History of the Name of Jakarta

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Jakarta is the name of the capital city of Indonesia. Jakarta is originally the name of Sunda Kelapa. Sunda Kelapa is the most important port belongs to a Hindu kingdom called Sunda.

Jakarta also earned the nickname "The City name in 1001" because of the name change. Here is a brief chronology of name changes Jakarta:

• 14th century as a port named Sunda Kelapa Sunda Kingdom (Padjadjaran)

• June 22, 1527 by Fatahilah, was renamed Jayakarta

• March 4, 1621 by the Dutch government for the first time form a town called Batavia Stad.

• 1 April 1905 changed its name to 'Gemeente Batavia'

• January 8 1935 changed its name become Stad Gemeente Batavia

• August 8, 1942 by Japanese renamed Jakarta Betsu Shi Stores

• September 1945 the city government named the National Government of Jakarta.

• February 20, 1950 in Government time. Federal Pre renamed Stad Gemeente Batavia.

• March 24, 1950 was changed to City Praj'a Jakarta.

• January 18, 1958 in Jakarta standing as an autonomous area called Municipal Djakarta Raya.

• 1961 with the PP. 2 in connection with Act No. 1961. 2 PNPS 1961 formed government of Jakarta Raya.

• Name of Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarata, as we call it today, officially established on August 31, 1964 based on the Law. 10 in 1964 and remains declared as the capital of the Republic of Indonesia as Jakarta