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Administrative city in Jakarta, Indonesia

East Jakarta

East Jakarta, abbreviated as Jaktim, is the largest of the five administrative cities which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia, with a land area of 188.03 km2.

East Jakarta
East Jakarta · Sulthan Naufal (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The place

East Jakarta, abbreviated as Jaktim, is the largest of the five administrative cities which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia, with a land area of 188.03 km2. It had a population of 2,693,896 at the 2010 Census and 3,037,139 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 3,225,299, making it the most populous of the five administrative cities within Jakarta. East Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is not classified as a proper municipality.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around East Jakarta

9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Taman Mini Indonesia Indah

    Taman Mini Indonesia Indah is a culture-based recreational area located in East Jakarta, Indonesia. Since July 2021, it is operated by Injourney Destination Management, a subsidiary of the state-owned tourism holding company InJourney.

    6.3 km · cultural theme park in Indonesia · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Cut Mutiah Mosque

    Cut Meutia Mosque is a mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. The mosque is named after an Indonesian national heroine, Cut Nyak Meutia, who took part in the struggle against Dutch colonialism in Aceh.

    9.8 km · mosque in Indonesia · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Gama Tower

    Gama Tower is a skyscraper located at Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, Indonesia. It was also known as Rasuna Tower and Cemindo Tower during construction period, but finally named as Gama Tower.

    7.8 km · skyscraper in Jakarta, Indonesia · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Jakarta International Velodrome

    Jakarta International Velodrome is a sporting facility located at Rawamangun, East Jakarta, Indonesia. The velodrome was built by ES Global Ltd working with local construction company Wika.

    6.1 km · Velodrome in East Jakarta, Indonesia · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    State University of Jakarta

    State University of Jakarta is a public university in Jakarta, Indonesia. Founded in 1964 as the Jakarta Institute of Teaching and Education, it was later converted into a state university by the Indonesian government in 1999.

    6.1 km · national university in Jakarta, Indonesia · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Indonesia Museum

    The Indonesia Museum, is an anthropology and ethnological museum located in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Indonesia. The museum is concentrated on arts and cultures of various ethnic groups that inhabit Indonesian archipelago and formed the modern nation of Indonesia.

    6.3 km · ethnography and anthropology museum in Jakarta, Indonesia · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Purna Bhakti Pertiwi Museum

    The Purna Bhakti Pertiwi Museum, is a history museum specialized on the life of Suharto, the former second president of Indonesia and a powerful political figure in modern Indonesian history. It is located in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Indonesia.

    6.3 km · specialized political figure history museum in Jakarta , Indonesia · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia

    Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, also known as Atma Jaya University or Atma Jaya, is an institute of higher learning in Jakarta, Indonesia, which was founded by the Atma Jaya Foundation on 1 June 1960. Atma Jaya has three campuses in Jakarta metropolitan area, in which the main campus is located in Semanggi, South Jakarta.

    9.9 km · Indonesian university · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Satriamandala Museum

    The Satriamandala Museum is the main museum for the Indonesian Armed Forces. Opened on 5 October 1972, it is located on 5.6 hectares of land in South Jakarta and holds numerous artifacts, weapons, and vehicles.

    9.2 km · military museum in South Jakarta, Indonesia · Wikipedia

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See

What Wikivoyage says to see

  1. 01
    Heroes
  2. 02
    Lubang Buaya

From Wikivoyage: East Jakarta, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Taman Mini Indonesia Indah
  2. 02
    Jakarta International Velodrome

    Balap Sepeda No.35, RW.6, Jati, Pulo Gadung (Using LRT Jakarta, you may get off at Velodrome station),.

  3. 03
    Jakarta Golf Club

    Thoughtful and precise approach to the putt.

  4. 04
    Padang Golf Halim

    Skadron Halim Perdana Kusuma, +62 21 8090729.

  5. 05
    Royale Jakarta Golf Club

    27 golf holes (North, West, South have 9 holes each).

From Wikivoyage: East Jakarta, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

Most notable dining spots in East Jakarta could be found in Rawamangun district due to its nearest distance to Central (Menteng), South (Tebet, Kasablanka, Kuningan), and North Jakarta (Kelapa Gading Boulevard). Seafood: Sea Food 99, Jalan Pahlawan Revolusi No.51, RT.3/RW.5, Pondok Bambu,. Menu: fish, scallops, crab, salad. Traditional:

  1. 01
    Asinan Betawi H

From Wikivoyage: East Jakarta, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to East Jakarta

Airports
Halim Perdanakusuma (HLP), 3 km · Soekarno-Hatta (CGK), 30 km
Stations
Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, 2.6 km · Jatinegara railway station, 4.8 km · Manggarai railway station, 6.8 km · Dukuh Atas BNI MRT station, 9.9 km
  • Semarang → East Jakarta
    399 km · quickest by air, 4h 1m · Rp794,350–1,226,220
  • Yogyakarta → East Jakarta
    421 km · quickest by air, 5h 16m · Rp930,960–1,428,320
  • Surakarta → East Jakarta
    459 km · quickest by air, 4h 5m · Rp863,820–1,334,590
  • From anywhere
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for East Jakarta

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for East Jakarta. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inserves many city bus and minibus lines, as well as DAMRI buses to and from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

From Wikivoyage: Jakarta/East, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Tanjung Pinang and BintanID

    9 ways of moving, 49 sources

    842 km
  2. 02
    Tanjung Balai KarimunID

    11 ways of moving, 14 sources

    901 km
  3. 03
    SelatpanjangID

    7 ways of moving, 12 sources

    930 km
  4. 04
    Nusa PenidaID

    8 ways of moving, 25 sources

    991 km
  5. 05
    Gili IslandsID

    8 ways of moving, 29 sources

    1,037 km

If you know how people move in East Jakarta – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to East Jakarta

East Jakarta is 7 km from Jakarta, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Jatinegaradistrict in East Jakarta City, Jakarta Province, Indonesia2.3 km
  • Ciracasdistrict in East Jakarta City, Jakarta Province, Indonesia10 km
  • Mentengdistrict in Central Jakarta City, Jakarta Province, Indonesia9.3 km
  • Cakungdistrict in East Jakarta City, Jakarta Province, Indonesia8.8 km
  • Kelapa Gadingdistrict in North Jakarta City, Jakarta Province, Indonesia9.5 km
  • Tebetdistrict in South Jakarta City, Jakarta Province, Indonesia5.6 km