Jakarta Indonesia is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Southeast Asia.
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47 Facts About Jakarta Indonesia
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Jakarta Indonesia was officially a city within West Java until 1960, when its official status was changed to a province with special capital region distinction.
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Jakarta Indonesia is an alpha world city and is the seat of the ASEAN secretariat.
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North coast area of western Java including Jakarta Indonesia was the location of prehistoric Buni culture that flourished from 400 BC to 100 AD.
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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.
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In October 1965, Jakarta Indonesia was the site of an abortive coup attempt in which six top generals were killed, precipitating a violent anti-communist purge which killed at least 500,000 people, including some ethnic Chinese.
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Jakarta Indonesia cleared out slum dwellers for new development projects — some for the benefit of the Suharto family, — and attempted to eliminate rickshaws and ban street vendors.
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Jakarta Indonesia began control of migration to the city to stem overcrowding and poverty.
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The Greater Jakarta Indonesia area includes three bordering regencies and five adjacent cities.
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The northern part of Jakarta Indonesia is plain land, some areas of which are below sea level, and subject to frequent flooding.
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The rivers of Jakarta Indonesia are highly polluted and currently unsuitable for drinking water.
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Jakarta Indonesia has architecturally significant buildings spanning distinct historical and cultural periods.
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Schultze's works include Jakarta Art Building, the Indonesia Supreme Court Building and Ministry of Finance Building, while Cuypers designed Bank Indonesia Museum and Bank Mandiri Museum.
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The Golden Triangle of Jakarta Indonesia is one of the fastest evolving CBD's in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Jakarta Indonesia has a tropical monsoon climate according to the Koppen climate classification system.
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Jakarta Indonesia is pluralistic and religiously diverse, without a majority ethnic group.
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Batak in Jakarta mostly speak Indonesian, while the older generation tend to speak their native languages such as Batak and Karo, depending on which ancestral town and places from North Sumatra they come from.
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Roman Catholic community has a Metropolis, the Archdiocese of Jakarta Indonesia that includes West Java as part of the ecclesiastical province.
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Indonesia is the largest economy of ASEAN, and Jakarta is the economic nerve centre of the Indonesian archipelago.
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Jakarta Indonesia ranked at 21 in the list of Cities Of Economic Influence Index in 2020 by CEOWORLD magazine.
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Jakarta Indonesia's economy depends highly on manufacturing and service sectors such as banking, trading and financial.
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Knight Frank, a global real estate consultancy based in London, reported in 2014 that Jakarta Indonesia offered the highest return on high-end property investment in the world in 2013, citing a supply shortage and a sharply depreciated currency as reasons.
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Jakarta Indonesia is trying to attract more international tourist by MICE tourism, by arranging increasing numbers of conventions.
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The University of Jakarta Indonesia is the largest and oldest tertiary-level educational institution in Jakarta Indonesia.
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Some major private universities in Jakarta are Trisakti University, The Christian University of Indonesia, Mercu Buana University, Tarumanagara University, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Pelita Harapan University, Pertamina University, Bina Nusantara University, Jayabaya University, and Pancasila University.
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Art Jakarta Indonesia is a contemporary art fair, which is held annually.
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Several foreign art and culture centres in Jakarta Indonesia promote culture and language through learning centres, libraries and art galleries.
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Lenggang Jakarta is a food court, accommodating small traders and street vendors, where Indonesian foods are available within a single compound.
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Jakarta Indonesia hosted the 1962 Asian Games, and the 2018 Asian Games, co-hosted by Palembang.
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Jakarta Indonesia hosted the Southeast Asian Games in 1979,1987,1997 and 2011.
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Jakarta Indonesia International Velodrome is a sporting facility located at Rawamangun, which was used as a venue for the 2018 Asian Games.
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Jakarta Indonesia International Equestrian Park is an equestrian sports venue located at Pulomas, which was used as a venue for 2018 Asian Games.
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Daily local newspapers in Jakarta Indonesia are Pos Kota and Warta Kota, as well as the now-defunct Indopos.
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Jakarta Indonesia has local television channels such as TVRI Jakarta Indonesia, JakTV, Elshinta TV and KTV.
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Jakarta Indonesia is administratively equal to a province with special status.
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Only administrative regency of Jakarta Indonesia is the Thousand Islands, formerly a district within North Jakarta Indonesia.
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Jakarta Indonesia was awarded 2021 global Sustainable Transport Award for integrated public transportation system.
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The city administration is building transit oriented development like Dukuh Atas TOD and CSW-ASEAN TOD in several area across Jakarta Indonesia to facilitate commuters to transfer between different mode of public transportation.
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Jakarta Indonesia is part of the Maritime Silk Road that runs from the Chinese coast via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean and there to the Upper Adriatic region.
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Jakarta Indonesia has many of the country's best-equipped private and public healthcare facilities.
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Jakarta Indonesia serves as the seat of Association of Southeast Asian Nations Secretariat and is ASEAN's diplomatic capital.
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Jakarta Indonesia signed sister city agreements with other cities, including Casablanca.
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Jakarta Indonesia has established a partnership with Rotterdam, especially on integrated urban water management, including capacity-building and knowledge exchange.
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