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