](/source/West_Jakarta).[1]

Glodok is one of biggest trading centers for electronic goods in [Jakarta](/source/Jakarta).

## History

Glodok in 1953.

### Toponymy

The word Glodok came from the [Sundanese](/source/Sundanese_language) word "[Golodog](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/golodog)" ([Sundanese script](/source/Sundanese_script): [ᮌᮧᮜᮧᮓᮧᮌ᮪](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%AE%8C%E1%AE%A7%E1%AE%9C%E1%AE%A7%E1%AE%93%E1%AE%A7%E1%AE%8C%E1%AE%AA)), meaning entrance to a house, as Sunda Kalapa (Jakarta) is the gateway to the ancient Sundanese Kingdom. It was also thought that the name came from the "grojok grojok" sound that water makes coming out of a waterspout in the yard of the Cityhall (Stadhuis), now the Jakarta Museum. A waterspout was built on this site in 1743 and was used for daily needs such as a watering hole for horses.[2]

### Early history

In Batavia (now [Jakarta](/source/Jakarta)), the [Dutch East India Company](/source/Dutch_East_India_Company) created commercial opportunities which attracted immigrants from many areas of what is now Indonesia. This economic activity also lured thousands of Chinese people to [Java](/source/Java). Swift immigration challenged the city's limited infrastructure and created burdens on the city. Tensions grew as the colonial government tried to restrict Chinese migration through deportations.

### Recent history

On 9 October 1740, [5,000 Chinese were massacred](/source/1740_Batavia_massacre) and the following year, Chinese inhabitants were [ghettoized](/source/Ghettoized) in Glodok outside the city walls.[3] In 1998, Glodok was one of the major areas attacked during the [May 1998 riots](/source/May_1998_riots_of_Indonesia), primarily due to tensions between *[pribumi](/source/Pribumi)* and Chinese Indonesians who lived there, who were accused of hoarding the nation's wealth. In 2006, practitioners of [Falun Gong](/source/Falun_Gong) were reportedly "assaulted" during a meditation session. A Falun Gong representative suggested that the assailants were sent by the Chinese embassy, though a local news organization noted another possible motivation: that Falun Gong practitioners had been "disrupting business" by distributing pamphlets.[4]

## Attractions

Old Chinese style houses in Glodok

[Kim Tek Ie Temple](/source/Kim_Tek_Ie_Temple), established in 1650

An anti-[Falun Gong](/source/Falun_Gong) sign on the streets of Glodok, taken in 2006.

Glodok in 2016.

Glodok in 2017.

Religion in Glodok, West Jakarta (2020)

1. [Buddhism](/source/Buddhism) (42.8%)

1. [Protestantism](/source/Protestantism) (22.1%)

1. [Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church) (15.8%)

1. [Islam](/source/Islam) (19.3%)

1. [Hinduism](/source/Hinduism) (0.10%)

Gate and Earth Deity Shrine at Jalan Kemenangan VII, Glodok.

[Dragon Dance](/source/Dragon_Dance) attraction in Glodok

### Chinatown

As for shopping centre, most of the vendors in Glodok are [Chinese Indonesians](/source/Chinese_Indonesian). Glodok is the biggest [Chinatown](/source/Chinatown) area in Indonesia, and one of the biggest Chinatowns in the world. The Chinatown covers three main areas, namely Gang Gloria (Gloria alley), Jalan Pancoran and Petak Sembilan. The Chinese came to Jakarta since the 17th century as traders and [manual laborers](/source/Manual_labor). Most of them came from [Fujian](/source/Fujian) and [Guangdong](/source/Guangdong) provinces in southern China. Centred on Pintu Besar Selatan Road, it has become a commercial hub for the relatively prosperous Chinese community. Assimilation between Chinese and *pribumi* made a language known as [Betawi language](/source/Betawi_language).[5] [Chinese New Year](/source/Chinese_New_Year) celebrations and Cap Go Meh celebrations held in the area are major attractions, after president [Gus Dur](/source/Gus_Dur) began lifting restrictions in 2000. The area is now a spot to buy Chinese food, traditional Chinese medicine and cheap electronic goods.

### Shopping

Glodok and contiguous of [Mangga Dua](/source/Mangga_Dua%2C_Jakarta)[6] are one of the biggest shopping centres in Southeast Asia. It stretches from Pancoran street to Gunung Sahari street and has approximately 500,000 m2 of shopping centres. Beside sales of electronic consumer goods, Glodok is also the biggest market for original and bootleg audio and video discs.

### Culinary

Other than shopping, Glodok is a spot to buy Chinese food, traditional Chinese medicine and cheap electronic goods. Gang Gloria is a famous place for a wide array of dishes, including gado-gado (mixed vegetables served with peanut sauce), soto betawi (beef cooked in coconut milk), ketupat sayur (rice cakes served with coconut milk and vegetables), sek ba (pork offal stewed in soy sauce) and more. Established in 1927, the legendary Kopi Es Tak Kie coffee shop specializes in iced coffee. Rujak Shanghai Encim (boiled cuttlefish, radish, cucumber, and water spinach with red sauce and peanut sprinkle) this fresh salad was established around 1950s. This kind of dish is very rare, and only able find it at Glodok.[7]

### Temples and church

There are four old temples in the area, namely Dharma Bhakti Temple, Dharma Sakti Temple, Hui Tek Bio temple and Dharma Jaya Toasebio Temple. [Kim Tek Ie Temple](/source/Kim_Tek_Ie_Temple) also known as Dharma Bhakti Temple, which was established in 1650 is the oldest temple in Jakarta.[8] Santa de Fatima Catholic Church, which is built in Chinese architecture located at Jl. Kemurnian III.

### Demographics

In 2016, this subdistrict was inhabited by 8,626 residents consisting of 4,407 men and 4,219 women with a sex ratio of 104.46 and 4,772 heads of families.

Then in terms of religion, the population of this sub-district is also quite diverse. Based on data from the West Jakarta City Central Statistics Agency in 2020, the number of religious adherents in this sub-district was recorded, where [Buddhism](/source/Buddhism) was 42.8%, then [Christianity](/source/Christianity) 37.9% ([Protestant](/source/Protestantism) 22.1% and [Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church) 15.8%), [Islam](/source/Islam) 19, 3%, and a small proportion of [Hindus](/source/Hinduism) 0.1%.

## Transport

There are many bus rapid transit (BRT) and feeder services provided by [Transjakarta](/source/Transjakarta), where BRT [Corridor 1](/source/Transjakarta_Corridor_1) stops at the [Glodok BRT station](/source/Glodok_(Transjakarta)). [Jakarta Kota](/source/Jakarta_Kota_railway_station), [Kampung Bandan](/source/Kampung_Bandan_railway_station), [Mangga Besar](/source/Mangga_Besar_railway_station) and [Jayakarta](/source/Jayakarta_railway_station) stations of [KRL Commuterline](/source/KRL_Commuterline) are located adjacent to the area.

## See also

- [Jakarta portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Jakarta)
- [Indonesia portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Indonesia)

- [Kim Tek Ie Temple](/source/Kim_Tek_Ie_Temple) (金德院)

- [Chinese Indonesians](/source/Chinese_Indonesians)

- [Legislation on Chinese Indonesians](/source/Legislation_on_Chinese_Indonesians)

- [1740 Batavia massacre](/source/1740_Batavia_massacre)

- [1918 Kudus riot](/source/1918_Kudus_riot)

- [May 1998 riots of Indonesia](/source/May_1998_riots_of_Indonesia)

- [Chinatowns in Asia](/source/Chinatowns_in_Asia)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Wahyu Adityo Prodjo (16 February 2018). ["Disinggung Sandiaga Uno, Ini Asal-usul Kawasan Pecinan Glodok"](https://travel.kompas.com/read/2018/02/16/192000427/disinggung-sandiaga-uno-ini-asal-usul-kawasan-pecinan-glodok). *Kompas.com*. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Dari ”Grojok” Menjadi Glodok](http://www.sinarharapan.co.id/berita/0109/08/jab07.html)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-LONELYPLANETp138-139_3-0)** Witton, Patrick (2003). *Indonesia*. Melbourne: Lonely Planet. pp. 138–139. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-74059-154-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-74059-154-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Falun Gong in Jakarta"](https://www.indonesiamatters.com/570/falun-gong-in-jakarta/). *indonesiamatters.com*. 7 August 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Tri Wahyuni (19 February 2015). ["Hikayat Kawasan Petak Sembilan"](https://www.cnnindonesia.com/gaya-hidup/20150219153719-269-33379/hikayat-kawasan-petak-sembilan). *CNN Indonesia*. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Mangga Dua shopping center"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170326171117/http://www.jakarta-cityhotels.com/jakarta/mangga-dua/). *jakarta-cityhotels.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.jakarta-cityhotels.com/jakarta/mangga-dua/) on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2012-01-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["The glorious culinary gem of Gang Gloria in Glodok"](https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2017/03/01/the-glorious-culinary-gem-of-gang-gloria-in-glodok.html). *The Jakarta Post*. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Jessicha Valentina (5 May 2017). ["Jakpost guide to Glodok"](https://www.thejakartapost.com/travel/2017/05/05/jakpost-guide-to-glodok.html). *The Jakarta Post*. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

## External links

Media related to [Glodok](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Glodok) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Jakarta's Battered Chinatown Stages a Comeback](http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/?articleID=2652)

- [Buddhist temples in Jakarta](https://web.archive.org/web/20120107150006/http://www.jakartaexpat.com/community/buddhist-temples.html)

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