South Tangerang Dukcapil Predicts There Are 4 Thousand New Residents Coming From Kampung To Kota

Illustration Of Residents Who Go Home For Eid/Photo: Jehan/VOI

TANGERANG - The South Tangerang Population and Civil Registration Service (Disdukcapil) estimates that 2-3 thousand new residents will come from the village. Head of the South Tangerang City Population and Civil Registration Service (Dukcapil), Dedi Budiawan, confirmed that the phenomenon of new residents after Eid continues to occur every year.

Although those who come do not have a definite job or not, Dedi believes that this figure is known based on data every year after Eid al-Fitr.

"If you look at the season, that's right. It's like it's a habit if the residents of South Tangerang while going back to their area bring relatives. Maybe someone wants to work or go to school and so on. It's estimated that on average every year is 2-3 thousand," said Dedi when confirmed by VOI, Tuesday, April 16.

However, he is still waiting for data from the sub-district or sub-district in his area to find out in detail the number of residents who come from their respective hometowns.

More certainly today we will send a letter to the sub-district and village heads. For data collection. (Because) since there is no more judicial operations, from year to year how to detect arrivals through the cooperation of the village heads and sub-district heads by sending letters," he said.

Sebagai informasi sebelumnya, Pemerintah Kota Tangerang Selatan (Tangsel) menyebut sekitar 400 ribu lebih warganya melakukan perjalanan mudik Lebaran 2024.

Of the 1.4 million population of South Tangerang, 80 percent of them are Muslim citizens. Local officials said, based on the data currently received, 30 percent of the 1.4 million population will travel back and forth in 2024.