City of Jakarta and It's Divisions
Residential Areas in Jakarta
Commute Times to Selected Schools

City of Jakarta and It's Divisions
The City of Jakarta is divided into five mayoralties: North, South, East, West, and Central. The following provides a very brief description of what is found in each of these areas:

Central Jakarta (Jakarta Pusat)
- Majority of office buildings Embassies
- Government offices
- Internationals hotels
- Hospitals and clinics
- Some of Jakarta's best restaurants
- Original campus of the University of Indonesia
- Old, established, historical neighborhoods

South Jakarta (Jakarta Selatan)
- Tends to be an area favored by the expatriate community in terms of housing and general facilities
- Numerous planned residential areas
- Several international schools
- Grocery stores
- Department stores
- Shopping malls
- Specialty stores and boutiques
- Hospitals and clinics
- A great variety of restaurants geared towards the expatriate community

East Jakarta (Jakarta Timur)
- Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Recreational Park
- Planned housing developments
- Light manufacturing

West Jakarta (Jakarta Barat)
- Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
- Housing developments

North Jakarta (Jakarta Utara)
- Borders on the Java Sea
- Ancol Recreational Area including marina (departure point for the Thousand Islands)
- North Jakarta International School
- Residential developments
- Port facility
- Light manufacturing

Residential Areas in Jakarta
If you are given the option by your company of selecting your own home in Jakarta, you may first wish to become familiar with the various residential areas. The residential areas described below have always been popular with the expatriate community due to their proximity to international schools, grocery stores, clinics, community organizations as well as great shopping and a wide variety of restaurants. Of course, there are other options as well; you may wish to live downtown or futher afield in one of the new communities constantly being developed outside the city. This will all depend on your personal preference and needs. It is important in all cases to take into account the traffic problem in Jakarta, and the time you will spend commuting between work, school, activities, friends and home.

Commute Times to Selected Schools
To see a list of selected schools and their commute times, please click here. 

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