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The capital of Indonesia, officially the capital of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Ibukota Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia), is Jakarta, [1] one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Southeast Asia. Jakarta, previously known as Batavia, was the de facto capital of the Dutch East Indies.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 February 2025. Capital and largest city of Indonesia For other uses, see Jakarta (disambiguation). Special capital region in Java, Indonesia Jakarta Special capital region Special Capital Region of Jakarta Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta Golden Triangle of Jakarta Bundaran HI Merdeka Palace National ...
Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country, is planning to move its capital away from Jakarta, which is suffering from severe congestion and also rapidly sinking.
As of the 2020 census, there are a total of fourteen cities in Indonesia exceeding a population of one million people, and about 32.6 million people live in these fourteen cities (or 12.07% of Indonesia's population of 270.2 million people as of the 2020 census). Most of the provinces' largest cities in Indonesia are also their capital cities.
Indonesia serves as the seat of ASEAN headquarters and the largest city Jakarta serves as the organisation's diplomatic capital [149] Indonesia follows an "independent and active" ( bebas aktif ) foreign policy, a term coined by founding father Mohammad Hatta in 1948 [ 150 ] by which the country aims to navigate great power politics, maintain ...
Image of Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies in what is now North Jakarta, circa 1780. Jakarta is Indonesia's capital and largest city. Located on an estuary of the Ciliwung River, on the northwestern part of Java, the area has long sustained human settlement. Historical evidence from Jakarta dates back to the 4th century CE, when it was ...