PENJARINGAN: The world’s FASTEST SINKING SLUM

Penjaingan, the westernmost subdistrict of North Jakarta, is one of the most economically challenged areas in the region. Situated alongside Muara Angke Port and the mouth of Sunda Kelapa harbor, it is crisscrossed with water-draining channels, canals, and water reservoirs to protect the land from sea flooding. The Cengkareng Drain, part of Jakarta's flood control system, flows to the sea through this subdistrict.

In the 17th century Dutch colonial era, the area that is now Penjaringan Administrative Village was developed into a ship docking area. Warehouses and shipbuilding facilities are built in this area, and some of these 17th-century structures still exist today, including the Museum Bahari and Galangan Kapal VOC, a former trade office built in 1628.
In the 18th century, local villages started to appear around the Dutch Batavia. Some of these villages, located within the port of Batavia, are today known as Kampung Luar Batang. Kampung Luar Batang is the location of the Luar Batang Mosque, established in 1739.
During the 1970s, a new fishing port called Pelabuhan Perikanan Samudera Jakarta, also known as Jakarta Fishing Port, was created on the west side of Sunda Kelapa Harbor, within Penjaringan Subdistrict.

Being a low plain coastal area, Penjaringan is constantly threatened by flooding. In Penjaringan Administrative Village itself, a series of plans to reduce flooding has been planned, including settlement relocation, drainage improvement, and the construction of a dike.

In this video, I eat Tempe, get a haircut and explore Kampung Penjaringan.

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