 The name "Sawah Besar" refers to the paddy field which existed in the area before the 1860s.This paddy field, measuring around , was located to the east of the southern section of Molenvliet Oost (now Jalan Hayam Wuruk), south of Kebon Jeruk ("orange orchard") and west of the extensive Chinese cemetery (now Kelurahan Karang Anyar).Before the 1860s, the paddy field was the only one left in the city center of Batavia.