South Tangerang is a

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in the province of Banten,

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...

. Located on the southwestern border of Jakarta, the city forms part of the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area. It was administratively separated from

Tangerang Regency Tangerang Regency is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Java. The current regent is Ahmed Zaki Iskandar. Though commonly misunderstood as being a part of Jakarta, Tangerang is actually outside Jakarta City bu ...

on November 26, 2008. According to the 2020 Census, the city population was 1,354,350 inhabitants, while the official estimarte as at mid 2021 was 1,365,688. The total area is . It's the second-largest city in Banten (after Tangerang city immediately to its north) in terms of population, and has grown rapidly, not only as Jakarta's satellite city, but also the development of business districts and commerce due to presence of large-scale planned town by private developers. South Tangerang is home to some planned towns built by private developers, the notable ones are Alam Sutera (in North Serpong),

BSD City BSD City, formerly referred to Bumi Serpong Damai is a planned community located within Greater Jakarta in Indonesia. The project was initiated in 1984 by a group of private developers and started in 1989. The town is currently managed by the ho ...

(in Serpong and Setu), and

Bintaro Jaya Bintaro Jaya is a planned township located in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia. It is developed by PT Jaya Real Property Tbk (formerly PT Bintaro Jaya). The development of the township began within South Jakarta in 1979 and is expanded further to South ...

(in Pondok Aren and Ciputat), complete with facilities such as business centres, shopping malls, and international schools. Currently, its average land price is the most expensive among Jakarta's satellite cities.

History

The municipality of South Tangerang is an autonomous city established on 26 November 2008, based on Banten province's constitution. This establishment was a division out of the

, to support the better development of government service, construction project, community service, and also to utilize the natural potential so that a greater public welfare could be achieved.

Administrative districts

The municipality of South Tangerang is divided into seven districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2021. The centre of South Tangerang is the Ciputat district; the western districts of the city (Setu, Serpong and Serpong Utara) are much less densely populated than the eastern districts (Pamulang, Ciputat, Ciputat Timur and Pondok Aren). The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its postal codes. The districts are sub-divided into 49 urban villages (''kelurahan'') and five rural villages (''desa'').

Climate

South Tangerang has a

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(Af) with moderate rainfall from June to September and heavy rainfall from October to May.

Transportation

The city is served mainly by land transportation. Buses, minibuses and taxis are the main methods of transportation available. The public transportation mostly goes to Jakarta since many of the residents of South Tangerang commute to Jakarta on a daily basis. There are feeder buses for

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. The feeder buses goes from Bumi Serpong Damai and Bintaro Jaya to downtown Jakarta in Senayan. Main road and highway in the city are: Main road: * Jl. Raya Serpong * Jl. Pahlawan Seribu, BSD City * Jl. Kapten Soebianto Djojohadjikusumo, BSD City * Jl. Pelayangan, BSD City * Jl. Ir. H. Juanda, Ciputat * Jl. Ciater Raya * Jl. Alam Sutera Boulevard * Jl. Boulevard Bintaro Jaya Highway: * Jakarta-Serpong Toll Road (connecting Serpong and South Jakarta/JORR 1) * Serpong-Cinere Toll Road (connecting Serpong and Cinere in Depok) * Kunciran-Serpong Toll Road (connecting Kunciran in Tangerang City/Soekarno Hatta Airport and Serpong) * Serpong-Balaraja Toll Road (in progress for section 1A) (connecting Serpong and Balaraja in Tangerang Regency) The city is also served by commuter rail service

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for those commuters who work in Jakarta. There are five stations located in South Tangerang, namely , , , and . All stations serves the Tanah Abang – Rangkasbitung Line. There are two

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s servicing the city, namely

Jakarta–Serpong Toll Road The Jakarta–Serpong Toll Road, also known as Ulujami–Serpong Toll Road, is a toll road connecting South Jakarta and South Tangerang (mainly BSD City and Bintaro Jaya) in the province of Banten, Indonesia. Operated by Jasa Marga and Nusant ...

and

Jakarta–Tangerang Toll Road The Jakarta–Tangerang Toll Road (shortened to Janger Toll Road) is a toll road that connects Jakarta with Tangerang in the province of Banten, Indonesia. Being a part of the Jakarta–Merak Toll Road, it was opened on 27 November 1984. It is t ...

. There are also several toll roads currently under planning. The plans are for a Serpong-Balaraja Toll Road which will continue the Jakarta-Serpong toll road, and

Jakarta Outer Ring Road 2 Jakarta Outer Ringroad 2 (Indonesian: Jalan Tol Lingkar Luar Jakarta 2) or JORR 2 is an under-construction toll road circling the Greater Jakarta area, running roughly parallel with the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR 1) in Indonesia. This toll road ...

which will be connecting the city to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in the near future. Kunciran-Serpong Toll Road and Serpong-Cinere Toll Road are the latest new infrastructure built in the city. Pondok Cabe Airport – which is used for military and civilian services – is the only airport located within the city boundaries. It is owned by PT Pertamina, the national oil company. The airport is also used for the maintenance base for

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, also owned by PT Pertamina. Cycle rickshaws (''becak'') are still available in some areas in the city. ''Becak'' is the only method of transportation currently forbidden to operate in Jakarta as its slow speed has allegedly led to congestion in the traffic of Jakarta. However, since South Tangerang is located on the outskirts of Jakarta (instead of the city proper), it is allowed in the city. In April 2015, Corridor-2 of Trans Anggrek Circle Line which is similar to

has been launched to serve public from Pondok Cabe Terminal to Rawa Buntu Station of KRL Jabodetabek. It was free until end of 2015, but only operated between 06:00–09:00, 11:00-14:00 and 16:00–18:00 with notation time of serve will be added as needed. The other seven corridors will be applied gradually.

Shopping

South Tangerang offers some shopping center in the area, such as: * Living World Alam Sutera * Bintaro Xchange Mall * Plaza Bintaro Jaya * BSD Plaza * TerasKota Entertainment Center BSD * Transpark Mall Bintaro * LOTTE Mall Bintaro * ITC BSD * Mall WTC Matahari Serpong * BSD Junction * AEON Mall, BSD * Paradise Walk Serpong

Education

Education in South Tangerang consists of the standard Elementary through High School facilities found in most of Indonesia, kindergartens are operated privately. Below are several notable schools in South Tangerang:

International Schools

* Jakarta Japanese School, (

) * Global Jaya School, (

) * German International School Jakarta (

) *

Sinarmas World Academy Sinarmas World Academy (SWA) is a private school in South Tangerang. SWA opened its first classes from Pre-K to Grade 7 in July 2008. Grade 9 and Grade 10 were added in 2009 and Grade 11 with the start of the IB Diploma Programme in August 2010. E ...

(

) *

British School Jakarta The British School of Jakarta (BSJ) is an independent school in Pondok Aren, South Tangerang in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia. The British School of Jakarta is an international member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It was es ...

(

) * BINUS Serpong, Cambridge International School (

) * Khalifa IMS Bintaro, Cambridge International School * Mentari Intercultural School Bintaro

Private Schools

* SMK Musik Yayasan Musik Jakarta * Santa Ursula BSD * Santa Laurensia School ( Alam Sutera) * BPK Penabur Bintaro Jaya * SMA Plus Pembangunan Jaya * SMA Efata Serpong * SMA Candle Tree * SMA Islam Cikal Harapan BSD * SMA Islam Sinar Cendekia * SMA Stella Maris BSD * SMA Islam Al Azhar BSD * Saint John Catholic School BSD * Sekolah Athalia Villa Melati Mas * Kharisma Bangsa School * Sekolah Harapan Bangsa, Modernhill Pondok Cabe * Ora Et Labora BSD * TK SD SMP Ora Et Labora Pamulang * SMK Pustek * SMA Yaspita * Strada Villa Melati Mas * Solideo BSD * SMAK PENABUR Bintaro Jaya * SD Islam At Taqwa * MI As Salaamah Pamulang * SMA Muhammadiyah 25 Pamulang * SMA Muhammadiyah 8 Ciputat * SD SMP SMA Katolik Ricci 2 * TK SD SMP SMA Katolik Bhakti Prima * Sekolah Mater Dei Pamulang * SMK Sasmita Jaya (''SMK Sasmita Jaya'')

Public Schools

* SMAN 1 Tangerang Selatan * SMAN 2 Tangerang Selatan * SMAN 3 Tangerang Selatan * SMAN 4 Tangerang Selatan * SMAN 5 Tangerang Selatan * SMAN 6 Tangerang Selatan * SMAN 8 Tangerang Selatan * SMAN 9 Tangerang Selatan * SMAN 10 Tangerang Selatan * SMAN 11 Tangerang Selatan * SMAN 12 Tangerang Selatan * MAN Insan Cendekia

Public universities

* '' Universitas Terbuka'' * ''UIN Syarif Hidayatullah''

Government-affiliated colleges

* ''Sekolah Tinggi Akutansi Negara'' * Geophysics and Meteorology Academy (''Sekolah Tinggi Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika'')

Private Universities

* Muhammadiyah Jakarta University (''Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta'') * Pamulang University (''Universitas Pamulang'') * Indonesian Institute of Technology (''Institut Teknologi Indonesia'') * Pembangunan Jaya University (''UPJ'') * Bina Sarana Informatika University (''UBSI BSD'') * BINUS ASO School of Engineering *

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(IULI) * South Tangerang Institute of Technology (''ITTS'') * Sekolah Tinggi Internasional Konservatori Musik Indonesia (''STIKMI'')http://www.stikmi.ac.id/

References

External links

Sekolah dan Daycare Alam Sutera

Official website
{{Authority control Populated places in Banten