Thousands years ago Jakarta was created from mud sediment from rivers crossing this area heading into a gulf. The sediment hardened, forming a furrow of stable land, or delta, shaped like a Chinese wood-fan. It was this area of land which evolved into the busy 14th and 15th century harbor called SundaKelapa. On June 22nd, 1527, Fatahillah (an Indonesian Prince who took over this area from the Dutch) changed the name from SundaKelapa to Jayakarta. From then on, this date has been commemorated as Jakarta's birthday.
Jakarta lies on the northwestern coast of Java, from latitude 6' to 7' south and 107' to 108' east. In terms of size, Jakarta covers a land area of 650.40 sq. km., constituting 0,03 % of Indonesia's total land area. It has a population of over 9 million.
Thousands years ago Jakarta was created from mud sediment from rivers crossing this area heading into a gulf. The sediment hardened, forming a furrow of stable land, or delta, shaped like a Chinese wood-fan. It was this area of land which evolved into the busy 14th and 15th century harbor called SundaKelapa. On June 22nd, 1527, Fatahillah (an Indonesian Prince who took over this area from the Dutch) changed the name from SundaKelapa to Jayakarta. From then on, this date has been commemorated as Jakarta's birthday.Jakarta lies on the northwestern coast of Java, from latitude 6' to 7' south and 107' to 108' east. In terms of size, Jakarta covers a land area of 650.40 sq. km., constituting 0,03 % of Indonesia's total land area. It has a population of over 9 million.
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