Llenando un droplist con jqery

Al estilo:     <select name="select-native-17" id="select-native-17">         <option value="1">The 1st Option</option>         <option value="2">The 2nd Option</option>         <option value="3" selected="selected">The 3rd Option</option>         <option value="4">The 4th Option</option>     </select>

by limd

HTML

Select a value from the list:
<select id="dropdown_change">
</select>

JavaScript

var arrayDis = new Array();
arrayDis[0] = "San Isidro";
arrayDis[1] = "Miraflores";
var item;
var drop = $("#dropdown_change");
for (var i = 0; i < arrayDis.length; i++) {
  item = "<option value = '" + i + "'>" + arrayDis[i] + "</option>";
  drop.append(item);
}
drop.selectmenu('refresh');