Removing Indonesia's Capital City

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Moving Indonesia’s Capital City: Pros and Cons 1. Introduction The idea to move the capital city of Indonesia from Jakarta to other city in Indonesia is not a new thing in society again because it has been proposed years ago by some ex-presidents, Soekarno, Soeharto, Megawati Soekarno Putri and so does Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the president of Indonesia now . Actually, Indonesia’s capital city has ever been moved some times about 1945-1950, from Jakarta-DI Yogyakarta-Bukit Tinggi (West Sumatera)-Jakarta. The movement is because of the political problems happening in Indonesia which has not been stable at that time. Now the problems are very complex not only about political problems but also about environments, economy, demography, etc. But, it is not easy to decide ‘yes’ or ‘no’ because moving Jakarta to other cities as the capital city of Indonesia not only makes many pros but also many contras from all elements of society in Indonesia. 2. Body Jakarta as the capital city of Indonesia is too crowded compared to other big cities in Indonesia such as Medan, Palangkaraya, Manado, Balikpapan, Papua, etc. According to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), total population rate of Jakarta have reached 9.6 million, or 4 percent of the Indonesia’s total population of 237.6 million. Furthermore, this amount will improve in the afternoon where people from outside Jakarta come to work because Jakarta as a megapolitan city provides many requirements for them. Urban management expert Bianpoen said “Jakarta has reached its capacity, and now only the upper echelons of society enjoy quality living standards”. Moreover Jakarta is located in Javanese Island which is the most populous islands in Indonesia compared to Sumatera, Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Nusa Tenggara, and Papua. So, to make the population distribution in Indonesia prevalent, especially among Java and other
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