Kelapa Gading

Kelapa Gading or also known as KG or Gading, is a district (Indonesian: kecamatan) of the administrative city of North Jakarta, Indonesia. The district is known to the local population as a city within a city, due to the integrated residential-commercial planning, and the supporting facilities.

The area that was going to be Kelapa Gading was an undeveloped marshland and sparsed agricultural land until 1976, when a local real estate developer company, known as PT Summarecon Agung, developed the area into a more productive land by establishing an integrated residential-commercial area in a grid-like urban planning with main boulevards and supporting facilities including schools and hospitals.

As a district (Indonesian kecamatan), Kelapa Gading is the southernmost district of North Jakarta. Kelapa Gading has a total land area of 1,633.7 hectares (4,037 acres). The district is bounded by Bekasi Raya - Perintis Kemerdekaan Road to the south, Sunter Canal to the west, Bendungan Batik Canal to the north, and Cakung - Petukangan River to the east.

Kelapa Gading is divided into 3 kelurahan (administrative villages):

Kelapa Gading as a residential area is generally targeted toward the middle to upper market^{[clarification needed]}, though there are exceptions with non-gated residences. The residences of Kuta and Artha Gading Villa in Bukit Gading Villa are up-market areas in the location. The prime location and luxury contribute to the price factor. About 65% of the residents of Kelapa Gading are Chinese Indonesians. Since the late 1990s, vertical residences started to be built in Kelapa Gading. Starting from Kondominium Menara Kelapa Gading on the east gate, Wisma Gading Permai, to Gading Mediterranean Residences. After that, more apartment buildings continued to fill Kelapa Gading.

Kelapa Gading is famous amongst food lovers as varieties of Indonesian food like Chinese food, Minang food and Javanese food, as well as non-Indonesian cuisine such as Thai, Japanese and Western foods. The central point in Kelapa Gading is an area known as Gading Food City 6°09′37″S 106°54′22″E / 6.16022°S 106.90624°E / -6.16022; 106.90624. The Jakarta Fashion & Food Festival is annually held in several locations of this area.

The district of Kelapa Gading contains multiple shopping malls. Some of the well-known malls in the district include Mal Kelapa Gading (the first and the largest shopping mall in Kelapa Gading, opened in 1990 by PT Summarecon Agung), Mal Artha Gading, Kelapa Gading Trade Center, Bella Terra, and Mall of Indonesia.

Kelapa Gading is popular for its nightlife, with several bars and entertainment places that open up until late at night. Known as the world's capital of Bakmi (meat noodle), Kelapa Gading provides a large variety of Bakmi noodles that can be found, such as noodles from Bangka, Makassar, Pontianak, Japanese ramen, Korean-styled noodles, and others. .