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Setu Babakan in East Jakarta

Setu Babakan or Small Lake Babakan (Setu or Situ means Small Lake) is located in Srengseng Sawah, Sub-district of Jagakarsa, Municipality of South Jakarta, Indonesia near Depok or around 5 kilometers southeast of  Ragunan Zoo at the center of the Betawi Cultural Village, a site considered part of the cultural heritage of Jakarta, which is devoted to the preservation of the indigenous Betawi culture. The location of the Betawi Cultural Village is replacement of the previous Condet (Betawi) Cultural Village which is eroded by the time.

The Setu Babakan Lake has an area of  32 hectares (79 ac) in which the water flows in from the Ciliwung River and currently is used for fish farming by the Betawi people who live in the vicinity of the lake. 

There are more than 100 floating net cages placed in the lake to breed different kinds of fish, including carp, tilapia, and several species of ornamental fish. The lake is a place for aquatic recreational activities, such as rafting, and fishing. The garden surrounding the lake is cultivated with fruit plants, such as banana, coconut, and guava.

In around the Setu Babakan, the visitor can find many characteristic of Betawi, it can find from character of Betawi people which have special language, their clothes, and their habits as a Betawi’s people. Besides the people, one characteristic symbol of Betawi is a big doll, it’s called “Ondel-ondel” and it always displayed in around setu, or it play in some event.

In the Setu Babakan, It’s provided a special place for some people to practice Betawi culture as like Betawi dance and playing Betawi music. Sometimes they are showing their performance in some event ceremony, or they make contest event Betawi culture. 

For visiter won’t starve in around Setu Babakan area, because they can find many Betawi’s culinary as like “toge goreng”, “ketoprak”, “lontong sayur”,etc. The visitor can enjoy it with pleasant scenery under leafy trees alongside the setu or small like.

Added Article about Setu Babakan is created by Shely-3sa02-Tourism Assignment
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