Jakarta

 

Jakarta Special Capital Region (DKI Jakarta) is the capital of the Republic of Indonesia. Jakarta is the only city in Indonesia that has province-level status. Jakarta is located in Tatar Pasundan, the northwestern part of the island of Java. Was once known as Sunda Kelapa (before 1527), Jayakarta (1527-1619), Batavia / Batauia, or Jaccatra (1619-1942), Jakarta Tokubetsu Shi (1942-1945) and Djakarta (1945-1972). Internationally Jakarta also has nicknames like J-Town, [8] or the more popular The Big Durian because it is considered comparable cities New York City (Big Apple) in Indonesia. [1] [2]
Jakarta has an area of ​​approximately 661.52 km² (oceans: 6977.5 km²), with a population of 10,187,595 inhabitants (2011). [9] The metropolitan area of ​​Jakarta (Jabodetabek) of about 28 million people, [7] is the largest metropolitan in Southeast Asia and second in the world.
As a center of business, politics, and culture, Jakarta is home to the head offices of state-owned enterprises, private enterprises and foreign companies. It is also the seat of the government agencies and the ASEAN secretariat office. Jakarta is served by two airports, namely Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, as well as a sea port at Tanjung Priok.