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Jakarta (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 06 08 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -6.1333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 106 45 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 106.7500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Largest city & principal port of Indonesia; founded by Dutch on site of town of Jacatra; headquarters of Dutch East India Company; damaged in severe earthquake 1699. |
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| Jakarta (preferred,C,V)
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| Yakarta (C,V)
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| Djakarta (H,V)
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............ | 1949-1972 |
| Batavia (H,V)
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............ | until 1949 |
| Jacatra (H,V)
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............ | used before 1619, used again 1942-1945 |
| Sunda Kalapa (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Jakarta (metropolitan area) (P) |
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Jakarta (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded 1619 |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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proclaimed 1949 |
| district capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Indonesia .......... (nation) |
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(World, Asia) [1000116] |
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