Maja, Lebak

For other uses, see Maja (disambiguation).
Maja
Maja, Madja
District
Other transcription(s)
 • Sundaneseᮙᮃᮏᮃ
 • Pegonمجا
The main building of Maja railway station, 2021.
Interactive map of Maja
Coordinates: 6°21′38″S 106°22′15″E / 6.360549°S 106.370897°E / -6.360549; 106.370897
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceBanten
RegencyLebak
Government
 • CamatEdi Nurhedi
Area
 • Total
109 km2 (42 sq mi)
Elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
68,787[1]
 • Density631/km2 (1,630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Postal code
42381
Villages14

Maja (Van Ophuijsen Spelling: Madja) is a district in Lebak Regency, province of Banten, Indonesia. This is one of the most strategic districts in Lebak Regency, with many housing developments initiated. Its location close to transportation hubs such as Rangkasbitung and Maja railway stations makes it attractive to local investors in particular.[2]

Maja district is located close to the center of Indonesian government in Jakarta, approximately 60 km away, It is known that a gentrification process is occurring in Maja, resulting in increased development, such as housing development and infrastructure which results in increased land values. This has both positive and negative impacts on this district and its residents.[3]

The phenomenon of gentrification also forces the native population in Maja, in this case the Sundanese people, must adapt. If they cannot, they will be forced to start being marginalized and driven out of their territory. The indigenous Sundanese population of Maja was ultimately displaced by the relocation as a result. This also causes other negative impacts such as the impact of social inequality, economic inequality, segregation, and polarization between native population and immigrants, mainly from Jakarta.[3]

History

Maja district was designated as a "Kinship City" (Indonesian: Kota Kekerabatan) based on a Letter from the Ministry of Public Housing (Kemenpera) Number 02/KPTS/M/1998. The "Kinship City" in Maja district is projected to become one of the buffers in the western part of the metropolitan area of Greater Jakarta.[4]

In the 2010s, there was a discourse to make Maja the capital of Indonesia, considering that Jakarta was being hit by many problems at that time. Most of the land in Maja district has been acquired by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency, making this discourse strengthen.[5]

Geography

Boundaries

Maja district borders the following areas:[6]

North Serang Regency (Kopo)
Tangerang Regency (Solear)
East Bogor Regency (Tenjo)
South Curugbitung
West Rangkasbitung and Sajira

Administrative divisions

Maja district consists of 14 villages (Indonesian: desa), namely:

  1. Binong
  2. Buyut Mekar
  3. Cilangkap
  4. Curug Badak
  5. Gubugcibeureum
  6. Maja (town)
  7. Maja Baru
  8. Mekarsari
  9. Padasuka
  10. Pasir Kecapi
  11. Pasir Kembang
  12. Sangiang
  13. Sindangmulya
  14. Tanjung Sari

Education

Maja district has several educational facilities as follows:[7]

Elementary school

  1. SDN 1 Binong
  2. SDN 1 Buyut Mekar
  3. SDN 1 Cibeureum
  4. SDN 1 Cilangkap
  5. SDN 1 Curugbadak
  6. SDN 1 Maja
  7. SDN 1 Maja Baru
  8. SDN 1 Mekarsari
  9. SDN 1 Padasuka
  10. SDN 1 Pasirkacapu
  11. SDN 1 Pasirkembang
  12. SDN 1 Sanghiang
  13. SDN 1 Sindangmulya
  14. SDN 1 Tanjungsari
  15. SDN 2 Binong
  16. SDN 2 Cibeureum
  17. SDN 2 Cilangkap
  18. SDN 2 Curugbadak
  19. SDN 2 Maja
  20. SDN 2 Mekarsari
  21. SDN 2 Padasuka
  22. SDN 2 Pasirkembang
  23. SDN 2 Sanghiang
  24. SDN 2 SIndangmulya
  25. SDN 3 Cibeureum
  26. SDN 3 Curugbadak
  27. SDN 3 Padasuka
  28. SD IT Muslim Cendekia
  29. SD Mutiara Bangsa 7
  30. MI Assalamiyah
  31. MI Bani Umar
  32. MI Mathlaul Anwar
  33. MI Al-Miftahuddin

Junior high school

  1. SMPN 1 Maja
  2. SMPN 2 Maja
  3. SMPN 3 Maja
  4. SMPN 4 Maja
  5. SMPN 5 Satu Atap Maja
  6. SMPN 6 Maja
  7. SMPN 7 Satu Atap Maja
  8. SMPN 8 Maja
  9. SMP Mutiara Bangsa 7
  10. MTs Assalamiyah
  11. MTs Al-Riyadhul Jannah

High school

  1. SMAN 1 Maja
  2. SMAN 2 Maja
  3. SMA Mutiara Bangsa 7
  4. SMKN 1 Maja
  5. SMK Mutiara Bangsa 7
  6. SMK PGRI Maja
  7. SMK Assalamiyah
  8. SMK Arrizhkan
  9. MA Al-Riyadhul Janah
  10. MA Nurul Amal
  11. MA Al-Mizan

See also

References

  1. ^ "Visualisasi Data Kependudukan - Kementerian Dalam Negeri 2024". www.dukcapil.kemendagri.go.id (in Indonesian). Direktorat Jenderal Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. ^ Alexander, Hilda B. (9 October 2015). "Maja, Kawasan Potensial di Barat Jakarta". properti.kompas.com (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b Az-Zahra, P.A.; Rahman, B.; Kautsary, J. (2023). "Studi Literatur: Kajian Fenomena Gentrifikasi di Wilayah Pinggiran Kota". Jurnal Pondasi (in Indonesian). 28 (2). Semarang: Universitas Islam Sultan Agung: 139–154. ISSN 2714-7622.
  4. ^ Yossihara, Anita (16 December 2008). "Matinya Kota Kekerabatan Maja". nasional.kompas.com (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Lebak Diusulkan Calon Ibu Kota RI". Warta Kota (in Indonesian). 30 January 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  6. ^ Ginandar (2022). Toponimi Nama-nama Kecamatan di Kabupaten Lebak (in Indonesian). Lebak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Kabupaten Lebak. p. 58. ISBN 978-623-978-556-7.
  7. ^ Data Pokok Pendidikan di Kecamatan Maja, Kabupaten Lebak (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset dan Teknologi. 2023.
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