The present-day city of Jakarta grew from the area which is now North Jakarta. In the 5th century, at the mouth of the Ciliwung-Angke River, the development began with the port city Sundapura (now near Tugu, Jakarta and
Bekasi), which was the main port for the Kingdom of
Tarumanegara under the leadership of King Mulawarman. During the 16th century, the city, which covered only the area of what is now North Jakarta, was known as
Jayakarta. The system of government in Jayakarta has been amended several times, including changes of rulers, and shifting borders of the administrative area. This area consisted of three forms of government: first, the city government which was controlled directly by the Lord of Jayakarta (the area of which is located in what is now the
Port of Angke); second, the state government controlled by leaders inferior to the Lord of Jayakarta (the area of which is located in what is now
Pasar Ikan and
Kota; and third, the worldwide government (the area of which is located in what is now
Tanjung Priok. At the beginning of the 17th century, the area was controlled by Chinese and other native people who later had to submit to the
Dutch East Indies. In 1854, the Law of
Comptabuliteit 1854 divided the Jakarta Bay area into three categories: the
Voorsteden (the suburbs),
Regentschap Batavia (the Regency of Batavia) and private areas (supervised by the Department of Security - Afdeling I) The government system changed again in 1905. After the formation of
Gemeente Batavia, the area around Jakarta Bay was transformed into Batavia District (
kewedanan) which includes
Penjaringan,
Tanjung Priok,
Meester Cornelis and
Bekasi. Meanwhile, Tanjung Priok came to be under the control of Haven Directie
Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij. When Japan entered into the region, the form of the government changed into
Shiku (district level), and so North Jakarta was divided into districts such as Shiku Penjaringan, Shiku Tanjung Priok and Shiku Bekasi. After the formation of the
Unitary Republic of Indonesia on 17 August 1945, Jakarta Bay was divided into several administrative regions, namely
Kawedanan Penjaringan, Tanjung Priok and Bekasi. These three
kawedanan were controlled by the mayorship of Jakarta Raya, which is a part of
West Java. In 1957, after the formation of the
Kotapraja Jakarta Raya, the area of Jakarta Bay was transformed into the
Kotamadya of Jakarta Utara or "City of North Jakarta". ==Tourism==