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East Jakarta, Jakarta — Area Guide & Where to Stay
East Jakarta, or Jaktim, is the largest of the five administrative cities that make up Jakarta.
About East Jakarta
Where to stay in East Jakarta
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
East Jakarta keeps few tourist beds of its own. Being the industrial quarter of Jakarta, it channels most visitors toward the central districts for lodging, while the eastern side draws travellers out to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, the golf courses, and Halim Perdanakusuma airport rather than to hotel clusters. Base yourself centrally.
The core holds the rooms.
About East Jakarta
What are the main landmarks in East Jakarta?
East Jakarta gathers a handful of its own draws. Taman Mini Indonesia Indah anchors the quarter with pavilions that stage parts of Indonesia's multi-ethnic community in a single park, while Halim Perdanakusuma airport, the Cibubur campground, and several golf courses spread across the industrial ground of Jaktim. Two churches serve the faithful.
Saint Gabriel Church at Pulo Gebang and Saint Joachim Church raise their spires here.
What is the history of East Jakarta?
East Jakarta rose as the working flank of Jakarta. The quarter filled out as the capital pushed eastward and factories, campgrounds, and the runways of Halim Perdanakusuma airport were laid across ground that Taman Mini Indonesia Indah would later crown as a showcase of Indonesia's peoples. It grew into the largest of the five.
Jaktim never gained its own city council.
Where is East Jakarta?
East Jakarta covers the eastern flank of Jakarta. Spanning some 188 km² of tropical lowland, it is the largest of the capital's five administrative cities, its ground given over to industry, golf courses, and the runways of Halim Perdanakusuma airport rather than to the coast. The land lies flat.
Jaktim edges the city's inland side.
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Updated July 2026