Jabotabek (or Jabodetabek) was an official definition of the urban area surrounding the Indonesia capital city Jakarta. The definition dates from 2000 and included five municipalities and three regencies.^[1] The population of Jabotabek was 28.0 million according to the Indonesian Census 2010.^[2] As of 2012, it has been officially replaced by Jabodetabekjur, however, all metropolitan area definitions are based on the Jabodetabek definition.

The area comprises the DKI Jakarta and parts of West Java and Banten provinces, specifically the three Regencies of those provinces which surround Jakarta - Bekasi and Bogor in West Java, and Tangerang in Banten. Also included were the Kota (formerly Kotamadya) independent municipalities of Bogor, Depok, Bekasi, Tangerang and South Tangerang. It does not include the other surrounding regencies into which the built-up area has now sprawled - specifically Serang and Karawang Regencies.

The name of the region is taken from the first two or three letters of each city's name: Jabo(de)tabek from Jakarta, Bogor, (Depok), Tangerang and Bekasi.

Greater Jakarta[link]

Demographics[link]

Among the inhabitants, approximately 9.58 million live in Jakarta in 2010; almost 8.2 million in the five cities of Bogor, Depok, Bekasi, Tangerang, and South Tangerang; and almost 10.2 million in the three regencies (Bekasi Regency, Tangerang Regency, and Bogor Regency).^{[citation needed]} The population is steadily increasing due to migration from other parts of Indonesia.^{[citation needed]}

Common names for Greater Jakarta:

W.J. = West Java province B. = Banten province

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics provincial data

Transportation[link]

The region is partly defined by the areas from which people commute into the city.

Rail services and termini[link]

Jabotabek is served by commuter train known as Jabotabek electric train (KRL Jabotabek) with four line rail road.

• Bogor - Jakarta Kota rail road, the busiest commuter railroad in Jabotabek. It has five major terminals at Bogor station in Bogor City, Depok station in Depok City, a major transfer point at Manggarai Station in South Jakarta, Juanda Station in Central Jakarta, and finally at Jakarta Kota Station.

• Bekasi - Jakarta Kota rail road, the second busiest commuter railroad in Jabotabek. It has five major terminals at Bekasi station in Bekasi City, Jatinegara Station (East Jakarta), Pasar Senen Station (Central Jakarta), Kemayoran Station (Central Jakarta) and finally at Jakarta Kota Station.

• Serpong - Manggarai rail road. It has four major terminals at Serpong station in South Tangerang City, Tanah Abang Station (Central Jakarta), Sudirman Station (Central Jakarta), and finally at Manggarai Station in South Jakarta.

• Tangerang - Jakarta Kota rail road. It has two major terminals at Tangerang station in Tangerang City and Jakarta Kota.

Major bus stations[link]

The region is served by six major bus terminals, connected innercity and intercity :

See also[link]

• List of metropolitan areas in Asia by population‎
• Gerbangkertosusila

References[link]

Further reading[link]

• Forbes, Dean. "Jakarta: Globalization, economic crisis, and social change," pp. 268–298, in Josef Gugler (ed.) World Cities beyond the West: Globalization, Development and Inequality.

See also[link]

• Greater Jakarta

Coordinates: 6°10′30″S 106°49′43″E / 6.175°S 106.82861°E / -6.175; 106.82861