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Jalan Jaksa (abbreviated as Jl. Jaksa) is a short street approximately 400 meters long in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It is located about 1 km south of the national museum, Monas and due west of the Gondangdia main line train station.

The origin of the street name dates back to the Dutch era, when students of theRechts Hogeschool Batavia (Jakarta Law Academy) stayed in the area while studying.[citation needed] Because of this the street officially became known as Jaksa,the Indonesian word for Prosecutor.History

In the late 1960s Jl. Jaksa started to become internationally known among backpackers though the International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF). In 1968, Nathanael Lawalata the secretary general of the Association of Indonesian Youth Hostels,converted his house into a hotel to establish the Wisma Delima. This was not only the first hotel in Jl Jaksa but also the only hotel in Jakarta that was internationally listed by the IYHF.

The street subsequently developed more hostels and became mentioned in many popular travel guide books and publications including the Lonely Planet. Jl Jaksa had become a transit point to explore the rest of Indonesia and was officially determined as a tourism area by the Jakarta city council.[citation needed]

In 1993, the Jakarta Tourism Office stated 57,201 foreign tourists had visited hotels and hostels in the street and the surrounding area, including 29,676 Europ

eans, 9,309 Australians, 4,215 Americans and 649 Africans.[who?] The average length of stay of foreign tourists at Jalan Jaksa was three days.

On 57 August 1994, the first annual Jaksa street festival was held.[1] The streetfestival aimed to increase the popularity of street and simultaneously celebrate the culture of indigenous Jakarta residents, known as the Betawi people.

The 1998 monetary crisis, the 2002 Bali bombings, the 2004 Jakarta embassy bombing and the decision in 2005 to reduce the standard tourist visa from 60 to 30 days have reduced the number of budget tourist numbers at Jalan Jaksa. Many backpackers decided to stay directly in the other parts of Indonesia instead of spending 10% of their 30 day visa in Jakarta.[2][3]

The street has also been the site of locals intimidating tourists during sweepsin the early 2000s .[4][5][6]

As of 2007 Jl Jaksa is still the main budget accommodation and low budget entertainment street in Jakarta. It still remains popular among locals, expat Englishteachers and backpackers. While it is nowhere near as touristy, modern or developed as its counterparts in Kuta, Bali or the Khaosan Road in Bangkok, the streetstill manages to offer a selection of services helpful to the average budget tourist including travel agencies, a bookstore, money changers, laundries, pubs, etc.{ [7]References

^ Susianty, Lenah. The Jakarta Post, 2 August (1994)

^ "Jalan Jaksa Fair less spirited than usual", Asia Africa Intelligence Wire(Financial Times Ltd), 2005-08-27, retrieved 14 April 2012

^ "Jaksa Festival Draws Locals But Few Foreigners", Indonesia Government News (Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd), 2010-08-01, retrieved 14 April 2012

^ "POLICE ARREST 10 FOR SWEEPING FOREIGNERS", Asia Africa Intelligence Wire(Financial Times Ltd), 2003-03-24, retrieved 14 April 2012

^ "Indonesian police arrest 10 Muslims for attempted "sweeping" of foreigners", Asia Africa Intelligence Wire (Financial Times Ltd), 2003-03-24, retrieved 14 April 2012

^ "10 MOSLEM YOUTHS SUSPECTED OF LAUNCHING ILLEGAL SWEEP OF FOREIGNERS", Asi

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a Africa Intelligence Wire (Financial Times Ltd), 2003-03-25, retrieved 14 April2012

^ Baskoro, Bra (2010), Wisata kota Jalan Jaksa : sebuah kajian sosiologi pariwisata (Cet. 1 ed.), Penerbit Koekoesan, ISBN 978-979-1442-31-2