Jakarta

Jakarta
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This article is about the capital city of Indonesia. For other uses, see Jakarta (disambiguation).
JakartaDaerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta
Special Capital Territory of Jakarta
Jakarta Skyline (top), Monumen Nasional (left), Istiqlal Mosque (center right), and Jakarta traffic
Seal
Nickname(s): The Big Durian
Motto: Jaya Raya (Indonesian)(Victorious and Great)

Jakarta
Location of Jakarta in Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°12′S 106°48′E / 6.2°S 106.8°E / -6.2; 106.8
Country
Indonesia
Province
Jakarta
Government
- Type
Special administrative area
- Governor
Fauzi Bowo
Area
- City
656 km2 (253.3 sq mi)
- Land
662.33 km2 (255.7 sq mi)
- Water
6,977.5 km2 (2,694 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population (2008)
8,500,000
- City
8,500,000
- Density
12,957.31/km2 (33,559.3/sq mi)
- Metro
24,094,000

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Time zone
WIB (UTC+7)
Area code(s)
+6221
Website
http://www.jakarta.go.id/
Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. It is the largest city by population in Indonesia and in Southeast Asia as a whole. It was formerly known as Sunda Kelapa (397–1527), Jayakarta (1527–1619), Batavia (1619–1942), and Djakarta (1942–1972). Located on the northwest coast of Java, it has an area of 661.52 square kilometres (255.41 sq mi) and a population of 8,489,910.[1] Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political center. Jakarta is the twelfth-largest city in the world; the metropolitan area, called Jabodetabek, is now the second largest in the world. Jakarta is one of the global city included in the 2008 Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC) research.[2]