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Bendungan Hilir, Tanah Abang

Field	Value
official_name	Bendungan Hilir
settlement_type	Administrative village
map_caption	Peta lokasi Administrative village Bendungan Hilir
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Indonesia
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	DKI Jakarta
subdivision_type2	Administrative city
subdivision_name2	Central Jakarta
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Tanah Abang
leader_title	Leader
area_total_km2	1.58
population_total	20,025
population_as_of	2013
population_density_km2	12,674
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	10210

Bendungan Hilir administrative village office

Bendungan Hilir (or abbreviated "Benhil") is an administrative village in the Tanah Abang district of Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It has a population of 20,025 people.

Pejompongan and Bendungan Hilir neighborhood

Pejompongan and Bendungan Hilir were two residential neighborhoods located to the west side of Krukut River and bounded by Penjernihan Road, Jalan Jenderal Gatot Subroto and Sudirman Road. The neighborhoods were located to the north of Gelora Bung Karno sport complex. Pejompongan and Bendungan Hilir were among the first neighborhood developed after independence period.

With the planning and development of Gatot Subroto Road in the 1950s, 25 hectares of land at Pejompongan and 6 hectares land at Bendungan Hilir were opened in 1952 for the development of a new housing. This housing were developed particularly for civil servants who needed to stay in Jakarta to do their duty.

The other 15 hectares of land at Pejompongan was opened for a water purification plant that was completed in 1957 (hence the name of the road, Penjernihan ("purification") road. In the 1960s, both the northern part of Pejompongan and Bendungan Hilir had already been established.

Design of both neighborhoods follow the Garden City principle that was a new modern design laid out by the Surabaya Council and approved by the Jakarta Regency.

Inportant events

On 28 August 2025, a 21-year-old Indonesian motorcycle taxi driver Affan Kurniawan was struck and run over by an police armored vehicle belonging to the Mobile Brigade Corps (Brimob) of the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Regional Police during a protest near the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Central Jakarta. The incident triggered larger demonstrations in various parts of Indonesia and received significant attention from both the government and the public.

References

Cited works

References

"Driver Ojol yang Tewas Dilindas Rantis Brimob Bernama Affan Kurniawan".
harry.susilo@kompas.com, Harry Susilo-. (2025-08-29). "Kendaraan Taktis Brimob Melindas Pengemudi Ojek Daring hingga Tewas, 7 Polisi Diperiksa".
developer, mediaindonesia com. "Driver Ojol Dilaporkan Tewas Dilindas Barracuda Brimob, Ini Respons Gojek".

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