Jakarta
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- Country
- Indonesien
- Continent
- Asia
- Population
- 10.562.000 (2020)
- Hashtag
- #JakartaEPrix
With a population of 34 million, the "Special Capital Region Jakarta" is the second largest metropolitan area in the world. The political, economic and cultural center of Indonesia lies only a few meters above sea level in the north of the island of Java. Heavy rainfalls during the tropical monsoon cause flooding time and again.
Since the twelfth century, Jakarta has risen to become an important hub for spice trade. In 1619, the trading center was burned down by Dutch troops and reestablished as the capital of the colony of the Dutch Indies. Colonial rule ended in the 1940s, when Japanese forces first captured the city during World War II and President Sukarno finally declared Indonesia's independence on August 17, 1945.
In June 2020, Formula E was to race in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta for the first time. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the race was cancelled. The E-Prix premiere finally took place on June 4, 2022. After a second event in 2023, this time as a double-header, Jakarta did not appear on the Formula E racing calendar in 2024 for political reasons.
