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Jakarta - Indonesia
Jakarta is the capital of the Republic of Indonesia and one of the largest metro pole regions of the earth has 8,540,000 inhabitants in the real town and is in the agglomeration with 17,593,000 inhabitants. Jakarta is the population richest town and main seaport of the country. It is the political, economic and cultural center of the country as well as traffic junction with universities, universities, theater and museums. The population of the town is of the most different origin. So people of Malaysian, Arabian, Indian, Dutch and Chinese descent live in Jakarta.
Story of Jakarta
Settlement settles and kingdom Pajajaran is the muzzle field of the Ciliwung river already for millennia on which Jakarta is. The main port resulted for the Hindu dynasty Pajajaran ruling since the 12th century there at the end of the 15th century. The city of Sunda Kelapa was called at that time.
The Portuguese landed there 1522 to set up a Fort with the consent of the Hindu ruler to the protection of the port for the spice trade. The Islamic prince Fatahillah from the kingdom Demak destroyed the town with his troops on June 22nd, 1527 and set up in the same authority Jayakarta in allusion to the double victory over the forces of the Portuguese and the kingdom Pajajaran.
Geography
The town is located in the Jakarta bay at the north west coast of the island of Java at the muzzle of the Ciliwung. The municipal area is flat and an area of 661 has square kilometers. The surroundings of Jakarta are used agriculturally. A tropical rain forest can be found in favorable places. The geographical coordinates of the town are 6.18 degrees of southern breadth and 106.83 degrees of eastern length.
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