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Capital Indonesia, in 36 editions.
The entry for Indonesia published Capital in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Capital in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Capital” (1990 to 2025) and “National capital” (1997 to 1998).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 7 editions, 1990 to 1996.
Jakarta
Jakarta
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “National capital”
Jakarta
Jakarta
The same text in 7 editions, 1999 to 2005.
Jakarta
Jakarta
- name:
- Jakarta
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 10 S, 106 48 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: Indonesia is divided into three time zones
Rewritten: too little of the 2005 text remains to mark the changes.
name: Jakarta
geographic coordinates: 6 10 S, 106 48 E
time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: Indonesia is divided into three time zones
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- name:
- Jakarta
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 10 S, 106 49 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: Indonesia is divided into three time zones
name: Jakarta
geographic coordinates: 6 10 S, 106 48 49 E
time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: Indonesia is divided into three time zones
The same text in 5 editions, 2009 to 2013.
- name:
- Jakarta
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 10 S, 106 49 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: Indonesia is divided into three time zones
name:
Jakarta
geographic coordinates:
6 10 S, 106 49 E
time difference:
UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note:
Indonesia is divided into three time zones
- name:
- Jakarta
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 10 S, 106 49 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Indonesia has three time zones
name:
Jakarta
geographic coordinates:
6 10 S, 106 49 E
time difference:
UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC DC, during Standard Time)
note:
Indonesia is divided into has three time zones
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
- name:
- Jakarta
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 10 S, 106 49 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Indonesia has three time zones
name:
geographic coordinates:
time difference:
note:
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
- name:
- Jakarta
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 10 S, 106 49 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Indonesia has three time zones
- etymology:
- "Jakarta" derives from the Sanscrit "Jayakarta" meaning "victorious city" and refers to a successful defeat and expulsion of the Portuguese in 1527;
- previously the port had been named "Sunda Kelapa"
name: Jakarta
geographic coordinates: 6 10 S, 106 49 E
time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Indonesia has three time zones
etymology: "Jakarta" derives from the Sanscrit "Jayakarta" meaning "victorious city" and refers to a successful defeat and expulsion of the Portuguese in 1527; previously the port had been named "Sunda Kelapa"
- name:
- Jakarta
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 10 S, 106 49 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- time zone note:
- Indonesia has three time zones
- etymology:
- "Jakarta" derives from the Sanscrit "Jayakarta" meaning "victorious city" and refers to a successful defeat and expulsion of the Portuguese in 1527;
- previously the port had been named "Sunda Kelapa"
name: Jakarta
geographic coordinates: 6 10 S, 106 49 E
time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
time zone note: Indonesia has three time zones
etymology: "Jakarta" derives from the Sanscrit "Jayakarta" meaning "victorious city" and refers to a successful defeat and expulsion of the Portuguese in 1527; previously the port had been named "Sunda Kelapa"
- name:
- Jakarta;
- note - Indonesian lawmakers on 18 January 2022 approved the relocation of the country’s capital from Jakarta to a site in East Kalimantan, a jungle area of Borneo;
- the move to Nusantara, the name of the new capital, will take several years
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 10 S, 106 49 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- time zone note:
- Indonesia has three time zones
- etymology:
- "Jakarta" derives from the Sanscrit "Jayakarta" meaning "victorious city" and refers to a successful defeat and expulsion of the Portuguese in 1527;
- previously the port had been named "Sunda Kelapa"
name: Jakarta; note - Indonesian lawmakers on 18 January 2022 approved the relocation of the country’s capital from Jakarta to a site in East Kalimantan, a jungle area of Borneo; the move to Nusantara, the name of the new capital, will take several years
geographic coordinates: 6 10 S, 106 49 E
time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
time zone note: Indonesia has three time zones
etymology: "Jakarta" derives from the Sanscrit "Jayakarta" meaning "victorious city" and refers to a successful defeat and expulsion of the Portuguese in 1527; previously the port had been named "Sunda Kelapa"
- name:
- Jakarta;
- note - Indonesian lawmakers on 18 January 2022 approved the relocation of the country’s capital from Jakarta to a site on the island of Borneo between Samarinda City and the port city of Balikpapan;
- Nusantara ("archipelago"), the name of the new capital, is expected to be established in August 2024
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 10 S, 106 49 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- time zone note:
- Indonesia has three time zones
- etymology:
- "Jakarta" derives from the Sanscrit "Jayakarta" meaning "victorious city" and refers to a successful defeat and expulsion of the Portuguese in 1527;
- previously the port had been named "Sunda Kelapa"
name: Jakarta; note - Indonesian lawmakers on 18 January 2022 approved the relocation of the country’s capital from Jakarta to a site in East Kalimantan, a jungle area on the island of Borneo; Borneo between Samarinda City and the move to Nusantara, port city of Balikpapan; Nusantara ("archipelago"), the name of the new capital, will take several years is expected to be established in August 2024
geographic coordinates: 6 10 S, 106 49 E
time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
time zone note: Indonesia has three time zones
etymology: "Jakarta" derives from the Sanscrit "Jayakarta" meaning "victorious city" and refers to a successful defeat and expulsion of the Portuguese in 1527; previously the port had been named "Sunda Kelapa"
- name:
- Jakarta;
- note - Indonesian lawmakers on 18 January 2022 approved the relocation of the country’s capital from Jakarta to a site on the island of Borneo between Samarinda City and the port city of Balikpapan;
- Nusantara ("archipelago"), the name of the new capital, was in development as of late 2024 and is expected to be completed in 2045
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 10 S, 106 49 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- time zone note:
- Indonesia has three time zones
- etymology:
- "Jakarta" derives from the Sanscrit "Jayakarta" meaning "victorious city" and refers to a successful defeat and expulsion of the Portuguese in 1527;
- previously the port had been named "Sunda Kelapa"
name: Jakarta; note - Indonesian lawmakers on 18 January 2022 approved the relocation of the country’s capital from Jakarta to a site on the island of Borneo between Samarinda City and the port city of Balikpapan; Nusantara ("archipelago"), the name of the new capital, was in development as of late 2024 and is expected to be established completed in August 2024 2045
geographic coordinates: 6 10 S, 106 49 E
time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
time zone note: Indonesia has three time zones
etymology: "Jakarta" derives from the Sanscrit "Jayakarta" meaning "victorious city" and refers to a successful defeat and expulsion of the Portuguese in 1527; previously the port had been named "Sunda Kelapa"
- name:
- Jakarta
- geographic coordinates:
- 6 10 S, 106 49 E
- time difference:
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- time zone note:
- Indonesia has three time zones
- etymology:
- derives from the Sanscrit name Jayakarta, meaning "victory and prosperity;" Prince FATILLAH conquered and renamed the city, formerly known as Sunda Kelapa, in 1527
note: in 2022, the relocation of the country’s capital was approved, from Jakarta to a site on the island of Borneo between Samarinda City and the port city of Balikpapan; Nusantara ("archipelago"), the new capital, was in development as of 2024 and is expected to be completed in 2045
name: Jakarta; note - Indonesian lawmakers on 18 January 2022 approved the relocation of the country’s capital from Jakarta to a site on the island of Borneo between Samarinda City and the port city of Balikpapan; Nusantara ("archipelago"), the name of the new capital, was in development as of late 2024 and is expected to be completed in 2045
geographic coordinates: 6 10 S, 106 49 E
time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
time zone note: Indonesia has three time zones
etymology: "Jakarta" derives from the Sanscrit "Jayakarta" name Jayakarta, meaning "victorious city" "victory and refers prosperity;" Prince FATILLAH conquered and renamed the city, formerly known as Sunda Kelapa, in 1527
note: in 2022, the relocation of the country’s capital was approved, from Jakarta to a successful defeat site on the island of Borneo between Samarinda City and expulsion the port city of Balikpapan; Nusantara ("archipelago"), the Portuguese new capital, was in 1527; previously the port had been named "Sunda Kelapa" development as of 2024 and is expected to be completed in 2045
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Indonesia: Capital.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/indonesia/capital.