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East Jakarta
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.

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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.

Get in

Getting to East Jakarta

  1. 01
    Halim Perdana Kusuma International Airport
  2. 02
    Halim

    Terminus for high-speed trains.

  3. 03
    Jatinegara

    There are several large bus terminals in East Jakarta.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Heroes
  2. 02
    Lubang Buaya
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).

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
How locals move

Getting around East Jakarta the local way

  • 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. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Sulthan Naufal (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.