Home›More›Articles›How Jakarta's centre drifted south from a silting canal townArticleHow Jakarta's centre drifted south from a silting canal townArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnJakarta, Cities Well-attested SourcesJakarta (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationHistory: Batavia under Dutch ruleQuote, History: Batavia under Dutch ruleBatavia developed as a walled canal city on the low coastal plain at the mouth of the Ciliwung river. However, the canals flowed poorly and accumulated sediment, and rapid coastal silting contributed to unhealthy conditions.View the SourceAtlas Article VocabularyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.