East Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is not classified as a proper municipality.

The mayor's office is located in the Administrative Village (Kelurahan) of Pulo Gebang, in Cakung District.

East Jakarta Administrative City (Kota Administrasi Jakarta Timur) is subdivided into ten districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and 2020 Census,[4] together with their official estimates as at mid 2023.

[2] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages ( all classed as urban kelurahan) in each district, and their names (with their post codes).

[5] In the past, in East Jakarta, there are 23 Sugar mills such as Setu, Jatiwarna, Ceger, Kalijereng, Pedongkelan (Cimanggis), Palsigunung, Klender, Pondokjati and Cibubur is open in 1914 and is closed due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis.