South Tangerang
| South Tangerang City Kota Tangerang Selatan |
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| Motto: Cerdas, Modern, Religius (Intelligent, Modern, Religious) |
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| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Banten |
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| Website | www.tangerangselatankota.go.id |
South Tangerang City or just South Tangerang (Indonesian: Kota Tangerang Selatan) is an independent city in Banten province of Indonesia and part of the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area. It was formed from Tangerang Regency on October 29, 2008.[1] Its population was 966,037 in 2007 and covered 147.19 km².[2]
South Tangerang City is divided into 7 sub-districts, namely Serpong, North Serpong, Pondok Aren, Ciputat, East Ciputat, Pamulang, and Setu.[2] The capital of South Tangerang is located in Ciputat sub-district.
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[edit] History
[edit] Administration
South Tangerang consists of 7 sub-districts, 49 administrative villages (kelurahan) and 5 villages (desa). Sub-districts with the highest number of kelurahan or desa is Pondok Aren. [3]
[edit] Geography and climate
[edit] Culture
[edit] Economy, governance and infrastructure
[edit] Demography
[edit] Tourism and landmarks
[edit] Parks
[edit] Transportation
Buses, minibuses and taxis are the public transportation available in this area. The public transportation mostly going to Jakarta since the citizens in this city is working in Jakarta. There are feeder buses for Transjakarta. The feeder buses is from Bumi Serpong Damai and Bintaro Jaya to Jakarta city center in Senayan.
The city is also served by KRL Jabotabek for the commuter who works in Jakarta and intercity service from PT Kereta Api Indonesia. KRL Jabotabek is operated by subsidiary of PT Kereta Api Indonesia for the commuter line in Greater Jakarta area or Jabotabek.
There are two toll roads servicing the city, namely Jakarta-Serpong Toll Road and Jakarta-Tangerang Toll Road. There are also several toll roads under planning. The plans are Serpong-Balaraja Toll Road which will continue the Jakarta-Serpong toll road and Jakarta Outer Ring Road 2 which will be connecting the city to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
There is also an airport in this city. It is Pondok Cabe Airport. It is owned by PT Pertamina, the national oil company. The airport is for military and civil service. The airport is for the maintenance base for Pelita Air Service which is owned by PT Pertamina. The airport is also used by Air Police as their base.
Cycle rickshaws or becak are still available in some areas in the city. This happened because becak is forbidden to operate in Jakarta because their slow speed can lead to congestion in traffic so the rickshaws flee to operate outside Jakarta.
[edit] Education
[edit] State universities
[edit] Government-affiliated college
- Sekolah Tinggi Akutansi Negara
- Geophysics and Meteorology Academy (Akademi Meteorologi dan Geofisika)
[edit] Private Universities
- Pamulang University (Universitas Pamulang)
- Muhammadiyah Jakarta University (Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta) or UMJ
[edit] Sports
[edit] Twin town and sister cities
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 6°17′20″S 106°43′05″E / 6.28889°S 106.71806°E
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