Welcome to Jakarta
BOOKLET CONTENT • About Jakarta • Five Administrative Cities in Jakarta • Weather • Jakarta People • What You Will Need
ABOUT JAKARTA Jakarta (formerly named Sunda Kelapa, Jayakarta and Batavia) officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, is the capital of the Republic Indonesia. Located on the northwest coast of the world's most populous island of Java, Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political center, with a population of 10,075,310 as of 2014.
FIVE ADMINISTRATIVE CITIES IN JAKARTA 1. Central Jakarta (Jakarta Pusat) is Jakarta's smallest city and home to most of Jakarta's administrative and political center. It is characterized by large parks and Dutch colonial buildings.
One of the most famous statue in South Jakarta
2. West Jakarta (Jakarta Barat) has the highest concentration of small-scale industries in Jakarta. The area includes Jakarta's Chinatown and Dutch colonial landmarks. West Jakarta contains part of Jakarta Old Town. 3. South Jakarta (Jakarta Selatan) originally planned as a satellite city, is now the location of large upscale shopping centers and affluent residential areas.
Jakarta History Museum (Fatahillah Museum), located in West Jakarta
National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta.
4. East Jakarta (Jakarta Timur) territory is characterized by several industrial sectors erected in this city. 5. North Jakarta (Jakarta Utara) is the only city in Jakarta that is bounded by the sea (Java Sea). Largescale and medium-scale industries are concentrated in North Jakarta. North Jakarta contains part of Jakarta Old Town.
Kepulauan Seribu (The Thousand Islands)
6. Thousand Islands (Kepulauan Seribu) formerly a district within the city of North Jakarta, is a collection of 105 small islands located on the Java Sea. It has a high conservation value because of its unique and special ecosystems. Sunda Kelapa Harbour
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Beautiful Indonesia Miniature Park)
Jakarta has distinct wet and dry seasons. The wet season in Jakarta covers the majority of the year, running from October through May. The remaining four months (June through September) constitute the city's dry season (each of these 4 months has an average monthly rainfall of less than 100 millimetres (3.9 in)). Located in the western part of Java, Jakarta's wet season rainfall peak is January and February with average monthly rainfall of 299.7 millimetres (11.80 in), and its dry season low point is August with a monthly average of 43.2 mm (1.70 in).
JAKARTA PEOPLE As the economic and political capital of Indonesia, Jakarta attracts many domestic immigrants who bring their various languages, dialects, foods and customs. The "Betawi" (Orang Betawi, or "people of Batavia") are the descendants of the people living in and around Batavia, and recognized as an ethnic group from around the 18th–19th century. Nowadays, the Jakarta dialect (Bahasa Jakarta), used as a street language by people in Jakarta, is loosely based on the Betawi language.
WHAT WILL YOU NEED
PASSPORT
INDONESIA VISA
Passport is well needed for those who want to visit Indonesia. The passport must be valid at least six months before it expires.
• Be aware of the visa’s expired date. If you are late to extend it, you need to pay for IDR 500.000 (around US$50) per day. • If you want to extend your VISA, go to Immigration Office Class 1 at Jl. Bekasi Timur Raya No. 169 RT/RW. 08/14 ,Kel.Cipinang Besar Utara, Kec.Jatinegara, Jakarta Timur, DKI Jakarta 13410 (phone: (021)-850910405; 8503896) • Please remember to fulfill the requirements with valid documents. Also, contact the host AIESECers if you faced any trouble.
VISA ON ARRIVAL (VOA)
TWO KINDS OF VISA
SOCIO CULTURE VISA
• It is a VISA that you could apply once you arrive in Soekarno Hatta International Airport (CGK), North Jakarta
• AIESEC EP can apply for a single entry to Social-Cultural VISA as it is granted for those who will conduct socioalcultural activities in Indonesia for a duration of up to 60 days.
• The maximum stays permitted for VoA is 30 days and it can be extended for another 30 days.
• This VISA is extendable up to 2 times. The VISA is expired once you leave Indonesia.
• Once you leave Indonesia, the visa can’t be used anymore.
• Requirements: 1. At least 6 month valid passport 2. Invitation letter from host AIESEC 3. Return flight ticket 4. 4x6 colored photo size • Contact the Indonesian Embassy in your country to know more about the requirements as the regulation in every country might be different.
• VoA Requirements: 1. Minimum 6 month valid passport 2. Return flight ticket 3. Fee paid is US$ 25 for VoA 4. Extension fee paid is IDR 250.000 (around US$25) in Immigration Office in Jakarta.
TRANSACTIONS CURRENCY In Local transactions, Indonesian Rupiah is the currency used available both in coin or banknotes. You may change your country’s currency to Indonesian currency in the nearest bank or licensed money changer outlets to avoid trickery and get better rates. US$1 = IDR 13.087 (Nov 2016)
CREDIT CARD Credit card are widely accepted in Jakarta including hotels, shopping market and malls. You can do transactions at merchant displaying VISA or MasterCard logos as both have wide network in Indonesia. However, the credit cannot be used for small transactions such as food stall, bus, or traditional market.
ATM Cash withdraw as easy as ATMs are almost everywhere in Jakarta. Local ATMs as well as foreign banks are already connected with VISA, MasterCard, etc.
TELECOMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS
INTERNET
There are a lot of providers in Indonesia such as Telkomsel, Indosat, XL, 3, Axis, etc. so you may choose depend of your needs.
Jakarta has plenty of places providing free WiFi, so don’t worrabout internet connection. But in some of host family might not provide WiFi connection, if you need to use Internet, you can buy Internet modem.
4G connection is widely spread in some places in Jakarta. Recommended providers for better network are Telkomsel and Indosat.
TRANSPORTATIONS 1.
Airplanes, you will have to take the planes to get here and then you will be picked up in the airport by our members
2.
Gojek, Grabbike, Uber, to transfer to any places, these transportations are suitable and are considered safe. You will be escorted by a motorcycle which you will pay later. It does not cost much money.
3.
Transjakarta is a bus with many shelters. You can also go everywhere using transjakarta, you will not get lost because every shelters have their directions. Transjakarta is very cheap. It reaches many places in Jakarta.
4.
KRL Commuterline, a commuter rail system in the Jakarta metropolitan area. It reaches a lot of places in and outside Jakarta, including Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabodetabek).
A civilian was using a gojek as her transportaion through one of streets in Jakarta
A train series that ready to do it’s work at one of train station in Jakarta
A picture of busway was operating in front of statue of “selamat datang”
FOODS AND DRINKS
• Foods and Drinks in Jakarta are easy to find in the street or buildings, the vendors provide tasty beverages and cheap prices as well. • With $1 you can get: • Bakso = Indonesian meatballs • A bag of chips • Two bottle of soft drinks and two bottles of mineral water • Nasi campur = this is very Indonesian. You can eat rice along with Indonesian traditional side dishes such as tempe, scrambled eggs, potatoes (anything you’d like to add) this is enough to fill your tummy for a day. • A loaf of bread • Four instant noodles • And many more
FURTHER INFORMATION Name: Nadhila Erin Oktaviani
Name: Adityo Rauf Mancini
As A Matching Manager
As A Vice President of IGV
Phone: +6281296038882
Phone: +628998217174
E-mail: nadhila4.oktaviani @aiesec.net
E-mail: adityo.mancini@aiesec. net