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        "id": 1717236,
        "msgid": "more-than-just-names-the-stories-behind-kebayoran-lebak-bulus-and-manggarai-1777899219",
        "date": "2026-05-04 19:26:39",
        "title": "More Than Just Names: The Stories Behind Kebayoran, Lebak Bulus, and Manggarai",
        "author": "Muhammad Isa Bustomi",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Anthropology",
        "summary": "The names of Jakarta Selatan districts such as Kebayoran, Lebak Bulus, and Manggarai reveal deep historical roots tied to natural landscapes, colonial activities, and early settler communities. Kebayoran originated from timber storage sites and was once planned as an international airport before World War II, while Lebak Bulus refers to a valley habitat for freshwater turtles documented since the 17th century. Manggarai draws its name from early migrants from West Flores who named their settlement after their homeland, illustrating the diverse etymological influences shaping Jakarta's urban identity.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The names of districts in South Jakarta, such\nas Kebayoran, Lebak Bulus, and Manggarai, hold a long historical trace\nrelated to nature, colonial activities, and population movements. These\nthree areas developed from functions and meanings that were vastly\ndifferent before becoming part of the current Jakarta metropolis.\nQuoting from the book \u201cAsal-Usul Nama Tempat di Jakarta\u201d by Rachmat\nRuchiat (2018), many place names in the capital originate from\ngeographical conditions, flora and fauna, to traces of immigrant\ncommunities that once settled in those regions. The name Kebayoran comes\nfrom the word kabayuran, which means a place for stacking bayur wood.\nBesides bayur wood, this area also served as a storage site for various\ntypes of log timber, which was then transported to Batavia via the\nKrukut River and Grogol River by floating them downstream. During the\ncolonial era, around 1938, Kebayoran was even planned to become the site\nof an international airport. However, that plan was cancelled due to the\noutbreak of World War II. After independence, this area was then\ndeveloped into the Satellite City of Kebayoran Baru in 1949. Lebak Bulus\nhas a meaning derived from natural conditions. Lebak means valley, while\nbulus refers to the freshwater turtle (Amyda cartilaginea). This name is\nbelieved to have emerged because in ancient times, the area irrigated by\nthe Grogol River and Pesanggrahan River was a habitat for turtles.\nHistorically, this region has been recorded since the 17th century.\nBased on a land ownership letter from 1675, the Lebak Bulus area was\nonce owned by Bapak Made and Bapak Candra, before undergoing changes in\nownership up to the Dutch colonial period. Meanwhile, the name Manggarai\nis believed to originate from the early migrants from West Flores who\nnamed their settlement area like their homeland, Manggarai.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/more-than-just-names-the-stories-behind-kebayoran-lebak-bulus-and-manggarai-1777899219",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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