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Central Jakarta

Central Jakarta Jakarta Pusat
Administrative City of Central Jakarta Kota Administrasi Jakarta Pusat
Other transcription(s)
• Betawi	Jakarte Belah Tengah
Seal
Country	Indonesia
Special Capital Region	Jakarta
Government
• Mayor	Dhany Sukma
• Vice Mayor	Chaidir
Area
• Total	48.13 km2 (18.58 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	1,103,357
• Density	23,000/km2 (59,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
HDI (2022)	0.821 (very high)
Website	pusat.jakarta.go.id

Central Jakarta (Indonesian: Jakarta Pusat) is one of the five administrative cities (kota administrasi) and de facto Capital City of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta. It had 902,973 inhabitants according to the 2010 census^[2] and 1,056,896 at the 2020 census;^[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 1,103,357, comprising 553,471 males and 549,886 females.^[1] Central Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is not classified as a proper municipality.

Central Jakarta is the smallest in area and population of the five administrative cities of Jakarta. It is both the administrative and political center of Jakarta and Indonesia. Central Jakarta contains several large international hotels and major landmarks such as Hotel Indonesia.

Administrative Districts[edit]

Central Jakarta Administrative City (Kota Administrasi Jakarta Pusat) is bounded by North Jakarta to the north, East Jakarta to the east, South Jakarta to the south, and West Jakarta to the west. It is subdivided into eight districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census^[2] and 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages (all classed as urban kelurahan) in each district, together with their names and postcodes.

Demographics[edit]

Central Jakarta had an average of almost 23,000 residents per square kilometre in mid 2023, making it the most densely populated municipality in Jakarta.^[1] Within the city, Johar Baru District reaches almost 60,000 residents per square kilometre.

Economy[edit]

Both GRDP at the current market price and GRDP at 2000 constant price in 2007 for Municipality of Central Jakarta is higher than other municipalities in DKI Jakarta, which is Rp. 145 million and Rp. 80 million respectively.

At the end of the first quarter of 2010, the Jakarta CBD had an occupancy rate of 80%, an increase from 78% at the end of the first quarter of 2009. According to Jones Lang LaSalle, the amount of office space in the Jakarta CBD increased by 93,000 square metres (1,000,000 sq ft) between the second half of 2010 and the second half of 2009.^[4]

In September 2010, Jones Lang LaSalle estimated that the Jakarta CBD had 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft) of serviced office space, making up less than 1 percent of the total amount of office space in the CBD. 70% of the tenants in the serviced spaces were international companies. The number of serviced office spaces in Central Jakarta increased by 50% in the year leading to September 2010.^[4]

The view of Central Jakarta from the viewing tower at the National Monument

Government and infrastructure[edit]

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Central Jakarta consists of 8 districts and 44 subdistricts.

Government agencies with head offices in Central Jakarta include the National Search and Rescue Agency, which has its head office in Kemayoran,^[5] and the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC, Indonesian acronym KNKT), which has its head office in the Ministry of Transport Building.^[6]

See also[edit]

• North Jakarta
• South Jakarta
• West Jakarta
• East Jakarta
• Jakarta

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• (in Indonesian) Official site Archived 2004-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Jakarta/Central travel guide from Wikivoyage

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