Jakarta was officially a city within West Java until 1960, when its official status was changed to a province with special capital region distinction. As a province, its government consists of five administrative cities and one administrative regency.

Jakarta
Demonym(s)	Jakartans
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What kind of city is Jakarta Indonesia?

Jakarta is the dynamic capital city of the Republic of Indonesia, a country composed of more than 17,000 islands with a population of over 210 million.

Is Jakarta a state in Indonesia?

Jakarta is formally classified as a special metropolitan district (daerah khusus ibukota). The city is thus at the administrative level of an Indonesian province, and its mayor has the same status as the governor of a province. Greater Jakarta itself is divided into five administrative municipalities.

How many boroughs are there in Jakarta?

In total, there are 44 districts in Jakarta, a number that has remained since the most recent administrative change in 2001. South Jakarta and East Jakarta are tied with the largest number of districts with 10 each, while the Thousand Islands Regency has the least with just 2.

What does Jakarta mean in English?

Its name ‘Jakarta’ derives from the word Jayakarta (Devanagari: जयकर्त) which is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit जय jaya (victorious) and कृत krta (accomplished, acquired), thus Jayakarta translates as ‘ victorious deed ‘, ‘complete act’ or ‘complete victory’.

Is it safe to live in Jakarta?

Generally speaking, Jakarta is a safe place to live but, like any large city, expats should be savvy and take precautions for their safety as they would do anywhere else. Violent crime is rare, but petty crime is fairly common and expats should always be cautious of scams.

Is Jakarta a city or province?

The satellite view shows Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) situated on the northwest corner of the island of Java bordering the Java Sea. It is the country’s largest city and the capital of Indonesia in Maritime Southeast Asia, south of the South China Sea and the Java Sea.

Is Indonesia a country or state?

Indonesia is the largest country in Southeast Asia, with a maximum dimension from east to west of about 3,200 miles (5,100 km) and an extent from north to south of 1,100 miles (1,800 km). It shares a border with Malaysia in the northern part of Borneo and with Papua New Guinea in the centre of New Guinea.

Is Singapore as big as Jakarta?

Indonesia is about 2,648 times bigger than Singapore. Singapore is approximately 719 sq km, while Indonesia is approximately 1,904,569 sq km, making Indonesia 264,718% larger than Singapore. Meanwhile, the population of Singapore is ~6.2 million people (260.8 million more people live in Indonesia).

Why is Jakarta called Jakarta?

After the collapse of Japan in 1945, the area went through a period of transition and upheaval during the Indonesian national struggle for independence. During the Japanese occupation and from the perspective of the Indonesian nationalists who declared independence on 17 August 1945, the city was renamed Jakarta.

Is Jakarta a global city?

A.T. Kearny, a renowned global consultant company in industrial and public sector line, places Jakarta in the first rank of 34 cities in the world as the most global city. The result is delivered directly to Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (Jokowi).