Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Jakarta had 30,516 Neighborhood Units (RT) and 2,748 Community Units (RW) in 2024.
The highest number of RTs is located in East Jakarta. The details are as follows:
- East Jakarta: 7,953 RTs
- West Jakarta: 6,529 RTs
- South Jakarta: 6,059 RTs
- North Jakarta: 5,315 RTs
- Central Jakarta: 4,533 RTs
- Seribu Islands: 127 RTs
East Jakarta also has the highest number of RWs. The details are as follows:
- East Jakarta: 712 RWs
- West Jakarta: 587 RWs
- South Jakarta: 579 RWs
- North Jakarta: 460 RWs
- Central Jakarta: 386 RWs
- Seribu Islands: 24 RWs
According to Jakarta Special Capital Region Governor Regulation Number 22 of 2022, an RT is a community institution at the sub-district level formed through a local neighborhood meeting to carry out government services, development, and community activities as determined by the sub-district head.
An RW is a community institution at the sub-district level formed through a citizen meeting and determined by the sub-district head, forming part of the sub-district head's work area.
Jakarta is no longer the capital city of the Republic of Indonesia, since the issuance of Law Number 2 of 2024 concerning the Jakarta Special Region (DKJ) Province.
DKJ is currently a provincial-level autonomous region serving as the national economic center and a global city.
Administratively, DKJ is divided into 6 regencies/cities consisting of 5 administrative cities and 1 regency, and has 44 sub-districts and 267 wards.
The number of sub-districts per regency/city in DKJ is as follows:
- East Jakarta: 10 sub-districts
- West Jakarta: 8 sub-districts
- South Jakarta: 10 sub-districts
- North Jakarta: 6 sub-districts
- Central Jakarta: 8 sub-districts
- Seribu Islands: 2 sub-districts
The number of wards per regency/city in DKJ is as follows:
- East Jakarta: 65 wards
- West Jakarta: 56 wards
- South Jakarta: 65 wards
- North Jakarta: 31 wards
- Central Jakarta: 44 wards
- Seribu Islands: 6 wards