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Jakarta (; Indonesian pronunciation: [dʒaˈkarta] ⓘ , Betawi : Jakartè ), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (Indonesian : Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta , abbreviated to DKI Jakarta ) and formerly known as Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia . Lying on the northwest coast of Java , the world's most populous island , Jakarta is the largest metropole in Southeast Asia , and serves as the diplomatic capital of ASEAN . The Special Capital Region has a status equivalent to that of a province and is bordered by two other provinces: West Java to the south and east; and (since 2000, when it was separated from West Java) Banten to the west. Its coastline faces the Java Sea to the north, and it shares a maritime border with Lampung to the west. Jakarta's metropolitan area is ASEAN's second largest economy after Singapore .
Jakarta is the economic, cultural, and political centre of Indonesia. Although Jakarta extends over only 661.23 km2 (255.30 sq mi) and thus has the smallest area of any Indonesian province , its metropolitan area covers 7,076.31 km2 (2,732.18 sq mi), which includes the satellite cities of Bogor , Depok , Tangerang , South Tangerang , and Bekasi , and has an estimated population of 32.6 million , making it the largest urban area in Indonesia and the second-largest in the world (after Tokyo ). Jakarta ranks first among the Indonesian provinces in the human development index . Jakarta's business and employment opportunities, along with its ability to offer a potentially higher standard of living compared to other parts of the country, have attracted migrants from across the Indonesian archipelago , making it a melting pot of numerous cultures.
Jakarta is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Southeast Asia . Established in the fourth century as Sunda Kelapa , the city became an important trading port for the Sunda Kingdom . At one time, it was the de facto capital of the Dutch East Indies , when it was known as Batavia . Jakarta was officially a city within West Java until 1960 when its official status was changed to a province with special capital region distinction. As a province, its government consists of five administrative cities and one administrative regency . Jakarta is an alpha world city and is the seat of the ASEAN secretariat. Financial institutions such as the Bank of Indonesia , Indonesia Stock Exchange , and corporate headquarters of numerous Indonesian companies and multinational corporations are located in the city. In 2021, the city's GRP PPP was estimated at US$602.946 billion.
Jakarta's main challenges include rapid urban growth, ecological breakdown, air pollution, gridlocked traffic, congestion, and flooding due to subsidence (sea level rise is relative, not absolute). Jakarta is sinking up to 17 cm (6.7 inches) annually, which has made the city more prone to flooding and one of the fastest-sinking capitals in the world. In response to these challenges, in August 2019, President Joko Widodo announced plans to move the capital from Jakarta to the planned city of Nusantara , in the province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo . The MPR approved the move on 18 January 2022. (Full article... )
A view of Merdeka Square with
National Monument standing in the middle of the square.
Merdeka Square (Indonesian : Medan Merdeka or Lapangan Merdeka , formerly Dutch : Koningsplein , lit. "King's Square") is a large square located in the center of Jakarta , Indonesia . Merdeka is the Indonesian word for freedom or independence . Measuring approximately one square kilometer in area, if the surrounding fields within the Merdeka Square are included, it is considered one of the largest squares in the world . At 75 hectares, it is over five times the size of Tiananmen Square , and 12 times the size of Place de la Concorde .
At its center stands the
National Monument, often called Monas (
Monumen Nasional ). The paved
plaza surrounds the monument often host national events such as
military and
float parades , as well as
civic demonstrations . Surrounding the Monument is now a park with a musical fountain in western side, and a deer enclosure where deer roam among the shady trees in the southeast corner. The square is a popular destination for Jakartans for sports and recreation especially on weekends. (
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Jakarta pedestrians, joggers and bicyclists take over the main avenue during Car-Free Day.
The following are images from various Jakarta-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 2 Jakarta LRT at Boulevard Utara station. (from
Transport in Jakarta )
Image 3 The main
TV tower of
TVRI at its headquarters in Jakarta (from
Jakarta )
Image 4 Jakarta pedestrians, joggers and bicyclists take over the main avenue during Car-Free Day (from
Transport in Jakarta )
Image 6 Beach at
Thousand Islands (from
Jakarta )
Image 7 Asian Para Games closing ceremony in Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, 2018 (from
Jakarta )
Image 8 Batavia map of Meester Cornelis (now
Jatinegara ) (from
Jakarta )
Image 9 Grand Indonesia is one of the largest malls in Jakarta (from
Jakarta )
Image 10 A map of Batavia (from
Colonial architecture in Jakarta )
Image 11 Jayakarta in 1605 prior the establishment of Batavia. (from
History of Jakarta )
Image 12 The
Istiqlal Mosque was one of the many delayed projects of Sukarno in Jakarta. (from
History of Jakarta )
Image 13 Bank Indonesia Headquarters (from
Jakarta )
Image 14 A
ojek driver at the motorcycle taxi stand. (from
Transport in Jakarta )
Image 15 Gowes bike sharing station at
Bundaran HI , Jakarta (from
Transport in Jakarta )
Image 16 Soto Betawi , mainly consisting of
offal in creamy
milk or
coconut milk soup (from
Jakarta )
Image 17 Kerak telor (English: Egg crust) which is usually sold at the
Jakarta Fair celebration (from
Jakarta )
Image 19 SCBD is a business centre in Jakarta (from
Jakarta )
Image 20 A rough outline of the situation at Jakarta during the
1998 tragedy (from
Jakarta )
Image 21 A KRL Commuterline in Manggarai station (from
Transport in Jakarta )
Image 22 Sketch of the Japanese entry into Batavia (from
History of Jakarta )
Image 23 Image of Batavia, capital of the
Dutch East Indies in what is now
North Jakarta , circa 1780 (from
History of Jakarta )
Image 25 School buses for Jakartan students, free to ride as long as one is wearing school uniform (from
Jakarta )
Image 26 Sukarno reading Proclamation of Indonesian
Independence at Jalan Pegangsaan Timur Number 56 at Menteng (from
Jakarta )
Image 27 The
Monas , Jakarta's symbol (from
Jakarta )
Image 28 The City Hall of Batavia (
Stadhuis van Batavia ), the seat of the governor-general of the
VOC in the late 18th century by
Johannes Rach c. 1770. The building now houses the
Jakarta History Museum ,
Jakarta Old Town (from
Jakarta )
Image 29 Ondel-ondel puppets are the mascot of the city and the symbol of
Betawi culture (from
Jakarta )
Image 30 Roti buaya , crocodile-shaped bread is often served in festive occasions (from
Jakarta )
Image 31 Batavia in 1682 (from
History of Jakarta )
Image 32 Coat of Arms of
Batavia during Dutch colonial era, granted in 1930 (from
Jakarta )
Image 34 The northern part of Jakarta is below
sea level , having been built on tidal flats and reclaimed swamp land (from
Jakarta )
Image 35 Tanjidor music demonstrates
European influence (from
Jakarta )
Image 36 Jayakarta circa 1605–8, before its complete destruction by the Dutch, showing earlier pre-colonial structures before Batavia was founded (from
Colonial architecture in Jakarta )
Image 37 Typical Jakartan bus stop decorated with
Betawi ornamentation (from
Transport in Jakarta )
Image 38 Jabodebek LRT arriving to Dukuh Atas station. (from
Transport in Jakarta )
Image 41 Argo Bromo Anggrek , a non-stop train connecting Jakarta and
Surabaya (from
Transport in Jakarta )
Image 42 Map of Batavia in 1840. Multiple villas started to appear to the south of the old Batavia. (from
Colonial architecture in Jakarta )
Image 43 Glodok commercial area. The area of Kota and Glodok remained Jakarta's central business and banking district during the 1950s. (from
History of Jakarta )
Image 45 Autograph Tower , in post-modernist architecture, also an iconic skyscraper in Jakarta and tallest in Indonesia right now (from
Jakarta )
Image 46 TransJakarta buses use separate lanes to avoid
congested roads , and it has the world's longest bus rapid transit routes. (from
Transport in Jakarta )
Image 47 Part of
Jakarta Inner Ring Road or
Jalan Tol Lingkar Dalam Jakarta in Kuningan, South Jakarta (from
Transport in Jakarta )
Image 49 Batavia , built in what is now Jakarta, 1682 (from
Jakarta )
Image 50 Bundaran HI , a 1960s landmark of Jakarta located at the west end of
Menteng District (from
Jakarta )
Image 51 1960s saw the boom of the informal
becak . (from
History of Jakarta )
Image 52 Mikrotrans microbus (
angkot ) operated by Transjakarta (from
Transport in Jakarta )
Image 54 Map of the administrative cities (
Kota administratif ) in Jakarta province; the Thousand Islands Regency (which is to the north) is shown on in the inset to the lower left. Each administrative city is further divided into
districts (
Kecamatan ) (from
Jakarta )
Image 55 Aerial view of North Jakarta (from
Jakarta )
Image 56 The Jakarta governor's office at the
Jakarta City Hall (from
Jakarta )
Image 57 Religious distribution in each subdistricts of Jakarta (2021) (from
Jakarta )
Image 58 Padrão of Sunda Kalapa (1522), a stone pillar sealing the
Sunda –Portuguese treaty, Indonesian National Museum, Jakarta. (from
History of Jakarta )
Image 59 Port of Tanjung Priok, the busiest port in Indonesia. (from
Transport in Jakarta )
Image 60 Jakarta MRT train leaving Lebak Bulus Station. (from
Transport in Jakarta )
Image 62 Batavia circa 1780 (from
Jakarta )
Image 63 Jakarta population pyramid in 2021 (from
Jakarta )
Image 64 Map of Batavia in 1897 (from
History of Jakarta )
Image 65 Luso-Sundanese padrão , a monument with a cross of the
Order of Christ , commemorating a treaty between
Portugal and Hindu
Sunda kingdoms (from
Jakarta )
Image 66 Betawi people are the "natives" of Jakarta (from
Jakarta )
Image 67 Map of Batavia in 1897 (from
Colonial architecture in Jakarta )
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