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Jakarta
Jakarta (also Djakarta or DKI Jakarta, formerly Batavia, as well as Jayakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Located on the northwest coast of the island of Java, at 6°11′S 106°50′E, it has an area of 661.52 km² and a population of 8,792,000 (2004).
The first recorded settlement at what is now Jakarta was the port of origin can be traced to a Hindu settlement as early as the 4th century. By the 14th century, it was a major port for the Hindu kingdom of Sunda.
In the early 19th century, the city was expanded as the Dutch began moving to the west, to higher-elevation areas thought to be healthier. The Dutch effort to retain control over their last colony during the war of freedom that ended with the establishment of Indonesia in 1949.
Administration
Officially, Jakarta is not a city but a province with special status as the capital of Indonesia and is hence headed by a governor instead of a mayor. Jakarta, as a province, is divided into five cities (kota) (formerly municipality (kotamadya)) each headed by a mayor (walikota) and one regency headed by a regent (bupati).
List of cities of Jakarta:
Central Jakarta (Jakarta Pusat) East Jakarta (Jakarta Timur) North Jakarta (Jakarta Utara) South Jakarta (Jakarta Selatan) West Jakarta (Jakarta Barat) The only regency in Jakarta is:
Thousand Islands (Kepulauan Seribu), formerly a sub-district of North Jakarta.
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