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Jakarta [c] (/ dʒ ə ˈ k ɑːr t ə /; Indonesian pronunciation: [dʒaˈkarta] ⓘ, Betawi: Jakartè), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (Indonesian: Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; DKI Jakarta) and formerly known as Batavia until 1949, is the capital city of Indonesia and an autonomous region at the provincial level.
The Special Capital Region of Jakarta in Indonesia is divided into 5 administrative cities and one regency, which in turn are divided into districts (Indonesian: kecamatan), and subsequently subdistricts (Indonesian: kelurahan). In total, there are 44 districts and 267 subdistricts in Jakarta, a number that has remained constant since the most ...
Provinces were formerly also known as Daerah Tingkat I (Level I Regions). Indonesia is divided into 38 provinces. [4] Nine provinces have special status: Jakarta Special Region: Jakarta is the largest city of Indonesia. The Governor of Jakarta has the power to appoint and dismiss mayors and regent within the region. The local government is ...
The province of Papua was granted special autonomy through Law no. 21 of 2001. This was a response to independence movements that had been present in the province since it became part of Indonesia, and occurred alongside the renaming of the province from Irian Jaya to Papua.
Jakarta was officially a city within West Java until 1960 when its official status was changed to a province with special capital region distinction. As a province, its government consists of five administrative cities and one administrative regency. Jakarta is an alpha world city and the ASEAN secretariat's seat.
This is a list of regency and cities in Special Capital Region of Jakarta. As of October 2019, there were 1 administrative regency and 5 administrative cities. [1] #
Regencies (kabupaten) and cities (kota) are the second-level administrative subdivision in Indonesia, immediately below the provinces, and above the districts.Regencies are roughly equivalent to American counties, although most cities in the United States are below the counties. [1]
Geography of Jakarta. Jakarta is: a city; a province of Indonesia; capital of Indonesia; Population of Jakarta: 10,075,310; Area of Jakarta: 661.5 km 2 (255.4 sq mi)