South Jakarta (Indonesian: Jakarta Selatan; Betawi: Jakarté Bèludik) abbreviated as Jaksel, is one of the five administrative cities (kota administrasi) which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. South 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 2,062,232 at the 2010 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 2,323,644 (comprising 1,159,371 males and 1,164,273 females), and it is the third most populous among the five administrative cities of Jakarta, after East Jakarta and West Jakarta. The administrative centre is at Kebayoran Baru.
South Jakarta is bounded by Central Jakarta, West Jakarta, and Matraman District (East Jakarta) to the north, East Jakarta to the east, Depok city to the south, West Jakarta to the northwest, and by Tangerang and South Tangerang cities to the west.
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Districts
South Jakarta is subdivided into ten districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and according to the mid 2025 official estimates:
Economy
In the days following World War II, South Jakarta was planned to be a satellite city (especially the Kebayoran Baru area) and use the oriental concept. This area also contains some industrial centers for different types of commodities. South Jakarta is a prosperous administrative city compared to the others, with much middle-to-upper class housing and major business centres. South Jakarta has the highest Human Development Index of all Jakarta's administrative cities, with an HDI of 0.833.
Much of the central business district is concentrated in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, such as Sudirman Central Business District (SCBD) in Senayan, Kebayoran Baru. Initially, SCBD was a service provider and real estate investment, but nowadays, it is becoming the most integrated mixed-use area in Indonesia.
Public Transportation
For road-based public transportation, South Jakarta has several corridors served by Transjakarta BRT and its feeder so-called Mikrotrans
South Jakarta also has Commuter rail: KRL Commuter, Light rapid transit: Jabodebek LRT, dan Mass rapid transit: Jakarta MRT. Manggarai station is the biggest railway station according to its land and building in province of Jakarta.