Number of women, men balanced: Census
Number of women, men balanced: Census
JAKARTA (JP): The ratio of men to women in the capital is
almost equal, according to the 2000 official census.
According to data released by the Jakarta Statistical Office,
Jakarta has 4,216,347 males, just slightly higher than the female
population of 4,152,790.
According to the preliminary results of the census, East
Jakarta is the most populous mayoralty in the capital with
2,344,594 people.
Compared to the other four mayoralties, East Jakarta saw a
remarkable growth in population over the past 10 years. In 1990,
the mayoralty was home to 2,067,213 people.
West Jakarta and North Jakarta also have seen significant
increases in their populations. The mayoralties' populations in
1990 were 1,822,762 and 1,369,639, respectively. In the 2000
census these numbers were 1,909,837 and 1,434,671, respectively.
The other two mayoralties, Central and South Jakarta, both
home to numerous government and private offices and upscale
housing complexes and apartments, saw significant drops in their
populations.
Central Jakarta lost almost 200,000 residents since 1990 and
has a current population of 1,086,568. Meanwhile, some 123,000
people have left South Jakarta since 1990, leaving it with a
current population of 1,790,113.
Governor Sutiyoso earlier announced Jakarta had seen a drop in
its population from 9.4 million people in 1999 to 8.3 million in
2000, according to the current census.
The city's population was earlier predicted to reach 9.8
million by the end of this year.
In comparison, last year the population was 9.4 million, with
around 681,000 people living below the poverty line.
This year, the census showed the number of people without
permanent residences in the capital, including the homeless, ship
crews and migrant workers, totaled 28,364 people.
Sutiyoso said the significant drop in the capital's population
was possibly due to the fact that many Jakartans were choosing to
live on the outskirts of the city, such as in Tangerang, Bekasi,
Depok and Bogor, but were still working and engaged in other
business activities in Jakarta.
"The price of land in Jakarta is higher, that's why people
choose to live on the outskirts (of the city)," Sutiyoso said on
Monday.
He added that another possible explanation for the drop was
that people were less interested in moving to the capital ahead
of next year's planned implementation of regional autonomy. (dja)