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Indonesia's capital Jakarta is located in northwest Java island at the mouth of the river Liwung in Jakarta Bay, with a population of 8,389,443 inhabitants. Tanjungpriok harbor (built between 1883-1886) is located about 10 km from the city. Jakarta is the principal political, administrative, commercial, financial and industrial country and a communications hub.
Possesses Kemajoran airport. Are developed steel industries, shipbuilding, rubber processing and wood, leather (footwear), automotive assembly, food (tea), textiles, tanneries. It is a cultural center (11 universities, academy of science, museums) and has a printing, a Roman Catholic cathedral (17th century), Istiqlal Mosque, art galleries, institutes of oceanography, economics, industrial and social research.
He has also Asia's largest stadium and numerous parks.
Between 1619 and 1621 Dutch Batavia based here, the residence of the Dutch colonial authorities in the East Indies. It was an important center of the national liberation movement. In August 1945, here was proclaimed Indonesia's independence, and the Batavia in 1949 and changed its name to Jakarta, became the capital city.
Jakarta | Indonesia's capital Jakarta is located in northwest Java island at the mouth of the river Liwung in Jakarta Bay, with a population of 8,389,443 inhabitants. Tanjungpriok harbor (built between 1883-1886) is located about 10 km from the city
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