JAKARTA The City Administration

Jakarta whose population has grown approaching to 10 million people is one of the cities in Asia, which is much often talked about with the sertain reason’s. Jakarta has extraordinarily developed and would be at the forefront in Asia over the next few decades. Jakarta is unique with is status as the capital city of Indonesia and the center of the City Administration. Jakarta is also a center a center of social, cultural, and health activities. Jakarta is the prominent gateway of Indonesia. As of it’s geographical condition, land, air and sea transportation are also available.


Based on this territory and number of population, Jakarta stands a province equal to the order provinces in Indonesia. As a province Jakarta is led by governor who is held to take direct responsibility to the president of the Republic of Indonesia through the minister of home affairs.

In Jakarta, there are 43 sub-districts and 256 village. In addition, there are also social organizations as of neighborhood units ; Rukun Tetangga (RT) and Rukun Warga (RW), wich are under jurisdiction of a sub-districs as the capital city of Indonesia.

Jakarta is the biggest and the most crowded city in Indonesia, with the population of 9 million people consisting of various ethnic groups from all over Indonesia. The divercity influenced by the foreign nation produces the divercity of art and culture. Because Jakarta has become the hub of ethnic groups, customs, languages, arts and cultures exist in both Indonesia and International, such as China, Arab, Turkey, England and Netherlands for a long time, no wonder the assimilation among them occurs. They married each other and in the long run it generates the combination then produce the new customs and manners and cultures. Therefore,a prototype Betawi ethnic appeared in the 19th Century. It is reflected in the Betawi Art. It has the Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese influences