Local time
Sun, 9:00 AM GMT+7Asia/JakartaCityCapital
Jakarta
6.17° S, 106.83° E
- Population
- 9,125,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 87
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 87 cities of Indonesia in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Indonesia, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
Traveler brief
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Practical bearings for Jakarta, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Jakarta have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name Jakarta derives from the Sanscrit name "Jayakarta," meaning "victory and prosperity"; Prince Fatillah renamed the city in 1527, when it was known as Sunda Kelapa.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person