History Of The name “Jakarta”

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Know about the origin of the name of Jakarta. Starting from a small port at the mouth of the Ciliwung River about 500 years ago. For centuries, the city has grown into a bustling center of international trade. History of Jakarta known through inscriptions such as Tarumanegara royal property, and the kingdom of Srivijaya Sunda. Data from wikipedia mentions that initially the Sunda Kelapa (known as Kalapa) is one of the ports belong to the kingdom of the thousands of Hindu named Sunda cities Pakuan Pajajaran (now Bogor). In addition to Sunda Kelapa port, Sunda kingdom also has several other ports such as the port ofBantam, Pontang, Cigede, Tamgara and Cimanuk. However, Sunda Kelapa port is considered as the most important because it has a relatively short travel time from the capital of the kingdom and is a busy port of pepper.

The Portuguese are a great group of Europeans first came to Bandar Kalapa. then the city was attacked by Fatahillah, from a kingdom which is not far from the Kalapa. Then Fatahillah change the name to Jayakarta Sunda Kalapa on June 22, 1527. Date is defined as the day of birth of Jakarta. Late 16th-century Dutch people then came and then the master Jayakarta. Dated May 30, 1619 brought the leadership of JP Coen Dutch managed to seize and occupy Jayakarta once changed his name to Batavia – taken from the name of the Celtic tribes who once lived in the Netherlands at the time of the Romans. Governmental activities centered in a field which is located approximately 500 meters from the port. Then the Dutch built town hall, which is the position of the center of the city government of Batavia. Increasingly rapid growth impact on the environment easily damaged, so the Dutch authorities to move the center of government higher lying areas. The area was then called Weltevreden.

During the Japanese occupation (1942-1945), the name changed again to Jakarta Batavia. In 1966, Jakarta Capital gain official name of the Republic of Indonesia. Jakarta also earned the nickname “City of 1001 Names” because of the name change, in addition to the Jakarta area is divided into 6 (5 municipality and the district administrative thousand islands).