The borders of Senayan are:^[1]

• Semanggi Flyover in the north
• General Sudirman Street in Gelora administrative village, Tanah Abang subdistrict, Central Jakarta in the west
• General Gatot Subroto Street in Karet Semanggi administrative village, Setiabudi subdistrict in the east
• Selong administrative village in the south.

It is worth noting that despite the name used, the Gelora Bung Karno sports complex - which is also known as Gelora Senayan Sports Complex, is not within the boundaries of this administrative village, not even in South Jakarta. The sports complex lies within the up-north adjacent Gelora administrative village, which is under the administrative municipality of Central Jakarta.

Among the important national as well as regional landmarks located in this area are:

• Headquarters of Greater Jakarta Regional Metropolitan Police
• The office of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board
• Plaza Mandiri, the headquarters office of Bank Mandiri - the largest bank in Indonesia in terms of assets, loans and deposits
• Headquarters office of the Directorate General of Taxation - the tax office of Indonesia
• The SCBD - one of Jakarta's prominent business and commercial centers
• The Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) building is located in this area within the SCBD.
• The Widya Chandra residential complex, in which many Indonesian government ministers have their official residences, is also located in this area.
• TVRI Nasional

The name Senayan is derived from the word Wangsanayan, "land of Wangsanayan". According to De Haan, Wangsanayan was a lieutenant from Bali who lived at the end of the 17th century, but little is known about him.^[2] As time progressed, Wangsanayan was shortened to Senayan.^[3]

• Plaza Senayan, a shopping mall
• Senayan City, a mixed-use development
• Senayan MRT station