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Jakarta

Jakarta is Indonesia's capital and largest city, with about 10 million inhabitants, and a total 41.9 million in Greater Jakarta on the Java island, making it the largest city in Southeast Asia and, by some measures, the largest city in the world. Wikivoyage

Population 11,135,191 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Indonesia

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Indonesia

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Jakarta. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Jakarta International Literary Festival

    August

    Jakarta International Literary Festival or JILF is an annual literary festival held at Jakarta in Indonesia. The goal of the festival is to promote Indonesian literature in international literary platforms.

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 8 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Manggarai 1.5 km, Kramat 1.7 km, Gang Sentiong 1.7 km, Gondangdia 1.8 km, Sudirman 2.1 km, BNI City 2.4 km, Matraman 2.5 km, Pondok Jati 2.5 km, Pasar Senen 2.7 km, Gambir 2.8 km, Tebet 3.6 km, Jatinegara 3.6 km, Tanah Abang 3.7 km, Juanda 3.8 km, Kemayoran 4.1 km, Sawah Besar 4.5 km, Palmerah 5.0 km, Cawang 5.2 km, Mangga Besar 5.7 km

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