Ancol

Ancol (, ) is a coastal lowland area located to the east of Kota Tua Jakarta in northern Jakarta, in Indonesia. The coastal lowland stretched from Kota Tua Jakarta to the west and Tanjung Priok to the east. Today, Ancol contains the main beach resort of Jakarta. Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, the largest integrated tourism area in Southeast Asia, is located in Ancol.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Ancol Administrative Village
Settlement.native_name: Kelurahan Ancol
Settlement.native_name_lang: id
Settlement.settlement_type: Administrative village
Settlement.image_skyline: Image:Festival beach Ancol Jakarta.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Ancol Carnival Beach
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Indonesia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Special Capital City District of Jakarta
Settlement.subdivision_type2: City
Settlement.subdivision_name2

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Contents

Government
History
Pre-colonial period
Arrival of the Europeans
World War II
Modern period
References
Cited works

Following the independence of Indonesia, Ancol was made one of the administrative village (kelurahan) of Pademangan Subdistrict in North Jakarta. The administrative village Ancol is bounded by Jakarta Bay to the north, Sunda Kelapa harbour to the west and Kali Japat canal to the east.