After Lebaran 2022, New Arrivals In Central Jakarta Are Predicted To Reach 1,500 People

Dukcapil said there were 1,500 new arrivals in Central Jakarta after Eid 2022. (Rizky Sulistio/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Central Jakarta Population and Civil Registration Sub-Department (Sudin Dukcapil) predicts the number of new arrivals in the area will reach 1,500 people in the 2022 Eid return flow.

"The prediction for people [newcomers] entering Central Jakarta will reach 1,000 to 1,500 people spread across 44 urban villages," said Central Jakarta Head of Sub-dept. of Dukcapil Ginanjar when contacted by VOI, Sunday, May 8.

Meanwhile, regarding the supervision of new arrivals in Central Jakarta when they enter the peak of the post-Eid homecoming return, the Central Jakarta Dukcapil Sub-Department immediately conducts data collection on the newcomers.

"Data collection is through the citizen data application which is currently owned by each RT in each region," he said.

Later, after the RT heads input the data of new arrivals in their area, the data will be integrated directly into the Central Jakarta Dukcapil Sub-Department. "The data entered by the RT will be immediately visible in the system," he added.

Previously, based on data from the DKI Jakarta Dukcapil Service, in the 2020-2021 period, the number of new arrivals decreased due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Based on the records of the DKI Jakarta Dukcapil Service, in 2018 there were 151,017 people (newcomers), in 2019 there were 169,778 people, in 2020 113,814 people and in 2021 138,740 people.