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How narrow is Jakarta? Every road in the city at its true width

Jakarta’s roads drawn at their recorded widths, with comparisons by district and vehicle size.

By Caleb Tutty Published Sep 27, 2026 3 min read Data · DKI Jakarta 1:1000 base map (2019, 2022) via Jakarta Satu and tataruang.jakarta.go.id

Jakarta’s 1:1000 base map records the width of about 13,900 km of road. Almost a third of that length, 4,300 km, is three metres wide or less. About 3,000 km is two metres or less, narrower than a Toyota Avanza with its mirrors out.

This map draws every road at its recorded width. Streets up to two metres wide are red, two to three metres orange, and wider roads grey to white. Zoom in to see the widths drawn to scale.

Switch to Room for a vehicle and choose a motorcycle, Avanza, Alphard or fire engine to compare the vehicle’s width with the road.

Fig. 01 · Every road in Jakarta at its recorded width ·

Widths exaggerated at this zoom; true scale from z17

Road widths by kecamatan

The share of roads three metres wide or less varies from a few percent in some districts to more than half in dense parts of north and west Jakarta. The chart ranks kecamatan by this share, measured by road length. Hover for values, or change the sort to compare wider roads.

Fig. 02 · Share of street length in each width band, by kecamatan

Vehicle widths

Most recorded widths cluster around 2, 4, 4.5 and 5 metres. The figure below fits vehicles across those widths, including mirrors and a small gap between them.

This gives an upper limit on what fits. Drains, parked motorcycles and warung tables reduce the space available on an actual street.

Fig. 03 · What fits across a street of each recorded width

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Vehicles are drawn front-on at their real width, mirrors out, with a hand's breadth between them, on a street of exactly the recorded width. Real streets have drains, parked motors, warung tables and gates, so this is the ceiling, not what you will find.

Where the widths come from

The values come from the provincial government’s 2019 and 2022 surveys. The Evidence view highlights differences between the editions and between recorded widths and the road-surface polygons in the same survey.

A wider polygon might include a shoulder or covered drain, but the data cannot establish that. The layer also does not specify whether widths are measured kerb to kerb or between pavement edges. That limits how confidently the vehicle comparisons can be used.