South Tangerang


South Tangerang abbreviated as Tangsel, is a city in the province of Banten, Indonesia. Located on the southwestern border of Jakarta, the city forms part of the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area. It was administratively separated from Tangerang Regency on 26 November 2008. According to the 2020 Census, the city population was 1,354,350 inhabitants, while the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,429,629 - comprising 712,409 males and 717,120 females. The total area is. It is the second-largest city in Banten 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, BSD City, and Bintaro Jaya, complete with facilities such as business centers, hospitals, shopping malls, and international schools such as British School Jakarta, Global Jaya School, German School Jakarta, and a Monash University campus in BSD, among other prominent private universities. Currently, the average land price in South Tangerang 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 Tangerang Regency, 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.

Situ Gintung flood

reservoir was built by the Dutch colonial authorities in 1933. It is located at the kelurahan of Cirendeu in East Ciputat District. It was surrounded by a dam up to 16 metres high, which failed on 27 March 2009 with the resulting floods killing at least 93 people.

Demographics

Languages

The dominant languages used in South Tangerang are Betawi and Tangerang Sundanese languages. Betawi is spoken in almost all areas of South Tangerang, except in the western part along the Cisadane River. Meanwhile, Sundanese is spoken in the west along the Cisadane River, which is predominantly used in villages on the banks of the river, especially in North Serpong. In several communities located in the western part there are also several areas undergoing a language shift, which are mostly found in Serpong, Setu, and a small number of villages in the western part of Pondok Aren. In fact, there is a village in Setu district namely the Keranggan Ecotourism and Sundanese Culture Village, where almost all the people used to speak Sundanese.

Administrative districts

The municipality of South Tangerang is divided into seven districts, tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The centre of South Tangerang is the Ciputat district; the western districts of the city are much less densely populated than the eastern districts. The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district, and its postal codes.
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010'		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024		No.
of
vill-
ages		Villages

36.74.01Serpong28.27137,212154,744166,7209Buaran, Ciater, Cilenggang, Rawa Mekar Jaya,
Serpong, Rawa Buntu, Lengkong Gudang,
Lengkong Gudang Timur, Lengkong Wetan
36.74.02Serpong Utara
22.36126,499134,008141,0007Lengkong Karya, Pakualam, Jelupang, Paku Jaya,
Pakulonan, Pondok Jagung, Pondok Jagung Timur
36.74.03Pondok Aren29.80303,093294,996301,00011Pondok Jaya, Pondok Betung, Jurangmangu Timur,
Jurangmangu Barat, Pondok Aren, Pondok Karya,
Pondok Kacang Barat, Pondok Kacang Timur,
Perigi Lama, Perigi Baru, Pondok Pucung
36.74.04Ciputat21.11192,205202,722226,3107Cipayung, Ciputat, Sawah Baru, Sawah Lama,
Jombang, Serua, Serua Indah
36.74.05Ciputat Timur
17.81178,818172,139171,2506Cempaka Putih, Pondok Ranji, Rempoa,
Rengas, Cireundeu, Pisangan
36.74.06Pamulang28.74286,270305,563329,6108Kedaung, Bambu Apus, Pondok Benda,
Pamulang Barat, Pamulang Timur,
Benda Baru, Pondok Cabe Ilir, Pondok Cabe Udik
36.74.07Setu16.7666,22584,17893,6306Kranggan, Kademangan, Muncul, Setu,
Babakan, Bakti Jaya
Totals164.851,290,3221,354,3501,429,529 54

Climate

South Tangerang has a tropical rainforest climate 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 TransJakarta. 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:
The city is also served by commuter rail service KRL Commuterline 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.

MRT Jakarta (Future Planned)

In the future, South Tangerang City is planned to be part of the Jakarta MRT network, specifically along the route connecting Lebak Bulus to Pamulang. This planned MRT Jakarta Line will traverse key areas, starting at the Jakarta–Banten border and passing through notable landmarks such as Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Situ Gintung, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Pasar Ciputat, Ciputat Martadinata, Pamulang Toll Gate, Gaplek Flyover Pondok Cabe, and ending at Pondok Cabe Terminal.
The route will primarily follow major roads, including Ir. H. Juanda Road, Dewi Sartika Road in Ciputat, R.E. Martadinata Road in Ciputat, and Terminal Pondok Cabe Road.

Planned MRT Jakarta Stations on the Lebak Bulus–Pamulang Line

The proposed stations along this line are as follows:
  • Ciputat Timur
  • UIN
  • Ciputat
  • Ciputat Martadinata
  • Ciputat Cipayung
  • Polsek Pamulang
  • Pondok Cabe
This line aims to enhance connectivity across South Tangerang, facilitating access to educational institutions, marketplaces, residential areas, and transportation hubs.
In the long term, the Jakarta MRT North-South Line is also planned to extend from Pondok Cabe in South Tangerang, Banten, to Ancol Marina in North Jakarta, creating a seamless transit connection between the southern and northern regions of Greater Jakarta.
There are two toll roads servicing the city, namely Jakarta–Serpong Toll Road and Jakarta–Tangerang Toll Road. 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] 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 Pelita Air Service, also owned by PT Pertamina.
Cycle rickshaws 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, it is allowed in the city.
In April 2015, Corridor-2 of Trans Anggrek Circle Line which is similar to TransJakarta 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
  • Paradise Walk Serpong
  • Jakarta Premium Outlets Alam Sutera
  • Transmart Mall Bintaro

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

Private Schools

  • SMK Musik Yayasan Musik Jakarta
  • Santa Ursula BSD
  • Santa Laurensia School
  • 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
  • TK SD SMP SMA Islam Terpadu Auliya

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

Government-affiliated colleges

Private Universities

Sister cities