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:
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 Wangsanayan". According to De Haan, Wangsanayan was a lieutenant from Bali who lived at the end of the 17th century, but little is known about him.[2] As time progressed, Wangsanayan was shortened to Senayan.[3]