West Jakarta

West Jakarta Jakarta Barat
Administrative city
Administrative City of West Jakarta Kota Administrasi Jakarta Barat
Other transcription(s)
• Betawi	Jakarte Belah Kulon
Seal
Motto(s):  Kampung Kite Kalo Bukan Kite Nyang Ngurusin Siape Lagi (Betawi) "Our homeland, if it isn't us who maintain it, who else?"
Country	Indonesia
Special Capital Region	Jakarta
Government
• Mayor	Uus Kuswanto
• Deputy Mayor	Hendra Hidayat
Area
• Total	129.54 km2 (50.02 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
• Total	2,448,975
• Density	19,000/km2 (49,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
HDI (2022)	0.825 (very high)
Website	barat.jakarta.go.id

West Jakarta (Betawi: Jakarte Bekulon; Indonesian: Jakarta Barat) is one of the five administrative cities of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. West Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is not classified as a proper municipality. It had a population of 2,281,945 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 2,434,511 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 2,589,589 (comprising 1,302,548 males and 1,287,041 females) according to the BPS webpage for Jakarta Barat;^[4] however, the figure for Jakarta Barat according to the BPS DKI Jakarta webpage was 2,448,975 (comprising 1,232,504 males and 1,216,471 females).^[1] The administrative center of West Jakarta is at Puri Kembangan.

West Jakarta is bordered by Tangerang Regency and North Jakarta to the north, Central Jakarta to the east, South Jakarta to the south, and Tangerang city to the west.