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One Lazy Morning in Jakarta’s Most Populated Subdistrict

Yudha Baskoro
June 6, 2021 | 8:04 pm
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A bucket trader walks in Tambora area in West Jakarta on June 3, 2021. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
A bucket trader walks in Tambora area in West Jakarta on June 3, 2021. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)

Jakarta. Tambora is infamous for being fire-prone and the most-densely populated subdistrict in the capital. Located at the heart of the old Batavia civilization or what we know as West Jakarta today, Tambora has a population of 213,677 people and a density level of 39,496 per kilometer square.

There have been reports of raging fire in Tambora neighborhoods almost every year.

This area is often dubbed biang macet where not a single day passes without traffic congestion due to poor planning as slums growing and forming.

So it was a very rare sight when Tambora became very quiet and calm during one morning earlier this week.

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One Lazy Morning in Jakarta’s Most Populated Subdistrict
A man sits inside his kiosk that sells cigarettes, cold drinks, instant noodle and coffee near Budhi Dharma Buddhist Temple in Tambora, West Jakarta on June 3, 2021. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
One Lazy Morning in Jakarta’s Most Populated Subdistrict
A lovebird is seen inside a cage in Tambora, West Jakarta. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
One Lazy Morning in Jakarta’s Most Populated Subdistrict
A man sells handmade housewares in Tambora, West Jakarta. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
One Lazy Morning in Jakarta’s Most Populated Subdistrict
A man and a little girl walk on the street in Tambora, West Jakarta, during the sunny morning on June 3, 2021. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
One Lazy Morning in Jakarta’s Most Populated Subdistrict
Two city cleaning workers, known as “orange troops”, ride a three-wheel garbage truck in Tambora, West Jakarta on June 3, 2021. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
One Lazy Morning in Jakarta’s Most Populated Subdistrict
Houses are reflected on the surface of Krukut River in Tambora, West Jakarta, on June 3, 2021. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
One Lazy Morning in Jakarta’s Most Populated Subdistrict
A man sunbathes on the bank of Krukut River in Tambora. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
One Lazy Morning in Jakarta’s Most Populated Subdistrict
A gasoline retailer reads newspaper while waiting for customers on the bank of Krukut River in Tambora, West Jakarta. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
One Lazy Morning in Jakarta’s Most Populated Subdistrict
An old man sits half-naked on the bank of Krukut River in Tambora, West Jakarta, on June 3, 2021. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
One Lazy Morning in Jakarta’s Most Populated Subdistrict
A man piles up flattened cardboard boxes near his home in Tambora, West Jakarta. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
One Lazy Morning in Jakarta’s Most Populated Subdistrict
A man walks in front of Covid-19 mural in Tambora, West Jakarta, on June 3, 2021. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
One Lazy Morning in Jakarta’s Most Populated Subdistrict
Cleaning workers rest near Budhi Dharma Buddhist Temple in Tambora, West Jakarta. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)

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