Jakarta has been home to multiple settlements. Below is the list of names used during its existence.
• Sunda Kelapa (397–1527)
• Jayakarta (1527–1619)

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Precolonial era
The north coast area of western Java including Jakarta was the location of prehistoric Buni culture that flourished from 400 BC to 100 AD. The area in and around modern Jakarta was part of the 4th-century

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Jakarta covers 699.5 square kilometres (270.1 sq mi), the smallest among any Indonesian provinces. However, its metropolitan area covers 6,392 square kilometres (2,468 sq mi), which extends into two of the bordering provinces of West Java and

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Jakarta attracts people from across Indonesia, often in search of employment. The 1961 census showed that 51% of the city's population was born in Jakarta. Inward immigration tended to negate the effect of family planning programs.
Between 1961 and 1980,

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Indonesia is the largest economy of ASEAN, and Jakarta is the economic nerve centre of the Indonesian archipelago. Jakarta's nominal GDP was US$483.8 billion in 2016, which is about 17.5% of Indonesia's. Jakarta ranked at 21 in the list of Cities Of Economic

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Jakarta is home to numerous educational institutions. The University of Indonesia(UI) is the largest and oldest tertiary-level educational institution in

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As the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta is the melting point of cultures of all ethnic groups of the country. Though Betawi peopleare an indigenous community of Jakarta, the city's culture

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