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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 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 as of 2022^[update], 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 the ASEAN secretariat's seat. 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 2023, the city's GRP PPP was estimated at US$724.010 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). Part of North Jakarta is sinking up to 17 cm (6.7 inches) annually, meanwhile the southern part is relatively safe. This has made the northern part of 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. The Indonesian government is not abandoning Jakarta after announcing plans to move the country's capital, its planning minister said, pledging to spend US$40 billion, which is more than the cost to build Nusantara, to save the city in the next decade. (Full article...)

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Thamrin Nine projects (July 2022). From left to right: Autograph Tower, Luminary Tower

Thamrin Nine is a mixed-use development complex in Jakarta, Indonesia. It covers an area of approximately 570,000 square metres with office, retail, residential, hotels, sports and entertainment facilities. Its centrepiece, the Autograph Tower (382.9 m), is the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere. The complex was envisioned to include three supertall buildings, with a retail podium that connects them, as well as a low-density apartment complex.

The developer of the complex is PT Putragaya Wahana (PGW), who also built the adjacent UOB Plaza. The towers were designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, while the apartment complex was designed by Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo. (Full article...)

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Jakarta pedestrians, joggers and bicyclists take over the main avenue during Car-Free Day.

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12 September 1984 – during the Tanjung Priok massacre, 24 people were killed and 54 injured.
21 September 1629 – during the Siege of Batavia, the Dutch governor Jan Pieterszoon Coen died and was buried in Batavia (now Jakarta).
30 September 1965 – The Thirtieth of September Movement (pictured) assassinated 6 Indonesian Army generals in an abortive coup d'état by Communist Party of Indonesia in Lubang Buaya.

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Image 1Sukarno reading Proclamation of Indonesian Independence at Jalan Pegangsaan Timur Number 56 at Menteng (from Jakarta)
Image 2Map of Batavia in 1840. Multiple villas started to appear to the south of the old Batavia. (from Colonial architecture in Jakarta)
Image 3Grand Indonesia (from Jakarta)
Image 4Jakarta pedestrians, joggers and bicyclists take over the main avenue during Car-Free Day (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 5Autograph Tower, in post-modernist architecture, also and tallest in Jakarta and Indonesia since 2022 (from Jakarta)
Image 62019 Indonesian protests and riots (from History of Jakarta)
Image 7Map of the administrative cities (Kota administratif) in Jakarta province; the Thousand Islands Regency (which is to the north) is shown in the inset to the lower left. Each administrative city is further divided into districts (Kecamatan) (from Jakarta)
Image 8Jakarta MRT train leaving Lebak Bulus Station. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 9A ojek driver at the motorcycle taxi stand. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 10Glodok commercial area. The area of Kota and Glodok remained Jakarta's central business and banking district during the 1950s. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 11Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Aerial view (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 12Ancol beach, situated in Jakarta bay. (from Jakarta)
Image 13Betawi dancers welcoming the US Navy (from Jakarta)
Image 14Sketch of the Japanese entry into Batavia (from History of Jakarta)
Image 15Mikrotrans microbus (angkot) operated by Transjakarta (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 16A skybridge at CSW-ASEAN TOD (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 17December 2016 Jakarta protests (from History of Jakarta)
Image 18Toyota Avanza taxi, operated by Blue Bird. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 19The Monas, Jakarta's symbol (from Jakarta)
Image 20Jakarta LRT at Boulevard Utara station. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 21Port of Tanjung Priok, the busiest port in Indonesia. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 22Ragunan Zoo Park is the largest urban park in Jakarta and the second-largest zoo in the world (from Jakarta)
Image 23Jakarta population pyramid in 2021 (from Jakarta)
Image 24Jayakarta in 1605 prior the establishment of Batavia. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 25Map of Batavia in 1897 (from History of Jakarta)
Image 26Typical Jakartan bus stop with Betawi theme (yellow & green colors and gigi balang decoration) (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 27Tanjidor music demonstrates European influence (from Jakarta)
Image 28Compressed natural gas fuelled Bajaj in Jakarta. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 29The main TV tower of TVRI at its headquarters in Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 30A map of Batavia (from Colonial architecture in Jakarta)
Image 31University of Indonesia, formerly STOVIA (from Jakarta)
Image 32SCBD is a business centre in Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 33The Jakarta governor's office at the Jakarta City Hall (from Jakarta)
Image 34Batavia in 1682 (from History of Jakarta)
Image 35A train HSR KCIC400AF stopped at Halim station connecting Jakarta and Bandung (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 36Ondel-ondel puppets are the mascot of the city and the symbol of Betawi culture. (from Jakarta)
Image 37Padrão of Sunda Kalapa (1522), a stone pillar sealing the Sunda–Portuguese treaty, Indonesian National Museum, Jakarta. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 38Roti buaya, a crocodile-shaped bread is often served on festive occasions. (from Jakarta)
Image 39A KRL Commuterline in Manggarai station (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 40The Chinese Pagoda at PIK (from Jakarta)
Image 41Part of Jakarta Inner Ring Road or Jalan Tol Lingkar Dalam Jakarta in Kuningan, South Jakarta (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 42Betawi language, a Malay creole born in Batavia. (from Jakarta)
Image 43Jabodebek LRT arriving to Dukuh Atas station. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 44Gowes bike sharing station at Bundaran HI, Jakarta (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 45Map of Batavia in 1897 (from Colonial architecture in Jakarta)
Image 46Soto Betawi, mainly consisting of beef or offal in milk or coconut milk soup. (from Jakarta)
Image 471960s saw the boom of the informal becak. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 48TransJakarta buses use separate lanes to avoid congested roads, and it has the world's longest bus rapid transit routes. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 49Image of Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies in what is now North Jakarta, circa 1780 (from History of Jakarta)
Image 50Jayakarta 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 51Coat of Arms of Batavia during Dutch colonial era, granted in 1930 (from Jakarta)
Image 52The Istiqlal Mosque was one of the many delayed projects of Sukarno in Jakarta. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 53Pulau Bidadari (Heavenly Nymph island) is one of the Thousand Islands scattered around the sea of Jakarta. (from Jakarta)
Image 54The 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 55Luso-Sundanese padrão, a monument with a cross of the Order of Christ, commemorating a treaty between Portugal and Hindu Sunda kingdoms (from Jakarta)
Image 56Rumah Kebaya built with Betawi architecture at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (from Jakarta)
Image 57Argo Bromo Anggrek, a non-stop train connecting Jakarta and Surabaya (from Transport in Jakarta)

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... that Tigor Silaban vowed to work far from Jakarta and not to open a private practice?
... that the first ambassador at the Philippine embassy in Manama would later be injured in the 2000 bombing of the Philippine embassy in Jakarta?
... that Ferrial Sofyan was absent at the inauguration of his successor as deputy speaker of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council?