Special Capital Region in Indonesia Jakarta Special Capital Region Special Capital Region of Jakarta .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}Daerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta From top, left to right: Jakarta Old Town, Hotel Indonesia Roundabout, Jakarta Skyline, Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Monumen Nasional, Merdeka Palace, Istiqlal Mosque and Jakarta Cathedral Flag Coat of arms Nickname(s): The Big Durian,[1][2] J-Town[3] Motto(s): Jaya Raya (Sanskrit) (meaning: Victorious and Great) Jakarta Location in Java and Indonesia Show map of Java Jakarta Jakarta (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia Coordinates: 6°12′S 106°49′E﻿ / ﻿6.200°S 106.817°E﻿ / -6.200; 106.817Coordinates: 6°12′S 106°49′E﻿ / ﻿6.200°S 106.817°E﻿ / -6.200; 106.817 Country Indonesia Established 397 AD[4]:116 As Jayakarta 22 June 1527[4]:154 As Batavia 4 March 1621[5] As Jakarta 8 August 1942[5] As DKI 28 August 1961[6] Government • Type Special administrative area • Governor Anies Baswedan • Deputy Governor Vacant • Legislative Jakarta Council Area • Special Capital Region 661.5 km2 (255.4 sq mi) • Metro 6,392 km2 (2,468 sq mi) Area rank 34th Elevation 8 m (26 ft) Population (2014)[7] • Special Capital Region 10,075,310 • Rank 6th • Density 14,464/km2 (37,460/sq mi) • Metro 30,214,303 • Metro density 4,383/km2 (11,350/sq mi) Demonyms Jakartan, Indonesian: warga Jakarta, orang Jakarta Time zone UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) Postal Code 1xxx0 Area code (+62) 21 Vehicle registration B HDI 0.801(Very High) HDI rank 1st (2017) GDP PPP (2016) $483.4 billion[8] Police Polda Metro Jaya Website jakarta.go.id