Do you know the origins of the city of Jakarta

Jakarta is the capital of the Republic of Indonesia is located on the island of Java precisely the northwest part of Java. Jakarta is the center of government and as a metropolitan city with large population densities. Jakarta has an area of ​​approximately 661.52 km ² (oceans: 6977.5 km ²), with a total population of 9.65 million inhabitants.  

Before becoming a big city Jakarta is the port city. I wrote this little history of Jakarta city. Jakarta was first known as one of the named port of Sunda Sunda kingdom Coconuts, located at the mouth of the River Ciliwung. The capital of the Kingdom of Sunda, known as Dayeuh Pakuan Pajajaran or Pajajaran (now Bogor) can be reached from the port of Sunda Kalapa for two days' journey. According to Portuguese sources, Sunda Kalapa is owned by one of the ports except the port of Sunda kingdom of Bantam, helter, Cigede, Tamgara and Cimanuk.  

Sunda Kalapa that in this text called Kalapa considered the most important ports because it can be reached from the capital city of the kingdom which is called by the name Dayo (in modern Sundanese language: dayeuh which means the capital city) within two days. Sunda kingdom itself is a continuation of the Kingdom Tarumanagara in the 5th century, so the port is estimated to have existed since the 5th century and is thought to be the capital Tarumanagara called Sundapura.

In the 12th century, the port is known as a busy port of pepper. Foreign ships coming from China, Japan, South India, and the Middle East is already docked at the port carrying goods such as porcelain, coffee, silk, cloth, incense, horses, wine, and dye in exchange for spices Spices are a commodity trading time.White Rose (1527-1619).

Portuguese is the first Europeans who came to Jakarta. In the 16th century, Surawisesa, king of Sunda request assistance Portuguese in Malacca to establish a fort in Sunda Kelapa as protection from possible attacks Cirebon that will secede from the Kingdom of Sunda. Efforts to requests for assistance to the Portuguese in Malacca Surawisesa was immortalized by the Sundanese in the story rhyme seloka Mundinglaya Dikusumah, where Surawisesa in seloka it with the name of his title is Mundinglaya. But before the establishment of the fort are taken, which assisted Demak Cirebon directly attack these ports.  

Sundanese people call this incident a tragedy, because the attack membungihanguskan port city and killed many people there, including the port port of Sunda. Determination of the anniversary of Jakarta on June 22 by Sudiro, mayor of Jakarta, in 1956 is based on the tragedy of the occupation of the port of Sunda Kalapa by Fatahillah in 1527. Fatahillah change the city name into Jayakarta which means "city of victory". Furthermore Sunan Gunung Jati from the Sultanate of Cirebon, leave the government in the White Rose to his son Maulana Hasanuddin who became sultan of Banten in Banten Sultanate. Batavia (1619-1942)Prince Jayakarta troops hand over prisoners to Prince Jayakarta Netherlands.

The Dutch came to the White Rose around the end of the 16th century, after a stopover in Jakarta in 1596. White Rose at the beginning of the 17th abat ruled by Prince Jayakarta, one of the relatives of the Sultanate of Banten. In 1619, the VOC was led by Jan Pieterszoon Coen's troops occupied the White Rose after defeating the Sultanate of Banten and then changed its name to Batavia. During the Dutch colonization, Batavia developed into a large and important city. (See Batavia). For urban development, many Dutch import slaves as workers. Most of them are from Bali, Sulawesi, Moluccas, China, and the coast of Malabar, India. Some argue that they form a community is then known as Betawi tribe. 

At that time Batavia area includes only areas currently known as Old Town in North Jakarta. Before the arrival of these slaves, there were already Sundanese people who live in public areas such as Jatinegara The White Rose. While the tribes of ethnic immigrants, at the time of kolinialisme Netherlands, forming the respective communities. So in Jakarta there are regions like the former Chinatown community, Pekojan, Kampung Melayu, Kampung Bandan, Kampung Ambon, Bali Village, and Manggarai.

On October 9, 1740, riots in Batavia with the 5000 assassination of the Chinese. With these riots, many Chinese who fled the city and take the fight against the Dutch. [15] With the completion of Koningsplein (Gambier) in 1818, growing to the south of Batavia. April 1, 1905 in the capital city of Batavia formed two townships or gemeente, namely Gemeente Batavia and Meester Cornelis. In 1920, the Dutch built town Menteng park, and the region into a new place for the top brass in the north of the Netherlands to replace Molenvliet. In 1935, Batavia and Meester Cornelis (Jatinegara) have been integrated into a region of Jakarta.

On January 1, 1926 the Dutch Government issued regulations for decentralization and deconcentration reform the system more widely. On the island of Java formed the autonomous provinces. Provincie West Java is the first province that formed the island of Java which was inaugurated by decree dated January 1, 1926. Batavia became one Provincie residency in West Java Banten addition, Buitenzorg (Bogor), Priangan, and Cirebon.