East Jakarta

East Jakarta (Indonesian: Jakarta Timur) is one of the five administrative cities (kota administrasi) which form Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. It had a population of 2,687,027 at the 2010, 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.

East Jakarta
Administrative city
Administrative city of East Jakarta
Kota Administrasi Jakarta Timur
Seal
Country Indonesia
Province Jakarta
Government
 • MayorMuhammad Anwar
 • Vice MayorUus Kuswanto
Area
 • Total188.03 km2 (72.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total2,687,027
 • Density14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitetimur.jakarta.go.id

East Jakarta is bounded by North Jakarta to the north, Bekasi to the east, Depok to the south, and South Jakarta and Central Jakarta to the west.

The mayor's office is located in the Administrative Village (Kelurahan) of Jatinegara, in the Jatinegara district.

Economy

Aviastar Mandiri has its head office in East Jakarta.[2]

In the past, in East Jakarta, there are 23 Sugar mills such as Setu, Jatiwarna, Ceger, Kalijereng, Pedongkelan (Cimanggis), Palsigunung, Klender, Pondokjati and Cibubur is open in 1914 and is closed due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis.

The sugar mills were first open in Klender ((in Dutch): Suikerfabriek Klender) in 1905.

Skyline view of East Jakarta

Districts

East Jakarta is divided into 10 districts:

Transportation

References
  1. East Jakarta Government Officials List (in Indonesian)
  2. "Contact Us." (Archive) Aviastar. Retrieved on May 10, 2012. "Puri Sentra Niaga Blok B No. 29 Jalan Raya Kalimalang Jakarta Timur 13620 Indonesia"
  3. "Soekarno-Hatta must be expanded to meet passenger demand" ( Archived September 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine). The Jakarta Post. Wednesday September 1, 2010. Retrieved on September 16, 2010. "Starting operation in 1985, Soekarno-Hatta airport replaced Kemayoran airport in Central Jakarta and Halim Perdanakusuma airport in East Jakarta"
  4. "Jakarta to Soft Open 'Most Modern' Bus Terminal on Saturday". June 22, 2012. Archived from the original on June 24, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.


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