Jakarta and its metropolitan area Jakarta lies on a low, flatalluvial plainwith historicallyextensiveswampy areas; the parts of the city farther inland are slightly higher. It is easily flooded during the rainy season. The draining of swamps for building purposes and the continuous decrease of upla...
Jakarta became a post-independence boomtown, more than quadrupling in size from 1975 to a population of 9.1 million in 1995. It now has a metropolitan population approaching 12 million, though the actual figure of inhabitants is a matter of speculation. Population density is extremely high. ...
Cities 199411 (3) 153-1570The Jakarta metropolitan area(Jabotabek) z has an estimated 1990population of nearly17 million, or30'X, of all Indonesians living in urba-nized areas, and is expected to exceed26 million by the year 2010 (DKIJakarta Government, 1991x) . Thecentral city (DKI Jaka...
With a metropolitan population of more than 20 million and rising, Jakarta is one of the world's largest cities, the biggest city by a wide margin in Southeast Asia, and the commanding urban center of Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country. It is also an outstanding example of...
it has an area of 661.52 square kilometres (255.41 sq mi) and a population of 8,489,910. Jakarta is the country's economic, culture and political center. Jakarta currently is the eleventh largest city in the world. Its metropolitan area is called Jabodetabek and contains more than 23 milli...
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. The official metropolitan area, known as Jabodetabek (a name formed by combining the initial syllables ...
In an area of 650 km² a population of 8.49 million people is concentrated, adding up to 18.6 million in its metropolitan area. Economy and development It maintains good economic development through its main connection links with the exterior of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and the...
Despite this, Jakarta is not going anywhere. With over 10 million people living in Jakarta and over 30 million in the metropolitan area, one does not simply move an entire mega-city. You also have to remember the staggering fact that Java is the most populated island in the world with ove...
A decision driven by pragmatic considerations… The problems afflicting Jakarta include overpopulation, pollution, subsidence and flooding. With 12 million people living there – 30 million if you include the entire metropolitan area – Jakarta is overpopulated. It’s one of the w...
urban areaOne of the most developed cities nowadays is Jakarta. Jakarta as the capital city of the Republic of Indonesia is a metropolitan region with a population of morPrasetyo, SandiKusnoputranto, HaryotoAlikodra, HadiKoestoer, RaldiSocial Science Electronic Publishing...