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South Tangerang
City in Banten, Indonesia

South Tangerang

South Tangerang abbreviated as Tangsel, is a city in the province of Banten, Indonesia.

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Located 30 km (19 mi) on the southwestern border of Jakarta, the city forms part of the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area. It was administratively separated from Tangerang Regency on 26 November 2008. According to the 2020 Census, the city population was 1,354,350 inhabitants, while the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 1,429,629 - comprising 712,409 males and 717,120 females. The total area is 164.86 km2 (63.65 sq mi). It is the second-largest city in Banten in terms of population, and has grown rapidly, not only as Jakarta's satellite city, but also as the development of business districts and commerce due to presence of large-scale planned town by private developers.

Get in

Getting to South Tangerang

South Tangerang is a collection of several towns, planned communities and Jakarta suburbs, and therefore there is not one clear city centre or transportation hub. The main road into the city is the Jakarta-Serpong toll road, which connects the Jakarta Outer Ring Road in South Jakarta to among others the Bintaro Jaya new town and BSD City.

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    Pondok Cabe Airport
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    Serpong
Do

Things to do

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    Taman Kota 1
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    Pondok Cabe Golf & Country Club

    Green and caddy fee Rp250,000 weekdays, Rp575,000 weekends, for 18 holes.

  3. 03
    Gading Raya Padang Golf & Club

    75 hectares private 18-hole golf course, tennis, and a swimming pool.

  4. 04
    Ocean Park BSD

    Huge water adventure park with various water slides.

Eat

Where to eat

Bakmi Bebe, Pasar Modern BSD City, Ruko R73,. Mon-Fri 06:00-15:00, Sat Sun 06:00-17:00. Chinese Noodle Restaurant. Menu: BBQ Pork Ribs Noodle, Various Pork Noodle, Chicken Noodle. approx. Rp50,000.

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    Bakmi Gang Kelinci

    ITC Bumi Serpong Damai Lt.

How locals move

Getting around South Tangerang the local way

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  • Get aroundThere are dozens of minibus (angkot) routes throughout South Tangerang, with many of them connecting to Tangerang, Jakarta, or Depok.
  • Get aroundAngkots follow a fixed route, but there is no fixed schedule and there are no fixed stops.
  • Get aroundThe price of an angkot ride within the city is usually about Rp2,000 to 5,000.
  • Get aroundIt is best to ask a local which angkot route to take, and how to recognise the location you want to get off.

From Wikivoyage: South Tangerang, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.