Jakarta

Summary

Jakarta is a province of Indonesia^[1]. Jakarta ranks in the top 3% of province_of_indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,113 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Jakarta was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation^[3].
• Jakarta is located in Indonesia^[4].
• Jakarta is in the country of Indonesia^[5].
• Jakarta is on the body of water Java Sea^[6].
• Jakarta is on the body of water Ciliwung River^[7].
• Jakarta's head of government is recorded as Pramono Anung^[8].
• Jakarta is on the continent of Asia^[9].
• Jakarta's instance of is recorded as province of Indonesia^[10].
• Jakarta's instance of is recorded as global city^[11].
• Jakarta's instance of is recorded as metropolis^[12].
• Jakarta's instance of is recorded as megacity^[13].
• Jakarta's instance of is recorded as largest city^[14].
• Jakarta's instance of is recorded as national capital^[15].
• Jakarta's instance of is recorded as Daerah Khusus^[16].
• Jakarta's official language is recorded as Indonesian^[17].
• Jakarta's shares border with is recorded as Banten^[18].
• Jakarta's shares border with is recorded as West Java^[19].
• Jakarta's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Thousand Islands^[20].
• Jakarta's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Central Jakarta^[21].
• Jakarta's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Jakarta^[22].
• Jakarta's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Jakarta^[23].
• Jakarta's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as South Jakarta^[24].
• Jakarta's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Jakarta^[25].
• Jakarta's flag is recorded as flag of Jakarta^[26].
• Jakarta's twinned administrative body is recorded as Berlin^[27].

Body

Geography

Jakarta is in the country of Indonesia^[5]. Jakarta is located in Indonesia^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Java Sea^[6], a sea^[28], in Indonesia^[29] and Ciliwung River^[7], a river^[30], in Indonesia^[31]. Jakarta is on the continent of Asia^[9]. Jakarta is part of Jabodetabek^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include province of Indonesia^[10], global city^[11], metropolis^[12], megacity^[13], largest city^[14], and national capital^[15].

History and Context

June 22, 1527 marks the founding of Jakarta^[33].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Jakarta include JKT48^[34], a girl group^[35], founded in 2011^[36] and State University of Jakarta^[37], a public university^[38], in Indonesia^[39], founded in 1964^[40].

Why It Matters

Jakarta ranks in the top 3% of province_of_indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,113 views/month).^[2] Jakarta has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Jakarta is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Jakarta include JKT48^[34], a girl group^[35], founded in 2011^[36] and State University of Jakarta^[37], a public university^[38], in Indonesia^[39], founded in 1964^[40].