Jakartaโค Residents โFace Displacement as City Plans โCemetery Expansion
Jakarta, Indonesia – December 3, 2025 – Residents of Kampung Bilik in Jakarta’s Kamal subdistrict are facing potential displacement as the city government moves forward with plans to expand and renovate the Pegadungan cemetery. A formal notification,dated โขNovember โ17,2025,delivered by the Kamal subdistrict governance,indicates โthat portions of land currently occupied by residentsโข are included in the plannedโ expansion.
the escalatingโ land scarcity in Jakarta, coupled with a growing population, has intensified pressure on existing cemetery โฃspace. This situation โhas led authoritiesโ to consider expanding into residential areas, disproportionately impacting low-income communities โlike Kampungโค Bilik. The planned renovation of Pegadungan cemetery is part of โคa broader effort to address theโฃ city’s chronicโข shortage ofโฃ burial grounds, butโค it threatens the homes andโ livelihoods of โคthose currently โresiding on the affected โคland. The โฃNovember 17th letter from the Kamal subdistrict administration โserves asโ the first formal step in a โขprocess that could โคresult in โขthe relocation of numerous families.
According to the notification seen by the Jakarta Post on December 3,โ 2025, the city intends to utilize land currently โoccupied by Kampung Bilik residents for theโ cemetery expansion and โrenovation project.The extent of the land acquisition andโฃ the number of households affectedโ remain unclear, but residents express concern over theโ lack of detailed information regarding compensation and relocation assistance.
