Indonesia set to move to new capital

Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo plans to start working in July from Nusantara, his new capital city on the island of Borneo. The first phase of the ambitious city is 80% complete


Construction began in mid-2022 after
Joko Widodo (left) announced that Jakarta would no longer have capital status – metropolis suffers from pollution and congestion, is prone to earthquakes and is rapidly sinking


Capital region
Core government area
Samarinda
Mahakam River
EAST KALIMANTAN 
NUSANTARA CAPITAL CITY
Extended development area
Balikpapan
MAKASSAR STRAIT
Mahakam Delta
10km 6 miles

Jakarta 
INDONESIA
PACIFIC OCEAN
1,000km 620 miles


Sources: Independent, Nusantara Capital City, Reuters 
Picture: Getty Images 
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