Jabotabek

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Jabotabek or Jabodetabek is the term given to the metropolitan area surrounding Jakarta, Indonesia. The population in 2005 is estimated to be 23.6 million, making it the largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, and among the ten largest metropolitan areas in the world.

The area consists of Jakarta (a province on its own) and the three surrounding regencies of Bekasi and Bogor in West Java and Tangerang in Banten, including the cities of Bogor, Depok, Bekasi, and Tangerang.

The name of the region is taken from the first two or three letters of each city's name: Jabotabek from Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi

Demographics

Among the inhabitants, approximately 8.7 million live in Jakarta; 5.6 million in the four cities of Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi; and 9.1 million in the three regencies (Bekasi Regency, Tangerang Regency, and Bogor Regency). The population is steadily increasing due to migration from all over Indonesia.

Administrative division	Area (km²)	Population 2005	Population density (/km²)
Jakarta	664	8,699,600	13,100
Bogor City	22	844,778	38,399
Depok City	200	1,373,860	6,870
Tangerang City	184	1,488,666	8,090
Bekasi City	210	1,994,850	9,500
Bogor Regency	3,441	4,100,934	1,192
Tangerang Regency	1,110	3,194,282	2,880
Bekasi Regency	1,484	1,953,380	1,316
Metropolitan Area	7,315	23,650,350	3,233

Source: BPS

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 regions will have a combined population of 20 million.

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