Senayan, Kebayoran Baru

Senayan is an administrative village at Kebayoran Baru subdistrict, South Jakarta, Indonesia. The post code is 12190.

Boundaries

The borders of Senayan are:

Semanggi Flyover in the north
General Sudirman Street in Gelora administrative village, Tanah Abang subdistrict, Central Jakarta in the west
General Gatot Subroto Street in Karet Semanggi administrative village, Setiabudi subdistrict in the east
Selong administrative village in the south.

Despite the name used, the Gelora Bung Karno sports complex - which is also known as Gelora Senayan Sports Complex, is not within the boundaries of this administrative village, not even in South Jakarta. The sports complex lies within the up-north adjacent Gelora administrative village, which is under the administrative municipality of Central Jakarta.

Highlights

Among the important national as well as regional landmarks located in this area are:

Headquarters of Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Regional Police
The office of [BKPM|the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board]
Wisma Danantara, headquarters of the Danantara sovereign wealth fund agency
Headquarters office of the Directorate General of Taxation - the tax office of Indonesia
The SCBD - one of Jakarta's prominent business and commercial centers
Menara Mandiri, the headquarters office of Bank Mandiri - the largest bank in Indonesia in terms of assets, loans and deposits
The Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) building is located in this area within the SCBD.
The Widya Chandra residential complex, in which many Indonesian government ministers have their official residences, is also located in this area.

Toponym

The name Senayan is derived from the word Wangsanayan, "land of Wangsanaya". According to De Haan, Wangsanaya was a lieutenant from Bali who lived at the end of the 17th century, but little is known about him. As time progressed, Wangsanayan was shortened to Senayan.