North Jakarta

North Jakarta
Jakarta Utara
Administrative City of North Jakarta
Kota Administrasi Jakarta Utara
Other transcription(s)
 • BetawiJakarte Belah Ilir
Official seal of North Jakarta
Coordinates: 6°11′11″S 106°49′46″E / 6.1864°S 106.8294°E / -6.1864; 106.8294
Country Indonesia
Special Capital Region Jakarta
Government
 • MayorAli Maulana Hakim
 • Vice MayorJuaini
Area
 • Total146.66 km2 (56.63 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total1,801,963
 • Density12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websiteutara.jakarta.go.id

North Jakarta (Indonesian: Jakarta Utara; Betawi: Jakarte Belilir), abbreviated as Jakut, is one of the five administrative cities (kota administrasi) which form Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. North Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is not classified as a proper municipality. It contains the entire coastal area within the Jakarta Special Capital Region. North Jakarta, along with South Jakarta is the only two cities in Jakarta to border Banten and West Java. It is also the only city of Jakarta with a coastline and thus not landlocked (along with the Thousand Islands Regency). North Jakarta, an area at the estuary of Ciliwung river was the main port for the kingdom of Tarumanegara, which later grew to become Jakarta. Many historic sites and artefacts of Jakarta can be found in North Jakarta. Both ports of Tanjung Priok and historic Sunda Kelapa are located in the city. The city, which covers an area of 139.99 km2, had 1,645,659 inhabitants at the 2010 census[2] and 1,778,981 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,801,963.[1] It has its administrative centre in Tanjung Priok.

North Jakarta contains some of Jakarta's original natural mangrove forests. As the city has developed, some of this mangrove forest was converted into urban areas. However, a reforestation project aimed at planting mangroves within an area of 400 hectares was enacted in 2011 and was scheduled to be finished in 2012. The main goal of the project was to minimize abrasion in the coastal area, especially around the Pantai Indah Kapuk area.[4]

North Jakarta is bounded by Java Sea to the north; Bekasi to the east; West Jakarta, Central Jakarta and East Jakarta to the south; and Tangerang to the west.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Jakarta Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3172)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ iast (February 19, 2011). "2 Juta Mangrove untuk Pesisir Jakarta". id.wisatapesisir.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on February 23, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.

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