The History of Anniversary Jakarta Every June 22

VoxPop – Today, June 22 is the of 495^th anniversary Jakarta. In order to enliven the Anniversary of Jakarta, people of Jakarta and its surroundings can enjoy various concerts, art exhibitions, and free tourist tickets.

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The Special Capital Region of Jakarta is the nation's capital and the largest city in Indonesia. Jakarta is the only city in Indonesia that has provincial-level status. Jakarta is located on the northwest coast of Java Island.

Jakarta has an area of about 664.01 square kilometer (ocean: 6,977.5 km²), with a population of 10,557,810 people (2019). The Jakarta metropolitan area or locally known as JABODETABEK with a population of about 28 million people, is the largest metropolitan area in Southeast Asia or the second in the world.

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The History of Jakarta Anniversary

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More than 400 years ago, in 1527, the Demak-Cirebon troops led by Fatahillah succeeded in expelling the Portuguese from Jakarta, which at that time was still called Sunda Kelapa.

Prince Fatahillah of Demak managed to seize Sunda Kelapa and changed the name to Jayakarta on June 22. So, this date is commemorated as the anniversary of the City of Jakarta.

Jayakarta at that time had a name change to Batavia when the VOC controlled this area in 1619. Historically the name Batavia has a very long-life span, which is up to three centuries (1619-1942).

When the Japanese occupation of Indonesia began in 1942, Batavia was changed to Djakarta or Djakarta Tokubetsu Shi. Then, after Indonesia's independence on August 17, 1945, the name Jakarta was still used by leaving the Japanese name.

In the period of the Tarumanegara Kingdom, Jakarta, which still uses the name Sunda Kelapa, grew into a trading center city. Thanks to the abundance of trade results that made the Portuguese interested in building a fort in Sunda Kelapa.

However, before the plan was realized, Prince Fatahillah first captured Sunda Kelapa in 1527 and changed its name to Jayakarta.

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Trade in Jayakarta became more and more crowded, resulting in competition among European traders, especially the Portuguese, Dutch and British. The Europeans competed with each other for concessions from local authorities. The concession was to establish a trading office.