Kwitang is an administrative village (kelurahan) in the subdistrict (kecamatan) of Senen, Central Jakarta.

The name Kwitang was first mentioned for a neighborhood situated between a road to the east of Ciliwung (which would be developed as part of the Groote Postweg during the governorship of Daendels) and a section of the Ciliwung to the south of Noordwijk (now Jalan Ir.

[3] In 1824, the area of Kampong Kwitang was sold to the government (verponding) according to the Resolutie van de Governeur Genaraal in Rade dd 28 Desember 1824 No 25.

[5] Gunung Agung bookstore began its book selling business in Jalan Kwitang in 1953.

[7] Since 2008, these booksellers have been relocated to other sites by the city administration, including to the nearby Pasar Senen.