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Jakarta (/dʒəˈkɑːrtə/; Indonesian pronunciation: [dʒaˈkarta] ^ⓘ, Betawi: Jakartè), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKI Jakarta) and formerly known as Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. It is located on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island. With more than 11.3 million inhabitants in the city proper and more than 32.5 million in the metropolitan area, Jakarta is also the largest metropolis 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 , 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, air pollution, 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. (Full article...)

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A man wearing a buttoned shirt, pants, and flip-flops throws an office chair into a burning pile of other chairs in the middle of a city street. Behind him, several dozen people gather in front of a building with broken windows.

Rioters burning office furniture on the streets of Jakarta on 14 May 1998

The May 1998 Indonesia riots (Indonesian: Kerusuhan Mei 1998), also known colloquially as the 1998 tragedy (Tragedi 1998) or simply the 98 event (Peristiwa 98), were incidents of mass violence, revolutionary protests, and civil unrest in Indonesia in May 1998. The events were mainly in the cities of Medan, Jakarta and Surakarta, with small incidents in other regions of the country.

The riots were triggered by corruption, economic problems, including food shortages and mass unemployment. It eventually led to the resignation of President Suharto and the fall of the New Order government, which had been in power for 32 years. The main targets of the violence were ethnic Chinese Indonesians, but most of the casualties were caused by a massive fire and occurred among looters. (Full article...)

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Image 1Ondel-ondel puppet performance attraction on the street of Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 2Luso-Sundanese padrão, a monument with a cross of the Order of Christ, commemorating a treaty between Portugal and Hindu Sunda kingdoms (from Jakarta)
Image 3Sketch of the Japanese entry into Batavia (from History of Jakarta)
Image 4The Jakarta governor's office at the Jakarta City Hall (from Jakarta)
Image 5Map of Batavia in 1840. Multiple villas started to appear to the south of the old Batavia. (from Colonial architecture in Jakarta)
Image 6Tanjidor music demonstrates European influence (from Jakarta)
Image 7Soto Betawi, mainly consisting of offal in creamy milk or coconut milk soup (from Jakarta)
Image 8Asian Para Games closing ceremony in Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, 2018 (from Jakarta)
Image 9Chinese Pagoda at PIK (from Jakarta)
Image 10The main TV tower of TVRI at its headquarters in Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 11Transjakarta's Dukuh Atas BRT station (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 12Batavia in 1682 (from History of Jakarta)
Image 13Aerial view of North Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 14Map of Batavia in 1897 (from Colonial architecture in Jakarta)
Image 15A skybridge at CSW-ASEAN TOD (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 16The Monas, Jakarta's symbol (from Jakarta)
Image 17Religious distribution in each subdistricts of Jakarta (2021) (from Jakarta)
Image 18Port of Tanjung Priok, the busiest port in Indonesia. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 19Bank Indonesia Headquarters (from Jakarta)
Image 20Image of Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies in what is now North Jakarta, circa 1780 (from History of Jakarta)
Image 21A map of Batavia (from Colonial architecture in Jakarta)
Image 22Wisma 46, in post-modernist architecture, also an iconic skyscraper in Jakarta and tallest in Indonesia from 1996 until 2016 (from Jakarta)
Image 23TransJakarta buses use separate lanes to avoid congested roads, and it has the world's longest bus rapid transit routes. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 24Grand Indonesia is one of the largest malls in Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 25Batavia map of Meester Cornelis (now Jatinegara) (from Jakarta)
Image 26Argo Bromo Anggrek, a non-stop train connecting Jakarta and Surabaya (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 27A ojek driver at the motorcycle taxi stand. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 28Jakarta MRT train leaving Lebak Bulus Station. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 29TransJakarta is the longest BRT system in the world (251.2 km) (from Jakarta)
Image 30Kerak telor (English: Egg crust) which is usually sold at the Jakarta Fair celebration (from Jakarta)
Image 31School buses for Jakartan students, free to ride as long as one is wearing school uniform (from Jakarta)
Image 32Roti buaya, crocodile-shaped bread is often served in festive occasions (from Jakarta)
Image 33a beach at Thousand Islands (from Jakarta)
Image 34Batavia circa 1780 (from Jakarta)
Image 35Batavia, built in what is now Jakarta, 1682 (from Jakarta)
Image 36Part of Jakarta Inner Ring Road or Jalan Tol Lingkar Dalam Jakarta in Kuningan, South Jakarta (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 37A KRL commuter train in Manggarai station (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 38Bundaran HI, a 1960s landmark of Jakarta located at the west end of Menteng District (from Jakarta)
Image 39Gowes bike sharing station at Bundaran HI, Jakarta (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 40Map of Batavia in 1897 (from History of Jakarta)
Image 41Jayakarta in 1605 prior the establishment of Batavia. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 42Jakarta population pyramid in 2021 (from Jakarta)
Image 43Toyota Avanza taxi, operated by Blue Bird. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 44Rumah Kebaya at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, the building named as Pavilium Jakarta and Betawinese architecture (from Jakarta)
Image 45Facade of the Museum Bank Indonesia in Kota Tua (from Jakarta)
Image 46Betawi people are the "natives" of Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 47Jakarta LRT at Boulevard Utara station. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 48Mikrotrans microbus (angkot) operated by Transjakarta (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 49Sukarno reading Proclamation of Indonesian Independence at Jalan Pegangsaan Timur Number 56 (from Jakarta)
Image 50Glodok commercial area. The area of Kota and Glodok remained Jakarta's central business and banking district during the 1950s. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 51December 2016 Jakarta protests (from History of Jakarta)
Image 52A rough outline of the situation at Jakarta during the 1998 tragedy (from Jakarta)
Image 53SCBD is the Centre Business in Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 54The northern part of Jakarta is below sea level, having been built on tidal flats and reclaimed swamp land (from Jakarta)
Image 55Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Aereal view (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 56Padrão of Sunda Kalapa (1522), a stone pillar sealing the Sunda–Portuguese treaty, Indonesian National Museum, Jakarta. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 571960s saw the boom of the informal becak. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 58The 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 59The Istiqlal Mosque was one of the many delayed projects of Sukarno in Jakarta. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 602019 Indonesian protests and riots (from History of Jakarta)
Image 61Heru Budi Hartono, the current acting Governor of Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 62Jakarta pedestrians, joggers and bicyclists take over the main avenue during Car-Free Day (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 63Jabodebek LRT arriving to Dukuh Atas station. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 64Map of the administrative cities (Kota administratif) in Jakarta province; the Thousand Islands Regency (which is to the north) is shown on in the inset to the lower left. Each administrative city is further divided into districts (Kecamatan) (from Jakarta)
Image 65Compressed natural gas fuelled Bajaj in Jakarta. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 66Ondel-ondel puppets are the mascot of the city and the symbol of Betawi culture (from Jakarta)
Image 67Coat of Arms of Batavia during Dutch colonial era, granted in 1930 (from Jakarta)
Image 68University of Indonesia (from Jakarta)
Image 69Jayakarta circa 1605–8, before its complete destruction by the Dutch, showing earlier pre-colonial structures before Batavia was founded (from Colonial architecture in Jakarta)

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... 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?
... that Tigor Silaban vowed to work far from Jakarta and not to open a private practice?
... that Himmatul Aliyah was born in Tangerang and represents Jakarta in Indonesia's House of Representatives, while Himmatul Alyah was born in Jakarta and represented Tangerang?
... that in 1957, Burhanuddin Harahap's family members travelled from Sumatra to Jakarta, believing that he had died?

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