Banten is the westernmost province on the island of Java, Indonesia. Its capital city is Serang and its largest city is Tangerang. The province borders West Java and the Special Capital Region of Jakarta on the east, the Java Sea on the north, the Indian Ocean on the south, and the Sunda Strait on the west and shares a maritime border with Lampung to the west. The province covers an area of 9,352.77 km2 (3,611.12 sq mi). It had a population of over 11.9 million in the 2020 census, up from about 10.6 million in 2010. The estimated mid-2023 population was 12.308 million. Formerly part of the province of West Java, Banten was split off to become a province on 17 October 2000.
Tangerang is the city with the largest population in the province of Banten, Indonesia. Located on the western border of Jakarta, it is the sixth largest city proper in the nation. It has an area of 164.55 km2 (63.53 sq mi) and an official 2010 Census population of 1,798,601, which had risen to 1,895,486 at the 2020 Census – making it the eighth most populated suburb in the world at the latter date; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,912,679 - comprising 961,354 males and 951,325 females.
Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia (also known as "Atma Jaya University" or "Atma Jaya"; Indonesian: Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya or abbreviated as Unika Atma Jaya) is an institute of higher learning in Jakarta, Indonesia, which was founded by the Atma Jaya Foundation on 1 June 1960. Atma Jaya has three campuses in Jakarta Metropolitan Area, in which the main campus is located in Semanggi, South Jakarta. The second campus, the center for health development, is located in Pluit, North Jakarta, next to its teaching hospital, Atma Jaya Hospital. The new campus is located in Tangerang, Banten, and is planned to be the main campus for undergraduate students.
Open University is a public university in South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia. The university employs a Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system to widen access to higher education to all Indonesian citizens, including those who live in remote islands throughout the country, and in various parts of the world. It has a total student body of 1,045,665. According to a distance education institution in the UK, which published "The Top Ten Mega Universities", UT-3 ranks closely with universities from China and Turkey.
Pinang is a town and an administrative district (kecamatan) of Tangerang City, in Banten Province of Indonesia, on the island of Java. The district covers an area of 21.59 km2, and had a population of 160,206 at the 2010 Census and 180,131 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 186,671.
South Tangerang is a city in the province of Banten, Indonesia. Located 30 km (19 mi) on the southwestern border of Jakarta, the city forms part of the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area. It was administratively separated from Tangerang Regency on 26 November 2008. According to the 2020 Census, the city population was 1,354,350 inhabitants, while the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,404,785 - comprising 700,754 males and 704,031 females. The total area is 164.85 km2 (63.65 sq mi). It is the second-largest city in Banten in terms of population, and has grown rapidly, not only as Jakarta's satellite city, but also the development of business districts and commerce due to presence of large-scale planned town by private developers.
Universitas HKBP Nommensen a.k.a. UHN is an Evangelical Lutheran private university with campuses located in Medan and Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The university belongs to Batak Christian Protestant Church and is named after the German Lutheran missionary Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen from the Rhenish Missionary Society.
President University is a private university located in the Jababeka Industrial Estate in Cikarang. The university officially began its operations on April 16, 2004, through Ministerial Decree 54/D/0/2004.
Universitas Katolik Soegijapranata (Unika) or Soegijapranata Catholic University (SCU) is an Indonesian Catholic institution with an institutional accreditation of A. It is located in the city of Semarang, Central Java and under the auspices of the Sandjojo Foundation which is affiliated with Archdiocese of Semarang. The university is a continuation of the Indonesian Catholic University of Atmajaya Semarang Branch, which was born in 1964 and later changed its name into the Semarang Catholic Institute of Technology (I.T.K.S.) in 1973. On August 5, 1982, with the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia dated September 24, 1983 Number 0400/0/1983, I.T.K.S. changed its name into Soegijapranata Catholic University.
BSD City, formerly referred to Bumi Serpong Damai is a planned community located within Greater Jakarta in Indonesia. The project was initiated in 1984 by a group of private developers and started in 1989. The town is currently managed by the holding company PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk, which is owned by Sinar Mas Land, a subsidiary of the Sinar Mas Group, a large industrial conglomerate in Indonesia. BSD City encompasses a total area of approximately 6,000 hectares, hosting a range of residential houses, apartments, malls, offices, and more. Most of the residential areas are designed to be suitable for Indonesia's upper-middle class, in gated neighbourhoods, each with different themes. The city is now a self-sustaining community, with businesses, schools, shopping malls, hospitals and hotels.
Alam Sutera is a mixed township at South Tangerang City and Tangerang City of Banten province in Indonesia. It is located south-west of capital Jakarta and within Jabodetabek metro area. The township has a land area of about 800 hectares. Most of the area are located in North Serpong, South Tangerang City, while some area, especially the CBD, are in Pinang sub-district, Tangerang City. It is generally suited for upper middle income household along with many other satellite cities in the province.
The Esa Unggul University is a private university and located in 4 different areas in Jakarta, Tangerang dan Bekasi. Esa Unggul University was established on 1993.
Gading Serpong is a planned township, 21 km west of Jakarta at Kelapa Dua and Pagedangan, Tangerang Regency of Banten province in Indonesia.
Bina Nusantara University, also known as BINUS UNIVERSITY, is a private university in Indonesia. The main campus of the university is located in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta. Most of its campuses are located within the area of Greater Jakarta Region. It also has campuses at Bandung, Malang, and Semarang.
Mohammad Masduki was an Indonesian civil servant and politician who served as the mayor of Depok from 1991 until 1992 and the Vice Governor of Banten from 2007 until 2012. Masduki had previously worked in West Java's provincial government and held various offices inside the regional government of Bogor, Tangerang, and West Java.
PT Kino Indonesia Tbk, formerly PT Kinocare Era Kosmetindo, or simply known as Kino, is an Indonesian multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Tangerang, Banten, founded in 1999 by Harry Sanusi. It specializes the manufacturing of its products in the wide range of personal care, hygiene, health care, confectionery, pastry, beverages, and pet care. As of 2022, the company is currently led by Sidharta Prawira Oetama as its president director while Sanusi act as its president commissioner.
Nana Nuriana was an Indonesian military officer who also served as the Governor of West Java for two terms between 1993 and 2003. His tenure as governor saw the initial development of Jonggol, as a potential new national capital prior to the idea being scrapped due to the Asian financial crisis, and the secession of Banten as its own province in his second term.
North Serpong is an administrative district (kecamatan) within the city of South Tangerang, in Banten Province on Java, Indonesia. The district covers an area of 22.36 km2 and had a population of 126,499 at the 2010 Census and 134,008 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 138,209.
