Jakarta

Jakarta
Special Capital Region of Jakarta
Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta
Nicknames: 
Motto(s): 
Jaya Raya (Sanskrit)
"Victorious and Great"
Slogan: Sukses Jakarta untuk Indonesia[a]
"Jakarta's Success for Indonesia"
Map
Interactive map outlining Jakarta
(parts of Thousand Islands not visible)
Jakarta is located in Java
Jakarta
Jakarta
Location in Java
Jakarta is located in Indonesia
Jakarta
Jakarta
Location in Indonesia
Jakarta is located in Southeast Asia
Jakarta
Jakarta
Location in Southeast Asia
Jakarta is located in Asia
Jakarta
Jakarta
Location in Asia
Coordinates: 6°10′30″S 106°49′39″E / 6.17500°S 106.82750°E / -6.17500; 106.82750
Country Indonesia
RegionJava
Administrative cities and regencies
Originated397 CE as Sunda Kelapa
Founded22 June 1527 (1527-06-22)[3]
Established as Batavia30 May 1619 (1619-05-30)[4]
City status4 March 1621 (1621-03-04)[3]
Province status28 August 1961 (1961-08-28)[3]
CapitalCentral Jakarta (de facto)[b]
Government
 • TypeSpecial administrative area
 • BodySpecial Capital Region of Jakarta Provincial Government
 • GovernorHeru Budi Hartono (Acting)
 • Vice GovernorVacant
 • LegislatureJakarta Regional People's Representative Council
Area
 • Special Capital Region661.23 km2 (255.30 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,417.14 km2 (547.16 sq mi)
 • Metro
7,076.31 km2 (2,732.18 sq mi)
 • Rank38th in Indonesia
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023)[5]
 • Special Capital Region11,350,328
 • Rank6th in Indonesia
 • Density17,000/km2 (44,000/sq mi)
 • Urban19,078,692
 • Urban density13,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi)
 • Metro32,594,159
 • Metro density4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
DemonymJakartan
Demographics
 • Ethnic groups
List
 • Religion (2022)[8]
List
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (Indonesia Western Time)
Postal codes
10110–14540, 19110–19130
Area code+62 21
ISO 3166 codeID-JK
Vehicle registrationB
GDP (nominal)2023[9][10]
 - TotalRp 3,442.98 trillion (1st)
US$ 225.88 billion
Int$ 724.01 billion (PPP)
 - Per capitaRp 322.62 million (1st)
US$ 21,166
Int$ 67,842 (PPP)
 - GrowthIncrease 5.25%[11]
GDP Metro (2021)US$ 841.6 billion[12] (PPP)
HDI (2023)Increase 0.827[13] (1st) – very high
Websitejakarta.go.id Edit this at Wikidata

Jakarta (/əˈkɑːrtə/; Indonesian pronunciation: [dʒaˈkarta] , Betawi: Jakarté), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta[14] (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. 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.[15] 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 35 million as of 2022, 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.

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