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Jakarta Population 2015
Jakarta, or the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, is the largest city and capital of Indonesia and one of the most populous urban agglomerations on earth. Jakarta is currently the largest city in Southeast Asia and its metro area is so large it has its own name: Jabodetabek (for the initials of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi). Jakarta is located on the coast of Java with an estimated 2014 population of 10.2 million.
Jakarta Population 2014
Jakarta has an estimated population of 10.2 million in 2014, up from 9.58 million in 2010. Jakarta is now considered a global city and one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Interestingly, Jakarta now has the highest return on investment for luxury real estate in 2014 compared to any other city on earth.
The metropolitan area of Jabodetabek has a population that exceeds 28 million with a total area of 4,384 square kilometers (1,693 sq mi). The city proper has a very high population density of 14,464 people per square kilometer (37,460/ sq mi), while the metro area has a density of 4,383 people/sq km (11,353/sq mi).
The population of Jabodetabek is broken down as follows:
- Jakarta (9.59 million)
- Bogor Regency (4.78 million)
- Tangerang Regency (2.84 million)
- Bekasi Regency (2.63 million)
- Bekasi Municipality (2.38 million)
- Tangerang Municipality (1.80 million)
- Depok Municipality (1.75 million)
- South Tangerang Municipality (1.30 million)
- Bogor Municipality (950,000)
In 2000, the population of Jakarta was:
- Javanese: 35.16%
- Native Jakarta / Betawi: 27.65%
- Sundanese: 15.27%
- Chinese: 5.53%
- Batak: 3.61%
- Minangkabau: 3.18%
- Malays: 1.62%
Islam is by far the most common religion in Jakarta, accounting for almost 86% of the population. This is followed by Protestantism (7.5%), Buddhism (3.3%), Catholicism (3%), Hinduism (0.2%) and Confucianism (0.06%).
Jakarta History
The area around present-day Jakarta was first part of the 4th century Sundanese kingdom called Tarumanagara, which was one of the oldest Hindu kingdoms in the country. After its decline, its territories -- including this area -- became a part of the Kingdom of Sunda, which in turn became a major trading port by the 14th century.
The first Europeans came to the area in 1513 when Portuguese ships were looking for a spice route. Sunda made an alliance treaty with Portugal, allowing them to build a port in 1522 to defend against the rise of the Sultanate of Demak in central Java. Just five years later, Fatahillah, a Demak general, attacked and conquered the area and drove out the Portuguese, renaming the region Jayakarta, which became part of the Sultanate of Banten.
Dutch ships began arriving in Jayakarta in 1596 and, in 1602, the English East India Company made its first voyage and built a trading post, which became the center of English trade in the country until the late 17th century.
As relationships between Prince Jayawikarta and the Dutch soured, his soldiers and the English attacked the Dutch fortress and were defeated by the Dutch, who burned the English fort in return. This victory allowed the Dutch to consolidate power and rename the city Batavia in 1619. Growing opportunities in the new capital of the Dutch colony attracted Chinese and Indonesian immigrants. By 1930, the city of Batavia had a population of more than 500,000.
After World War II, Batavia was renamed Jakarta, a shortened version of Jayakarta, after Indonesia gained independence from the Dutch in 1946.
Jakarta Population Growth
With only legal residents counted, the population of Jakarta doubled from 4.5 million in 1970 to more than 9.5 million in 2010, while the population of the Jabodetabek region has grown from 8.2 million to 28.5 million during the same forty years. The growth rate of the area far exceeded government estimates as well as the national average, which was a modest growth of 1% from 2000 to 2010, compared to the 3.6% rate of the Jakarta region. The 2010 census found that all areas within the DKI Jakarta had a positive growth rate n the last decade, with the slowest growth in Central Jakarta.
Jakarta is now becoming starved for resources by its own population, which is ever growing. Jakarta was designed to handle 800,000 people when founded by the Dutch, although it is now home to up to 12 million people during the work week, with 250,000 new residents coming to the Jabodetabek region each year. This has given rise to many slums without access to water.
By 2020, the population of Greater Jakarta is expected to grow from 25 million to 35 million, with a mass migration that will further worsen the problems for residents, including poor sanitation, a lack of housing and transportation issues.
Jakarta Population 2015 - World Population Review
