Jakarta

Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (Daerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta), is the capital and largest city of Indonesia.

Jakarta, the country's capital, is the second most populous urban area in the world.

The Greater Jakarta metropolitan area has an area of 6,392 square kilometers, which is known as Jabodetabek (an acronym of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi).

Jabodetabek or Greater Jakarta is an official and administrative definition of the urban area or megacity surrounding the Indonesia capital city, Jakarta.

Located on the northwest coast of the world's most populous island Java, it is the centre of economics, culture and politics of Indonesia, with a population of 10,075,310.

The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is located on its northwestern coast.

Established in the 4th century as Sunda Kelapa, the city became an important trading port for the Sunda Kingdom.

Sunda Kelapa (, Sunda Kalapa) is the old port of Jakarta located on the estuarine of Ciliwung River.

Established in the 4th century as Sunda Kelapa, the city became an important trading port for the Sunda Kingdom.

The Sunda Kingdom (Sundanese: Karajaan Sunda) was a Sundanese Hindu kingdom located in the western portion of the island of Java from 669 to around 1579, covering the area of present-day Banten, Jakarta, West Java, and the western part of Central Java.

The Jakarta provincial government consists of five administrative cities and one administrative regency.

It forms the only regency of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.

The Greater Jakarta metropolitan area has an area of 6,392 square kilometers, which is known as Jabodetabek (an acronym of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi).

Located around 60 km south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city of Jabodetabek (Jakarta metropolitan region) and the 14th nationwide.

The Greater Jakarta metropolitan area has an area of 6,392 square kilometers, which is known as Jabodetabek (an acronym of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi).

Bekasi is a city in West Java, Indonesia, located on the eastern border of Jakarta within the Jakarta metropolitan area.

It was the de facto capital of the Dutch East Indies, when it was known as Batavia.

A capital was established in Batavia (now Jakarta), which became the center of the VOC's Asian trading network.

The Greater Jakarta metropolitan area has an area of 6,392 square kilometers, which is known as Jabodetabek (an acronym of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi).

Located on the western border of Jakarta, it is the third largest urban centre in the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area after Jakarta and Bekasi; the sixth largest city proper in the nation; and the largest city in Banten province.

It is the world's second largest urban agglomeration (after Tokyo) with a population of 30,214,303.

This is evident, for example, in Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Seoul and Moscow, where the UN data are for political jurisdictions, rather than urban areas.

After expanding to the south in the 19th century, this nickname came to be more associated with the suburbs (e.g. Menteng and the area around Merdeka Square), with their wide lanes, green spaces and villas.

Merdeka Square (Indonesian: Medan Merdeka or Lapangan Merdeka) is a large square located in the center of Jakarta, Indonesia.

Jakarta is an alpha world city and is the seat of the ASEAN secretariat, making it an important city for international diplomacy.

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Important financial institutions such as Bank of Indonesia, Indonesia Stock Exchange, and corporate headquarters of numerous Indonesian companies and multinational corporations are located in the city.

Indonesia Stock Exchange (Indonesian: Bursa Efek Indonesia) is a stock exchange based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

After expanding to the south in the 19th century, this nickname came to be more associated with the suburbs (e.g. Menteng and the area around Merdeka Square), with their wide lanes, green spaces and villas.

Menteng is a subdistrict of Central Jakarta, one of the administrative municipalities in the special capital territory of Jakarta, Indonesia.

The area in and around modern Jakarta was part of the 4th century Sundanese kingdom of Tarumanagara, one of the oldest Hindu kingdoms in Indonesia.

The Sundanese have traditionally been concentrated in the provinces of West Java, Banten, Jakarta, and the western part of Central Java.

The area of North Jakarta around Tugu became a populated settlement at least in the early 5th century.

North Jakarta (Jakarta Utara) is one of the five administrative cities (kota) which form Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia.

It was the de facto capital of the Dutch East Indies, when it was known as Batavia.

The expedition reached Bantam, capital of the Sultanate of Banten, and Jayakarta in 1596 to trade in spices.

Jakarta is officially a province with special capital region status, but is commonly referred to as a city.

Special Capital Region of Jakarta as the capital city.

The area in and around modern Jakarta was part of the 4th century Sundanese kingdom of Tarumanagara, one of the oldest Hindu kingdoms in Indonesia.

The kingdom was located not far from modern Jakarta, and according to Tugu inscription Purnavarman apparently built a canal that changed the course of the Cakung River, and drained a coastal area for agriculture and settlement.

The area of North Jakarta around Tugu became a populated settlement at least in the early 5th century.

Kampung Tugu (Indonesian-Malay "Tugu Village") is a historic neighborhood located in the northwestern part of Jakarta, Indonesia.

Following World War II, Indonesian Republicans withdrew from Allied-occupied Jakarta during their fight for independence and established their capital in Yogyakarta.

It was mid-September before news of the declaration of independence spread to the outer islands, and many Indonesians far from the capital Jakarta did not believe it. As the news spread, most Indonesians came to regard themselves as pro-Republican, and a mood of revolution swept across the country.

Executive governance consists of five administrative cities/Kota Administratif, each headed by a mayor—and one administrative regency/Kabupaten Administratif headed by a regent/Bupati.

This type of city in Indonesia is only found in Jakarta which consisted of 5 administrative cities and 1 administrative regency.

Following a revolt, 5,000 Chinese were massacred by the Dutch and natives on 9 October 1740 and the following year, Chinese inhabitants were moved to Glodok outside the city walls.

The 1740 Batavia massacre (Chinezenmoord, literally "Murder of the Chinese"; Geger Pacinan, meaning "Chinatown Tumult") was a pogrom in which Dutch East Indies soldiers and native collaborators killed ethnic Chinese residents of the port city of Batavia (present-day Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies.

The first European fleet, four Portuguese ships from Malacca, arrived in 1513, while looking for a route for spices.

The Dutch ruled Malacca from 1641 to 1798 but they were not interested in developing it as a trading centre, placing greater importance on Batavia (Jakarta) on Java as their administrative centre.