Jakarta
Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia, with administrative status equivalent to a province.
Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia, with administrative status equivalent to a province. It lies on the northwestern coast of Java, borders the provinces of West Java and Banten, and faces the Java Sea to the north. Jakarta itself covers about 662 square kilometres, but the wider Jakarta metropolitan area—locally known as Jabodetabek—is among the largest urban agglomerations in the world by area. By population, the metro area is the most populous urban area in the world with a population of over 40 million. Jakarta is Indonesia's political, economic, and cultural centre and contains many national institutions, corporate headquarters, and the secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The heart of tourist attractions is to the north and centre of Jakarta. Visitors typically start exploring Jakarta from this part of the town, called the Kota Tua, where the old buildings of Jakarta are preserved within a dedicated walking area. Jakarta has 47 museums, which are spread across the city.
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Things to do
Despite being the melting pot of Indonesia, Jakarta's indigenous tribe called the Betawi still stays proud of its culture. They are actually a unique assimilation of various domestic and international races from the Chinese to the Portuguese, which makes it distinct from other parts of Indonesia.
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Where to eat
Jakarta has a vast range of food available at hundreds of eating complexes located all over the huge city. In addition to selections from all over the country, you can also find excellent Chinese, Japanese, Western, and many other international foods thanks to the cosmopolitan population.
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Getting to Jakarta
- Airports
- Halim Perdanakusuma (HLP), 12 km · Soekarno-Hatta (CGK), 20 km
- Semarang → Jakarta404 km · quickest by air, 4h 52m · Rp972,070–1,507,750
- Yogyakarta → Jakarta427 km · quickest by air, 6h 7m · Rp1,109,890–1,711,720
- Surakarta → Jakarta465 km · quickest by air, 4h 56m · Rp1,042,230–1,617,200
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Jakarta
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Jakarta. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in() is smaller and much closer to the city (in East Jakarta), is served by a range of domestic scheduled flights, in addition to its use by the military, VIP flights, charter flights, helicopter leasing companies, and private jets.
- Get inThe national ferry companies, ASDP Indonesia Ferry and Pelni, operate passenger services from a large number of destinations across the Indonesian archipelago.
- Get inThe main ferry terminal is port in North Jakarta.
- Get inSmaller speedboats, particularly to and from the Thousand Islands (Pulau Seribu), depart from Ancol and Muara Angke, also on Jakarta's north shore.
- Get inThere are no international passenger ferries besides a weekly 45-minute ferry ride across the strait from Singapore to Batam.
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Next door to Jakarta
Jakarta is 17 km from South Tangerang, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.