WHERE IS JAKARTA

Where is Jakarta? Jakarta is the capital city of a country called Indonesia, a tropical country at the equator line. Indonesia located very strategically between two continents; asia and australia and two oceans: the Pacific Ocean and the Indian ocean, with the coordinates of 6º N - 11º S and 95º E - 141º E. State that in the old day was fight the invaders from the countries of Europe. Indonesia is vast, consisting of thousands of islands, hundreds tribals and hundreds of tribal languages.

Then where is Jakarta? Jakarta is located in the western part of Indonesia, at an island called Java. Located at coordinates 5°19'12"S - 6°23'54"S, 106°22'42"E - 106°58'18"E. Jakarta is also very strategically located in the north of the island of Java. In  the old day , Jakarta became the center of the harbor of the ships that sail to trade on the island of Java, because Jakarta has direct access to the open sea an has a great harbour.

Jakarta has a guideline times GMT +7, and in Indonesia there are three guidelines for the time, which is GMT +7, GMT +8 and GMT +9. Area of ​​the city of about 740.3 sq km with a density of about 12.978 inhabitants / sq km. Very solid indeed, and the density is increased at the time of day, because Jakarta is the place to make a living for the residents nearby.

As the central government of Indonesia, in Jakarta, in addition to government buildings, there are also all embassies of the countries in the world. Many large private offices are also based in Jakarta, Indonesia for a business is a lucrative and potentially reap huge profits for the business world. In some places in Indonesia called the oil town: 'the oil underground-the oil on the ground', which mean, there is oil under the ground are very abundant, and on the surface of the land there are palm oil farm as a producer of palm oil.

Jakarta as Indonesia's largest cities, many residents who come from all over the country to denounce his fate in this city. Many people who initially did not have anything, become very large and famous once lived and worked in this city. However, many also failed.

By day Jakarta is very crowded, even at rush hour, almost the entire road will be blocked by jams. In recent years, has developed a mass transport system that aims to minimize the jams, because most of the jams caused by private vehicles which is only filled by the driver of the passenger alone. The young executives in Jakarta prefer driving his own car to go to the office.

With its tropical climate, Jakarta will be very hot during the day especially in summer, with temperatures around 33 degrees celcius. However the buildings are already implementing a modern air conditioning systems. Temperature inside the room of the building will be very convenient for people who are in it. Office building with a comfortable Air Conditioner, making people feel at home working on it, they will remain there even at the break, they prefer to order food to eat at the office, rather than having to exit the building with the heat of the scorching sun. Many office buildings that provide special floor as the cafeteria or foodcourt such as Dapur Afiqa. Lots of small kitchens provide lunch menus to suit your taste and the tongue of Indonesia, foreign culinary menu is also available.

Jakarta is also famous with severe air pollution, but it was always going to be minimized with a tree planting program each year. Even some of the time not long ago, there is a program called 'plant a million trees' or 'Jakarta go green' and others. Many parks are greening Jakarta, such as Monas Park and Menteng Park. both park is always visited by many, especially on holidays.

SEA WORLD

Indonesia is an archipelago consisting of over 17 504 islands stretching along the equator. Range of coastline stretched along the sea area 81 290 km and 5.8 million miles to make Indonesia as the country's maritime and ocean is the lifeblood of the people of Indonesia.

In an attempt to introduce the life of the natural biota that live in the SeaWorld Indonesia has a wide collection ranging from freshwater biota, consisting of 22,000 head of fish (126 type), 28 reptiles (5 species) to marine biota consisting of 5180 fish (26 species ), 79 invertebrates (13 species), 30 reptiles (5 species) and one mammal.

SeaWorld Indonesia is present in an area equipped to provide entertainment, educational and historical value that will always be remembered. SeaWorld Indonesia in their operations which carry three major missions: education, conservation and entertainment. Through this mission SeaWorld Indonesia established itself as a place of quality entertainment.

Sea World lis located in Ancol Dreamland, North Jakarta. You can go there by Busway (transjakarta) corridor 5, to destination of Ancol.

OLD PORT OF SUNDA KELAPA

Sunda Kelapa is the name of a harbor and surrounding places in Jakarta, Indonesia. This port is situated in the village Penjaringan, Penjaringan district, North Jakarta.

Although the present Sunda Kelapa is the name of one port in Jakarta, this area is very important because the villages around the port of Sunda Kelapa, is the forerunner of the Jakarta city, which established its anniversary, on June 22, 1527.

At this time the Port of Sunda Kelapa planned to be a tourist area because of high historic value. Currently the Port of Sunda Kelapa is one of the ports managed by PT Pelindo II, which are not certified to the International Ship and Port Security because of the nature of care services only for inter-island vessels.

Currently the port of Sunda Kelapa has a land area of ​​760 hectares and the broad waters of the pool 16 470 hectares, consists of two major ports and harbors Kalibaru. The main harbor area has a length of 3250 meters and the vast pool of approximately 1,200 meters which can accommodate 70 sailboat motor. Kalibaru harbor over 750 meters in length with a land area of ​​343 399 square meters, the pool area 42128.74 square meters, and can accommodate approximately 65 boats between islands and has a stacking of goods covering 31 131 square meters.


To go to the Old Port of Sunda Kelapa, you can ride the Busway of corridor 1, destination Kota. From the Kota Bus Stop, you can walk there about a half mile. You will passing through the old town with views over the past Jakarta.

DAMRI

DAMRI as a brand mark of the State Owned Enterprises that until now remained consistently carry out their duties as a service provider of passenger and goods transport by bus and truck. Until now, DAMRI has a network of services, spread throughout the territory of the Republic of Indonesia. In conducting its business activities, DAMRI organizing city transportation services, transportation between cities in the province, the provincial inter-city transportation, specialized transportation of airports, travel transport, freight logistics, transportation pioneering, and cross-border transport. Lots of freight transportation choice if you come to Jakarta through Soekarno Hatta Airport. There are taxis, there are also Damri buses. Damri is the public transportation with rates that are relatively inexpensive, convenient. But unlike a taxi can take you directly to address the on going, Transport Bus Damri just take you to the terminals in Jakarta are already in the set, of course, if you use Damri from the airport, first select your destination, then select the terminal that is closer with your destination. Trajectory, and the Tariff of DAMRI Special Transport Soekarno-Hatta Airport Jakarta  No. Route  Tarrif  First Departure Interval  1. Gambir   Rp 20.000,-  04.00  AM  15-30 minutes  2. Rawamangun   Rp 20.000,- 04.00 AM   15-30 minutes  3. Blok M   Rp 20.000,- 04.00 AM   15-30 minutes  4. Tanjung Priok   Rp 20.000,-  04.00 AM  15-30 minutes  5. Kemayoran   Rp 20.000,-  04.00 AM  60 minutes  6. Kampung Rambutan   Rp 20.000,-  04.00 AM  15-30 minutes  7. Pasar Minggu   Rp 20.000,-  04.00 AM  15-30 minutes  8. Bogor   Rp 35.000,-   04.00 AM  15-30 minutes  9. Bekasi   Rp 30.000,-   04.00 AM  15-30 minutes  10. Lebak Bulus   Rp 20.000,-  04.00 AM  15-30 minutes  11. Serang -Banten  Rp 30.000,-   06.00 AM  60 minutes  12. Cikarang  Rp 35.000,-   04.00 AM  60 minutes  13. Harapan Indah  Rp 30.000,-  04.00 AM  60 minutes

TRANSJAKARTA

Transjakarta or commonly called the Busway is a bus rapid transport systems or Bus Rapid Transit in Jakarta, Indonesia. The system is modeled on a successful TransMilenio system in Bogota, Colombia. Busway planning started in 1997 by consultants from the UK. At the time scheduled bus runs contrary to traffic flow (contra flow) so that the path of another vehicle is not appropriated, but aborted, with consideration of traffic safety. Although the Busway in Jakarta imitate other countries (Colombia, Japan, Australia), but Jakarta has the longest and most lines. So at the first people always look to Bogota, now Jakarta as an example to be learned and ways to overcome the problem.

The idea of ​​Bus Rapid Transit project development in Jakarta appeared around 2001 to inspire similar projects in Bogota. This idea then became a challenge for the governor Sutiyoso who was elected governor of Jakarta for the second period (2002-2007). An institute called the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP) becomes important that accompanies the project planning process. The initial concept of this system is made by PT. Cipta Pamintori, a transportation consultant who has often worked with Jakarta Transportation Agency. In addition to private parties, there are several others who also support the success of this project, among them the American aid agencies (U.S. AID) and the University of Indonesia's Center for Transportation Studies (CTS-UI).

Eleven TransJakarta corridor is the route used by the mass rapid transit system Transjakarta. On most routes, buses run on separate lanes adjacent to the regular vehicle lanes. The first corridor was opened in 2004 with ten others in subsequent years. Four other corridors are being planned.




Here is a list of Transjakarta corridor:

1. Corridor 1 (Kota - Blok M)
2. Corridor 2 (Pulogadung - Harmoni)
3. Corridor 3 (Kalideres - Pasar Baru)
4. Corridor 4 (Pulo Gadung - Dukuh Atas)
5. Corridor 5 (Ancol - Kampung Melayu)
6. Corridor 6 (Dukuh Atas - Ragunan)
7. Corridor 7 (Kampung Melayu - Kampung Rambutan)
8. Corridor 8 (Lebak Bulus - Harmoni)
9. Corridor 9 (Pluit - Pinang Ranti)
10. Corridor 10 (Tanjung Priok - Cililitan)
11. Corridor 11 (Kampung Melayu - Municipal of East Jakarta)
12. Corridor 12 (Pluit - Tanjung Priok)
13. Corridor 13 (Blok M - Pondok Kelapa)
14. Corridor 14 (Manggarai - UI)
15. Corridor 15 (Ciledug - Blok M)

One more thing about Transjakarta, passenger tariffs set for Transjakarta, only Rp 3500 ($ 0.4), one way trip. You can go to where you're going, anywhere (as the pass line) in Jakarta at this rate. Could you believe that?


But surely you have to change buses at the central bus stop, for reaching your destination.

BANK INDONESIA MUSEUM

Bank Indonesia Museum is a museum in Jakarta, Indonesia, located on Jl. Pintu Besar Utara # 3, West Jakarta (front of station Kota Beos), the building occupies an area of ​​the former Bank Indonesia which is a city of cultural relics De Javasche Bank of wing neo-classical style, combined with local influence, and was first built in 1828 .

The museum presents the information role of Bank Indonesia in the course of the nation's history that began before the arrival of the west in the archipelago until the establishment of Bank Indonesia in 1953 and the policies of Bank Indonesia, including also the background and impact of Bank Indonesia policy for the community until 2005. Presentation is packed in such a way to utilize modern technology and multi media, such as electronic displays, static panel, plasma televisions, and thus creating a diorama to enjoy the convenience of visitors in the Museum of Bank Indonesia. There are also a collection of facts and artifacts in the period before the establishment of Bank Indonesia, as in the kingdoms of the archipelago, which include money numismatic collection is displayed as well as attractive.

Bank Indonesia Museum is open every day except Monday and national holidays and visit it free of charge.

MENTENG PARK

The city park in Jakarta must have been much rarer, although the park is necessary for the source of water infiltration and also places its citizens in leisure activities. One of the famous garden city and the most frequently visited Jakarta is Taman Menteng (Menteng Park).

The park is located not far from HI traffic circle, about 300 meters to the west. The location of this park on the street HOS Cokroaminoto and is a garden in the middle of a city that has facilities such as parking buildings, greenhouses, playground and open field to play futsal, basketball, volleyball and taekwondo martial arts, activities that are all crowded in the evenings.

Initially an area of ​​more than 2 acres, is a football field, belongs to Persija, the Jakarta's Footbal Club. But over time, because it is not often used, then a lot of standing unlicensed buildings and  sidewalk cafe so that the field has lost its function and look very neat. Finally in 2007, by the government, the field was later renovated to become a beautiful family recreation. There are water fountains at several places and jogging track for those who like a leisurely stroll or jog.

In Taman Menteng many impromptu photographer, who perpetuate this Menteng neighborhood park for the object lens of the camera, either from a simple camera of the phone, nor a tripod.