Tangerang City

Tangerang is a comune (municipality) in the province of Banten, Java, Indonesia, just to the West of the city of Jakarta, and is surrounded by the Tangerang Regency to the South, West, and East. Tangerang is the largest city in Banten Province as well as the third largest urban area after the Jabotabek in Jakarta. 
Administrative divisions

Tangerang consists of 13 districts, which are further divided over a number of 104 subdistricts. Historically the area was part of the Tangerang Regency, then upgraded his status to become an administrative city, and finally established as a municipality on 27 February 1993. The term ' municipal ' was replaced with ' city ' in 2001.

Overview

The area is a Centre for manufacturing and industry on the island of Java and have more than 1000 factories. Many international companies have factories in the city. Tangerang tends to be hot and humid, with a little forest or other geographical section. Certain areas consist of swamps, including the area around Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

In recent years, the urban expansion of Jakarta includes Tangerang, and as a result many residents who commute to Jakarta to work, or vice versa. Many satellite cities of the middle class and upper class is being and has been developed in Tangerang, complete with shopping malls, private schools and convenience centers. The Government is working on developing highway system to accommodate more traffic flow more and more to and from the area. The area formerly was part of West Java province which seceded since 2000 and became part of the province of Banten.

Demographics

The area also has a number of significant Chinese communities, many of whom are of mixed Chinese Fort. They arrive as laborers by colonial Netherlands in the 18th and 19th centuries, and most of them are still laborers and farmers. Their culture is different from other Chinese communities in Tangerang: when almost none of those who speak with accents of Mandarin, they are the adherents of Taoism and maintaining places of worship and community centers. Ethnically mixed, however, they refer to themselves as Chinese. Many Chinese tomb located in Tangerang, most of which has now been developed into a sub-urban area such as Lippo Karawaci.

Chinatowns are located in the old Market Area, fortress of Makassar, Kapling Karawaci (not Lippo Karawaci), and Poris. People can find food and merchandise berkhas China. Lippo Karawaci was the location of the new settlement. Most of the inhabitants are migrants, not genuine Benteng Chinese.

History

The origins of the Tangerang City also known as "the Castle"

To reveal the origins of the area as the city of "Fortress", it takes note that concern the fight. According to sari by f. de Haan which is drawn from the archives of the VOC, a resolution of 1 June 1660 it was reported that the Sultan of Banten has made the country a big municipality in the West of the River, and Gladstone to fill the Interior of the new Sultan of Banten has moved 5 to 6,000 residents.

Then in the Register dated 20 December Dag 1668 reported that the Sultan of Banten has raised Patij and Radin Sina Keaij Daman as ruler in new areas. Suspicion will seize the Empire, Raden Sena Starch and Kyai Demang Stadium fired Sultan. Instead appointed Prince Dipati. The dismissal of such heartache. Ki Demang Stadium Then the next act he was pitting between Banten and VOC. but he was killed in Kademangan.

In the archive, i.e. in the VOC subsequently Dag Register dated 4 March 1980 explains that the ruler of the area at that time was Keaij Dipattij Dielaga Soera. Kyai Soeradilaga and his son Subraja ask for protection to follow 143 kompeni accompanist and his army (this information is contained in the Dag Register July 2, 1982). He and his retinue when it was given a place on the East side of the River, bordered by fences kompeni.

When fighting with Banten, he and his experts managed to beat back pasikan Bantam. The service excellence that later he was given the honorary title of Raden Aria Suryamanggala, whereas Pangerang Subraja named Kyai Dipati Soetadilaga. Next Raden Aria Soetadilaga was appointed Regent in the area include the Tangerang I between Kore and Cisadane rivers. The title he used is Aria Soetidilaga i. later with agreements signed on 17 April 1684, Tangerang, Banten became the authority did not have the kompeni's right to intervene in regulating the governance in Tangerang.  
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