Jabotabek, or Jabodetabek is the term given to the metropolitan area surrounding Jakarta, Indonesia. The population in 2004 is estimated to be 16.5 million, making it among the ten largest metropolitan areas in the world. It is also the largest metropoloitan area in Indonesia. The area consists of the Jakarta (a province on its own) and the satellite cities of Bogor, Depok, and Bekasi in the province of West Java and Tangerang in Banten. This page is about the capital city of Indonesia. ... The Republic of Indonesia is located in the Malay Archipelago, the worlds largest archipelago, between Indochina and Australia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. ... This page lists the 101 largest metropolitan areas of the world by population. ... Categories: Indonesia geography stubs ... Depok is a city adjacent to the south of Jakarta, Indonesia. ... Map showing West Java in Indonesia West Java (Jawa Barat) is a province of Indonesia, located on the island of Java. ... Categories: Cities in Indonesia | Indonesia geography stubs ... Map showing Banten within Indonesia Banten is a province of Indonesia, located at the western end of the island of Java. ...
Demographics
Among the inhabitants, approximately 9 million live in Jakarta, 3.5 million in Bekasi , 3.2 million in Tangerang, and 800,000 in Bogor. The population steadily increases due to migration from all over Indonesia.
The government of Indonesia projects that the population of the Jabotabek region will reach 32 million by 2016. These statistics project Jakarta will grow to 12 million while the other cities will have a combined population of 20 million.
Subsequently, as growth extended beyond the revised boundaries, the government adopted a different approach in the mid-1970s, and the concept of Jabotabek was introduced.
In contrast, the GDP per capita of both the Botabek and Jabotabek regions was lower than the national and DKI Jakarta levels between 1985 and 1989.
The Jabotabek region also had ratios during the period 1975-1983 that were nearly twice the national levels.
Jabotabek is estimated to be adding several hundred thousand people annually to its population.
Demographic forecasts indicate that the JABOTABEK population will reach 24 million by 2005, with only 50% living within the Jakarta's city boundary.
Recognizing the growth outside Jakarta's city limits, the German Centre Indonesia was located in the new town of Bumi Serpong Damai, an emerging self-contained city within the Regency of Tangerang.
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