Jagakarsa, South Jakarta

Jagakarsa is a subdistrict of South Jakarta, one of the administrative cities in Jakarta Indonesia. Jagakarsa is the southernmost subdistrict of South Jakarta (the southernmost subdistrict of Jakarta belongs to Ciracas Subdistrict in East Jakarta.) Jagakarsa contains the northern portion of the complex of University of Indonesia. Jagakarsa contains many kampong of the Betawi ethnic group, some of which are famous for their rebana ensemble. Jagakarsa Subdistrict is bounded by Ciliwung River to the east, Krukut River to the west, Margasatwa-Sagu-Joe-T.B.Simatupang-Poltangan Road to the north, Boundary marks with Depok to the south.

The Bogor-Jakarta railway passed through Jagakarsa Subdistrict.

As one of the southernmost subdistrict of Jakarta, Jagakarsa has a relatively higher elevation (average 52 meter above sea level) and a cooler climate than the rest of Jakarta (average 25-27 degree Celsius). Jagakarsa has been allotted for water reservoir use, resulting in low footprint for buildings in Jagakarsa and high amount of green area.Lake Babakan and Lake Mangga Bolong are the largest water reservoirs in Jagakarsa, also functioning as recreation areas. Lake Babakan is particularly known for its Betawi people, who used the edges of the lake for fish-farming.