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New Capital City of Indonesia

February 2, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Indonesia is planning to move its capital from Jakarta in Java to a new city in East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The move is in part to relieve pressure on traffic-clogged Jakarta, which is sinking, polluted and crowded. A new capital city would also be a way of symbolically centralising the government, which […]

Filed Under: Indonesia Tagged With: borneo, indonesia, jakarta, kalimantan, new city

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