Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia, holding administrative status equivalent to a province on the northwestern coast of Java. The city itself covers about 662 square kilometres, while the wider Jakarta metropolitan area, Jabodetabek, is the most populous urban area in the world with a population of over 40 million. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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PopulationMid-2025 estimate from the Jakarta Population and Civil Registration Office, cited on the infobox as of 2025. Area (sq km) Founding YearRefers to the site's renaming as Jayakarta in 1527; the settlement, as Sunda Kelapa, is attested earlier in the same section. Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Connections
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Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia, with administrative status equivalent to a province.
Infobox: population_total
11,010,514
Infobox: population_as_of
2025
Infobox: area_total_km2
662 km2
Infobox: elevation_m
8 m
Infobox coordinates
106.83
History section
In 1527, the settlement was renamed Jayakarta after being captured by forces of the Demak Sultanate.
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Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia, with administrative status equivalent to a province.
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