Menteng is a district in the administrative city of Central Jakarta, Indonesia. Menteng is surrounded by the districts of Senen and Matraman to the east, Tebet and Setiabudi to the south, Tanah Abang to the west, and Gambir to the north. Menteng is bound by the West Flood Canal to the west, Ciliwung River to the south and east, and Kebon Sirih Road to the north. Menteng is the district seat of the Central Jakarta government.
Bundaran HI, located in the eastern edge of Menteng.
The office building of N.V. de Bouwploeg, now the Cut Meutia Mosque
Menteng residential area in the 1970s.
Residence of former president Suharto on Jalan Cendana
Central Jakarta is one of the five administrative cities and de facto Capital City of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta. It had 902,973 inhabitants according to the 2010 census and 1,056,896 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 1,107,357, comprising 556,040 males and 551,317 females. Central Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is not classified as a proper municipality.
View of Central Jakarta to the northeast from the National Monument, c. 1970s. Istiqlal Mosque was being built in front of already standing Jakarta Cathedral.
The view of Central Jakarta from the viewing tower at the National Monument
