Landmarks and Tourist Attractions

Landmarks and Tourist Attractions

The National Monument

Jakarta's most recognizable landmark is National Monument, standing right in the center of Merdeka Square, the central park of the city. While other landmarks are religious buildings, such as Istiqlal Mosque and Jakarta Cathedral. The Wisma 46 building in Central Jakarta is currently the highest building in Jakarta and Indonesia. Jakarta has many museums, such as National Museum of Indonesia, Fatahillah Museum, Wayang (Puppet) Museum, Satria Mandala Museum, and Maritime Museum.

Some tourist attractions are Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Ragunan Zoo, Jakarta Old Town, and Ancol Dreamland complex on Jakarta Bay, include Dunia Fantasi theme park, Sea World, Atlantis Water Adventure, and Gelanggang Samudra.

Jakarta is one of most attractive shopping places in Southeast Asia apart from Singapore. There are also many shopping malls with the big area (more than 100,000 metres square), including Grand Indonesia, Plaza Indonesia, Senayan City, Plaza Senayan, Pondok Indah Mall, Mal Taman Anggrek, Mal Kelapa Gading, Mal Artha Gading, Mall of Indonesia, and Pacific Place. Beside traditional market likes Blok M, Tanah Abang, Senen, Glodok, Mangga Dua, Cempaka Mas, and Jatinegara. As a shopping city, every June-July Jakarta conducts annual Jakarta Great Sale. It takes place in the malls and department stores across the city with many offering special discounts and deals.^[42]

Jakarta is also famous for its nightlife, with a very cosmopolitan atmosphere in the city's southern clubs (Blowfish, Dragonfly, Red Square) and more local clubs in the north (Stadium, Millenium, Golden Crown).^[43]

^{source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki}

Jakarta at a Glance

Jakarta

This article is about the capital city of Indonesia. For other uses, see Jakarta (disambiguation).

Jakarta
Special Capital Region
Special Capital Region of Jakarta Daerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta
(From top, left to right): Jakarta Old Town, Hotel Indonesia Roundabout, Jakarta Skyline, Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Monumen Nasional, Merdeka Palace, Istiqlal Mosque and Jakarta Cathedral
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s): The Big Durian,[1][2] J-Town[3]
Motto: Jaya Raya (Sanskrit) (meaning: Victorious and great)
Location of Jakarta in Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°12′S 106°49′ECoordinates: 6°12′S 106°49′E
Country	Indonesia
Government
• Type	Special administrative area
• Governor	Basuki Tjahaja Purnama[4]
• Vice Governor	Djarot Saiful Hidayat
Area
• Special Capital Region	661.5 km2 (255.4 sq mi)
• Metro	17,132 km2 (6,615 sq mi)
Area rank	33rd
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population (2010 census)
• Special Capital Region	9,607,787
• Rank	6th (province) 1st (city)
• Metro	30,214,303
Demonym(s)	Jakartan, Indonesian: warga Jakarta
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)
Area code(s)	+62 21
Vehicle registration	B
HDI	0.789 (High)
HDI rank	1st (2015)
Website	jakarta.go.id
Jakarta is not part of any province, it is controlled directly by the national government and is designated as the Special Capital Region

Jakarta /dʒəˈkɑːrtə/,^{[note 1]} (formerly named Sunda Kelapa, Jayakarta and Batavia) officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, is the capital and most populous city of the Republic of Indonesia.

Located on the northwest coast of the world's most populous island of Java, Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre, with a population of 10,075,310 as of 2014.^[5][6] The official metropolitan area, known as Jabodetabek (a name formed by combining the initial syllables of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi), is the second largest in the world, yet the metropolis' suburbs still continue beyond it. Its unofficial built-up (metropolitan) area covers Bogor, Tangerang, Bekasi, Karawang, Serang, Purwakarta, Sukabumi and Subang regencies (123 districts), also including Tangerang, Bekasi, Tangerang Selatan, Depok, Serang and Cilegon Municipalities, which in total were home to 30,214,303 inhabitants as of 2010 census.^[7]

Established in the fourth century, the city became an important trading port for the Kingdom of Sunda. It was the de facto capital of the Dutch East Indies (known as Batavia at that time). Today, the city has continued as the capital of Indonesia since the country's independence was declared in 1945. The city is currently the seat of the ASEAN Secretariat as well as important financial institutions such as the Bank of Indonesia, the Indonesia Stock Exchange, and the corporate headquarters of numerous Indonesian companies and multinational corporations. Jakarta's business opportunities, as well as its potential to offer a higher standard of living, attract migrants from all over Indonesia, making the city a melting pot of many communities and cultures.^[8]

Jakarta is listed as an alpha-global city in the 2012 Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC) research.^[9]Based on the global metro monitor by the Brookings Institution, in 2014, economic growth in Jakarta ranked 34th among the world's 200 largest cities.^[10] Jakarta has grown more rapidly than Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, and Bangkok.^[11]

from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta