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Jakarta travel guide

about Jakarta

Jakarta, also Djakarta, is the capital city of Indonesia, located on the island of Java. It has an area of 650 km² and a population of 8.3 million (As of 2000)

Jakarta history

Jakarta, founded in the 15th century, began as a small harbor city located near the mouth of the Ciliwung river. Prior to this, several European writers reported a settlement called Kalapa. It was a major port for the Hindish kingdom of Sunda, with its capital Kalapa, about 40km to the south of Kalapa, near the modern city of Bogor. The Portuguese were reported to be the first Europeans to visit the port of Kalapa. The port is still called Sunda Kelapa today.

The city was attacked by a young warrior Fatahillah (or Faletehan) from a nearby kingdom. Fatahillah changed the name Kalapa into Jayakarta on 22 June 1527. This particular date is regarded as the official birth date of Jakarta. The Dutch came to Jayakarta at the end of the 16th century. In 1619 the forces of the Dutch East India Company, led by Jan Pieterszoon Coen, conquered the city and renamed Jayakarta as Batavia, the Roman name for Holland.

When the Japanese arrived in 1942, to gain local favor, they renamed the city as Jakarta. The city adopted its new name officially when Indonesia became independent in 1949.

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