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DKI JAKARTA, is a capital city of the nation Indonesia, Jakarta is the only one city in Indonesia who has status same as province level. Jakarta are located at northwest of West Java.  International also knowing Jakarta with a name epithed J-Town or most popular 'The Big Durian' because Considered the city that are comparable New York City (Big Apple) in Indonesia.
The icon of Jakarta are National monument of Tugu Monas.
National monument
or popularly shortened by monas or monas memorial monument is as high as 132 meters ( 433 feet ) erected to the memory resistance and struggle indonesian people to seize independence from government dutch colonial indies.The construction of the monument began on 17 August 1961 under the direction of President Sukarno, and opened to the public on July 12, 1975. The monument is topped with a flame coated paper gold to symbolize the spirit of struggle of the blazing fire.The national monument is located right in the middle of the field, Merdeka square, Central Jakarta. The monument and the museum is open daily from 8 am-3 pm . On Monday the last weekend of each month is closed to the public.

Jakarta has an area about 661,52km2 (Ocean: 6,977.5km2), with the total of population about 10,187,595 (2011). The Metropolitan of Jakarta (JATABEK) have a 28 million people of population , that's a biggest Metropolitan in southeast asia or second place in the world.

Religious faiths which is embraced by city population diverse. According to the data, the city administration in 2005 a composition in this town is an adherent of the religion of islam ( 84,4 % ), of protestant christianity ( 6.2 % ), catholic ( 5.7 % ), hindu ( 1.2 % ), and buddhism ( 3.5 % ). The buddhists look more much because of konghucu were also covered in it. This number is not to far different from a state at 1980, where muslims totaled 84,4 %; followed by protestant ( 6.3 % ), catholic ( 2.9 % ), hinduism and buddhism ( 5.7 % ), and irreligion ( 0.3 % ) 28 cribb, according to in 1971 proselyte a confucian relative is 1.7 %. In 1980 and 2005, census not noted religious professed besides sixth religious recognized government. Even the majority is Islam, Islam at Indonesia are never treat other minority religion badly, we're live with harmony and respect each other, this must being some example for other country. if some of Muslim doing something bad, it's must be persons who are not responsible, and the real Islam are don't like it.

Various places of worship the world religions can be found in Jakarta. A mosque and a small mosque, as a House of worship of Muslims, scattered across the city, even in almost every environment. The largest mosque is the national mosque, Istiqlal mosque, located in Gambier. A number of other important mosque was the great mosque of Al-Azhar Mosque in Kebayoran Baru, At Tin in Taman Mini, and Sunda Kelapa Mosque in Menteng.

While large church located in Jakarta, the Jakarta Cathedral, the Church of Santa Theresa in Menteng and the Church of St. James in Kelapa Gading to Catholics. Still in the nearby surroundings there are church Immanuel located across Gambir Station for the Protestant Christians. In addition, there are Church Koinonia in Jatinegara, Jakarta City, Zion Christian Church of Toraja in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta.

For hindus living in jakarta and its surroundings, there are pura adhitya jayas located in rawamangun, east jakarta and pura coming in cilincing, north jakarta. House of worship buddhists among others vihara dhammacakka jaya in sunter, vihara theravada buddhism sasana in kelapa gading and vihara silaparamitha in cipinang jaya. While to a supply-side konghucu there are kelenteng jinn tek yin. Jakarta also have one synagogue who used by foreign workers jews


Ethnic based on census 2000, recorded that citizens totaled 8.3 million inhabitants consisting of the javanese sebanyak 35.16 %, betawi ( 27,65 % ), sundanese ( 15,27 % ), chinese ( 5,53 % ), batak ( 3,61 % ), minangkabau ( in august rose 3.18 % ), melayu ( 1,62 % ), bugis ( 0.59 % ), madura ( 0,57 % ), banten ( 0.25 % ), and banjar ( 0.1 % ) .

Population and ethnic composition in jakarta always changing from year to year. According to census 2000 noted that at least seven ethnic guiler large inhabitingjakarta. The java with a population is largest ethnic 35.16 % of the city. Ethnic betawi 27,65 % of the total population.Jakarta development rapidly since the early 1970s, has many displacing ethnic village betawi to the suburbs. In 1961, the largest percentage betawi still forming a fringe region of as cengkareng kebon jeruk market sunday and pulo gadung.

Chinese people have been present in jakarta since the 17th century. They ordinary residence clumped in settlements are known with the term pecinan. Pecinan or kampung glodok, china can be found in pinangsia, and jatinegara, in addition to residences kelapa gading new in the region of pluit, and sunter. Of the chinese many whose profession as an entrepreneur or a merchant. Besides ethnic chinese, 31 ethnic minangkabau also imany who trades, among which wholesale and retail trade in traditional markets the city.

People from east indonesia especially ethnic Bugis, Makassar, and Ambon, concentrated in tanjung priok. In this area too, of still many people offspring portuguese, and the derived from luzon, the philippines.


Climate jakarta has temperature of air hot and dry or tropics. Located in western indonesia jakarta have rainy season peak in january and february with average rainfall 350 miilimetre with an average temperature 27 ' c. Rainfall between january and february very tall, it was then that Jakarta hit by floods every year, and the peak of the dry season in August with an average rainfall of 60 millimeters. September and early October the days are extremely hot in Jarkata, temperatures can reach 40 C.[34]. the annual average temperatures ranging between 25-30 C (77-100 F).

Embassy, see also: list of embassies in Jakarta in Jakarta there were 77 embassies foreign countries. Most of the embassies are located in the business district of Jakarta. Some of the Embassy of the foreign countries, were threatened by the bomb, the Embassy of Australia and the Embassy of the Philippines. Embassy of the United States, United Kingdom and Malaysia often becomes a citizen, who rallied to protest the country's international policy.
Afghanistan Jl. Dr. Kusumaatmaja S.H. 15 Jakarta 10310- Afrika Selatan Wisma GKBI, 7th Floor, Suite 705 Jl. Jenderal Sudirman No. 28, Jakarta 10210- Aljazair Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. 10-1 ,Kuningan, Jakarta 12950- Amerika Serikat Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan No. 5 Jakarta 10110- http://www.usembassyjakarta.org/ Arab Saudi Jl. MT Haryono Kav. 27 Jakarta 13630- Argentina Menara Mulia Building, 19th Floor, Suite 1901 Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto, Kav. 9-11 Jakarta 12930- Australia Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav. C15-16 Jakarta 12930 http://www.indonesia.embassy.gov.au/ - Austria Jl. Diponegoro 44 Jakarta 10310- Bangladesh Jl. Denpasar Raya 3, Block A-13 Kav. 10, Kuningan Jakarta 12950- Belanda Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav. S-3 Jakarta 12930- http://indonesia-in.nlembassy.org/ Belgia Deutsche Bank Building 16th Floor Jl. Imam Bonjol 80 Jakarta 10310- Brazil Menara Mulia Building, 16th Floor, Suite 1602 Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto Kav. 9-11 Jakarta 12390- Brunei Darussalam Jl. Teuku Umar No. 51, Menteng Jakarta Pusat 10350- Bulgaria Jl. Imam Bonjol 34-36 Jakarta 10310- Chili Bina Mulia I building, 7th Floor Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav. 10 Jakarta 12950- China Mega Kuningan No.2 Jakarta http://id.china-embassy.org/indo/ - Ceko Jl. Gereja Theresia 20 Jakarta- Denmark Bina Mulia Building, 4th Floor Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav. 10 Jakarta 12950- Uni Emirat Arab Jl. Sisingamangaraja C-4, Kav. 16-17 Jakarta 12950- Filipina Jl. Imam Bonjol No. 6-8, Menteng Jakarta 10310 Finlandia Bina Mulia Building I, 10th Floor Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav. 10 Jakarta 12950- Hungaria Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav. X No. 3, Kuningan Jakarta 12950- India Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, S-1, Kuningan Jakarta 12950- Inggris Jl. M.H. Thamrin 75 Jakarta- Iran Jl. H.O.S. Cokroaminoto 110 Jakarta- Irak Jl. Teuku Umar 38 Jakarta 10350- Italia Jl. Diponegoro 45 Jakarta 10310- Jepang Jl. M.H. Thamrin 24 Jakarta http://www.id.emb-japan.go.jp/ - Jerman Jl. M.H. Thamrin 1 Jakarta- Kamboja Panin Bank Plaza, 4th Floor Jl. Palmerah Utara 52 Jakarta 11480- Kanada Wisma Metropolitan I, 5th Floor Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 29 Jakarta 12950- Korea Utara Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav.X No. 5 Jakarta 12950- Korea Selatan Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto 57 Jakarta Timur- Kroasia Menara Mulia building, Suite 2101 Jl. Gatot Subroto, Kav. 9-11 Jakarta 12930- Kuba Villa Pejaten Mas, Block G, No. 4 Pejaten, Pasar Minggu Jakarta 12950- Kuwait Jl. Denpasar Raya Block A-XII No. 1, Kuningan Timur Jakarta 12950- Laos Jl. Kintamani Raya C-15 No. 33 Jakarta 12950- Libanon Jl. YBR V No. 82, Kuningan Jakarta 12950- Libya Jl. Pekalongan 24, Menteng, Jakarta 10310 Jakarta 10310- Malaysia Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav. X/6 No. 1-3, Kuningan Jakarta 12950- Mali Jl. Mendawai III No. 18, Kebayoran Baru Jakarta 12130- Maroko Kuningan Plaza, South Tower, Suite 512 Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav. C 11-14, Kuningan Jakarta 12950- Meksiko Menara Mulia Building, Suite 2306 Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 9-11 Jakarta 12930- Mesir Jl. Teuku Umar 68, Menteng Jakarta 10350- Myanmar Jl. Haji Agus Salim No. 109 Jakarta Pusat- Nigeria Jl. Taman Patra IV No. 11-11A, Kuningan Timur Jakarta 12950- Norwegia Bina Mulia Building I, 4th Floor Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. 10, Kuningan Jakarta 12950- Pakistan Jl. Teuku Umar No. 50, Menteng Jakarta 10350- Papua Nugini Panin Bank Centre, 6th Floor Jl. Jenderal Sudirman No. 1 Jakarta 10270- Perancis Jl. M.H. Thamrin 20 Jakarta Pusat- Peru Bina Mulia Building 2, 3rd Floor Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav.11, Kuningan Jakarta 12950- Polandia Jl. Diponegoro No. 65 Jakarta 10310- Qatar Jl. Taman Ubud I No.5, Kuningan Timur Jakarta 12920- Romania Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro No. 42A, Menteng Jakarta Pusat- Rusia Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav. X7 No. 1-2, Kuningan Jakarta 12950- Selandia Baru BRI II Building, 23rd Floor Jl. Jenderal Sudirman, Kav. 44-46 Jakarta 10210- Singapura Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Block 4, Kav. 2, Kuningan Jakarta 12950- Slovakia Jl. Prof. Moh. Yamin, S.H. No. 29, Menteng Jakarta 10310- Spanyol Jl. Haji Agus Salim No. 6 Jakarta 10350- Sri Lanka Jl. Diponegoro No. 70 Jakarta 10310- Sudan Wisma Bank Dharmala, 7th Floor, Suite 1 Jl. Jenderal Sudirman, Kav.28 Jakarta 12910- Swedia Menara Rajawali, 9th Floor Jl. Mega Kuningan Lot 5/1 Jakarta 12950- Swiss Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Block 3 No.2, Kuningan Jakarta 12950- Siria Jl. Karang Asem I No. 8, Kuningan Raya Jakarta 12950- Thailand Jl. Imam Bonjol No. 74 Jakarta 10310- Tunisia Wisma Dharmala Sakti, 11th Floor Jl. Jenderal Sudirman No. 32 Jakarta Turki Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav.1 Jakarta 12950- Ukraina Jl. Simprug Permata I No.39 Jakarta 12220- Uni Eropa Wisma Dharmala sakti, 16th Floor Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav.32 Jakarta 10064- Uzbekistan Jl. Brawijaya Raya No. 7, Block P-5 Jakarta- Vatikan Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 18 Jakarta- Venezuela Menara Mulia, Suite 2005, 20th Floor Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto Kav. 9-11 Jakarta- Vietnam Jl. Teuku Umar Jakarta 10350- Yaman Jl. Yusuf Adiwinata No. 29 Jakarta 10350- Yordania Jl.Denpasar Raya Block A-13, Kav.1-2 Kuningan Jakarta 12950- Yugoslavia Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto No. 109 Jakarta 10310- Yunani Plaza 89, 12th Floor Jl. HR. Rasuna Said Kav. 7 No. 6, Kuningan Jakarta 12950-
Jakarta also become a leading various universities, among them:
* universitas = University
Universitas Indonesia- Universitas Negeri Jakarta- Universitas Bina Nusantara- Universitas Bakrie- Universitas Pancasila- Universitas Kristen Krida Wacana- Universitas Kristen Indonesia- Universitas Pelita Harapan- Universitas Multimedia Nusantara- Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah- Universitas Trisakti- Universitas Atma Jaya- Universitas Tarumanegara- Universitas Gunadarma- Universitas Budi Luhur- Universitas Mercu Buana- Universitas Indonusa Esa Unggul- Sekolah Tinggi Teknik-PLN- Universitas Al Azhar Indonesia- Universitas Bunda Mulia- Universitas Borobudur- Universitas Jayabaya- Universitas Darma Persada- Universitas Islam Djakarta- Universitas Pembangunan Nasional- Universitas Khrisnadwipayana- Institut Sains dan Teknologi Nasional- and many more institutes, universities as well as other high school
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Food in jakarta is the international city much serving food typical of the world. In areas which many colonized by expatriate the stranger as in the menteng, kemang, pondok indah and regional jakarta business center  not difficult to meet foods typical of european origin, china, japan and korea. Foods is usually sold in fancy restaurants .

In Jakarta, and like other cities in Indonesia, The restaurant is the most plentiful. Almost in every corner of the city, easily found  origin of the Minangkabau cuisine. In addition to the cuisine of the Minangkabau, Jakarta also has food specifically. The most famous is the kerak telor (crust of Egg), soto Betawi, kue Ape (Ape cake), roti buaya (bread crocodile), combro, nasi uduk. As a home to various ethnic groups in Indonesia, here can also be found a variety of traditional foods from other regions, such as the rawon, cingur, kupang and ontong.
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regional apparel of Betawi (Jakarta)
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Also see it :

-> Java Island
-> Jakarta City         ->  Ancol 
                                     ->Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII)

-> West Java             -> Bogor City

->
Bali Island            ->

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