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Jakarta (/dʒəˈkɑːrtə/; 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 nation's capital city and the centre of the largest metropolis 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. Jakarta is bordered by two provinces: West Java to the south and east; and (since 2000, when it was separated from West Java) Banten to the west. The Special Capital Region has a status equivalent to that of a province. 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. It possesses a province-level status and has a population of 10,679,951 as of mid-2022. 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 9,957.08 km² (3,844.45 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, 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...)

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Jakarta is Indonesia's capital and largest city. Located on an estuary of the Ciliwung River, on the northwestern part of Java, the area has long sustained human settlement. Historical evidence from Jakarta dates back to the 4th century CE, when it was a Hindu settlement and port. The city has been sequentially claimed by the Indianized kingdom of Tarumanegara, the Hindu Kingdom of Sunda, the Muslim Sultanate of Banten, and by Dutch, Japanese and Indonesian administrations. The Dutch East Indies built up the area before it was taken during World War II by the Empire of Japan and finally became independent as part of Indonesia.

Jakarta has been known by several names. It was called Sunda Kalapa during the Kingdom of Sunda period and Jayakarta, Djajakarta or Jacatra during the short period of the Banten Sultanate. Thereafter, Jakarta evolved in three stages. The "old city", close to the sea in the north, developed between 1619 and 1799 during the era of the VOC. The "new city" to the south evolved between 1809 and 1942 after the Dutch government took over control of Batavia from the failed VOC whose charter expired in 1799. The third was the development of modern Jakarta since the proclamation of independence in 1945. Under the Dutch, it was known as Batavia (1619–1945), and was Djakarta (in Dutch) or Jakarta, during the Japanese occupation and the modern period. (Full article...)

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22 June 1527 – Fatahillah, on behalf of the Demak attacked and conquered the Portuguese in Sunda Kelapa (in present-day North Jakarta), after which it was renamed Jayakarta.

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Ismail Marzuki (also known as Bang Ma'ing; 11 May 1914 – 25 May 1958) was an Indonesian composer, songwriter and musician who wrote around 202 to 240 songs between 1931 and 1958, including numerous popular patriotic songs. Among his best-known works are "Halo, Halo Bandung", "Gugur Bunga", and "Rayuan Pulau Kelapa". In 1968, he was honoured with the creation of the well-known Taman Ismail Marzuki (the Ismail Marzuki Park, often called TIM) which is a cultural centre in Menteng in central Jakarta. In 2004 he was declared one of the National Heroes of Indonesia. (Full article...)

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Image 1Asian Para Games closing ceremony in Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, 2018 (from Jakarta)
Image 2Compressed natural gas fuelled Bajaj in Jakarta. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 3Argo Bromo Anggrek, a non-stop train connecting Jakarta and Surabaya (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 4The Istiqlal Mosque was one of the many delayed projects of Sukarno in Jakarta. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 5Monas, Jakarta's symbol (from Jakarta)
Image 6A skybridge at CSW-ASEAN TOD (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 7The 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 8Map of Batavia in 1897 (from History of Jakarta)
Image 9A ojek driver at the motorcycle taxi stand. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 10Toyota Avanza taxi, operated by Blue Bird. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 11Jakarta LRT at Boulevard Utara station. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 12Betawi people are the "natives" of Jakarta. (from Jakarta)
Image 13Tanjidor music demonstrates European influence (from Jakarta)
Image 14Jakarta population pyramid in 2021 (from Jakarta)
Image 152019 Indonesian protests and riots (from History of Jakarta)
Image 16A KRL commuter train in Manggarai station (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 17Padrão of Sunda Kalapa (1522), a stone pillar sealing the Sunda–Portuguese treaty, Indonesian National Museum, Jakarta. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 18University of Indonesia (from Jakarta)
Image 19Roti buaya, crocodile-shaped bread is often served in festive occasions. (from Jakarta)
Image 20Chinese Pagoda at PIK (from Jakarta)
Image 21Jakarta International Stadium is a new stadium located in North Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 22Merdeka Square is a Park in Centre of Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 23School buses for Jakartan students, free to ride as long as one is wearing school uniform. (from Jakarta)
Image 24Batavia in 1682 (from History of Jakarta)
Image 25Gowes bike sharing station at Bundaran HI, Jakarta (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 26Aerial view of North Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 27Jayakarta in 1605 prior the establishment of Batavia. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 28Ondel-ondel puppet performance attraction on the street of Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 29Luso-Sundanese padrão, a monument with a cross of the Order of Christ, commemorating a treaty between Portugal and Hindu Sunda kingdoms. (from Jakarta)
Image 30Batavia circa 1780 (from Jakarta)
Image 31Ondel-ondel puppets are the mascot of the city and the symbol of Betawi culture. (from Jakarta)
Image 32Grand Indonesia is one of the largest malls in Jakarta. (from Jakarta)
Image 33Map of Batavia in 1897 (from Colonial architecture in Jakarta)
Image 341960s saw the boom of the informal becak. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 35Mikrotrans microbus (angkot) (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 36Kerak telor (English: Egg crust) which is usually sold at the Jakarta Fair celebration (from Jakarta)
Image 37Part of Jakarta Inner Ring Road or Jalan Tol Lingkar Dalam Jakarta in Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 38A map of Batavia (from Colonial architecture in Jakarta)
Image 39Facade of the Museum Bank Indonesia in Kota Tua (from Jakarta)
Image 40December 2016 Jakarta protests (from History of Jakarta)
Image 41Port of Tanjung Priok, the busiest port in Indonesia. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 42A rough outline of the situation at Jakarta during the 1998 tragedy. (from Jakarta)
Image 43a beach at Thousand Islands (from Jakarta)
Image 44Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (from Jakarta)
Image 45Sketch of the Japanese entry into Batavia (from History of Jakarta)
Image 46A Jakartan bus stop (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 47Jayakarta 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 48Glodok commercial area. The area of Kota and Glodok remained Jakarta's central business and banking district during the 1950s. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 49Wisma 46, in post-modernist architecture, also an iconic skyscraper in Jakarta and tallest in Indonesia from 1996 until 2016. (from Jakarta)
Image 50Sukarno reading Proclamation of Indonesian Independence at Jalan Pegangsaan Timur Number 56. (from Jakarta)
Image 51TransJakarta is the longest BRT system in the world (251.2 km). (from Jakarta)
Image 52Map 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 53Bundaran HI, a 1960s landmark of Jakarta located at the west end of Menteng District (from Jakarta)
Image 54The Jakarta governor's office at the Jakarta City Hall (from Jakarta)
Image 55Coat of Arms of Batavia during Dutch colonial era, granted in 1930. (from Jakarta)
Image 56Jakarta pedestrians, joggers and bicyclists take over the main avenue during Car-Free Day (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 57Map of Batavia in 1840. Multiple villas started to appear to the south of the old Batavia. (from Colonial architecture in Jakarta)
Image 58The main TV tower of TVRI at its headquarters in Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 59Rumah Kebaya at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, the building named as Pavilium Jakarta and Betawinese architecture (from Jakarta)
Image 60Bank Indonesia Headquarters (from Jakarta)
Image 61Batavia map of Meester Cornelis (now Jatinegara) (from Jakarta)
Image 62Jabodebek LRT arriving to Dukuh Atas station. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 63The northern part of Jakarta is below sea level, having been built on tidal flats and reclaimed swamp land. (from Jakarta)
Image 64Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Aereal view (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 65Soto Betawi, mainly consisting of offal in creamy milk or coconut milk soup (from Jakarta)
Image 66SCBD is the Centre Business in Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 67Image of Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies in what is now North Jakarta, circa 1780 (from History of Jakarta)
Image 68TransJakarta buses use separate lanes to avoid congested roads, and it has the world's longest bus rapid transit routes. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 69Jakarta MRT train leaving Lebak Bulus Station. (from Transport in Jakarta)

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... that Anggara Wicitra Sastroamidjojo, a regional councillor in Jakarta, Indonesia, received media attention for bringing his seven-month-old child into the legislative chamber?
... that Ferrial Sofyan was absent at the inauguration of his successor as deputy speaker of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council?
... that the architect Friedrich Silaban submitted his design for the Istiqlal Mosque pseudonymously in order to conceal his Christian identity?
... that in 1957, Burhanuddin Harahap's family members travelled from Sumatra to Jakarta, believing that he had died?
... that Himmatul Aliyah was born in Tangerang and represents Jakarta in Indonesia's House of Representatives, while Himmatul Alyah was born in Jakarta and represented Tangerang?
... that Indonesian politician Gembong Warsono criticized the governor of Jakarta over municipally owned companies, sidewalk use, and imported dumpsters?