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2024 Indonesian law, moved capital to Nusantara From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Special Region of Jakarta Act[1] (Indonesian: Undang-Undang Provinsi Daerah Khusus Jakarta) is a law which declared that Jakarta is no longer the capital of Indonesia. With the law's passing, Nusantara officially becomes Indonesia's new capital beginning on 25 April 2024, with Jakarta's status as "Special Capital Region" being revoked.[2][3] The law turned Jakarta into a "Special Region" for economic and trading purposes.[4]
UU Provinsi Daerah Khusus Jakarta | |
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People's Representative Council | |
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Citation | Law No. 2/2024 |
Territorial extent | Jakarta, with extension of Bogor Regency, Tangerang Regency, Bekasi Regency, Cianjur Regency, Bogor, Tangerang City, South Tangerang, and Bekasi City |
Passed by | People's Representative Council |
Passed | 28 March 2024 |
Commenced | 25 April 2024 |
Legislative history | |
Bill title | RUU Daerah Khusus Jakarta (Bill on Special Region of Jakarta) |
Introduced | 5 December 2023 |
Repeals | |
Law No. 29/2007 (Special Capital Region of Jakarta Act) | |
Related legislation | |
State Capital Act 2023 Law on State Capital | |
Status: In force |
Of the nine political parties in the House of Representatives that passed the bill, only the Prosperous Justice Party rejected the passage of the law.[5]
After the passage of the State Capital Act 2023, the Indonesian government and People's Representative Council discussed Jakarta's future for when the capital is moved to Nusantara. On 5 December 2023, the People's Representative Council submitted the "Bill on Special Region of Jakarta". The main contents of the bill were:[6]
Regarding the governor and deputy governor being presidentially appointed posts, the PDI-P, Golkar, National Awakening Party, Nasdem, Prosperous Justice Party, Democratic Party, and National Mandate Party objected to the change. The government, through the Ministry of Home Affairs, also voiced their rejection as the change being undemocratic.[7]
When the law finally passed on 28 April 2024, much of its content was revised from the original bill. The main contents are:[8]
Article 55 of the law mandated the formation of Agglomerated Regions Council (Indonesian: Dewan Kawasan Aglomerasi).[1] The council will regulate the development of Agglomerated Regions of Jakarta, which would consist of Jakarta and its satellites: Bogor Regency, Tangerang Regency, Bekasi Regency, Cianjur Regency, Bogor, Tangerang City, South Tangerang, and Bekasi.[9] The formation of this council was required because prior the formation the council, Jakarta's environmental and transportation problems were divided into Jakarta, Bogor, and Bekasi's local governments. Moreover, different ruling political factions and views between the three local governments caused difficulties in enacting the changes.[10] Dirgantara In the original bill, it was mentioned that the Agglomerated Regions Council would be chaired by Vice President of Indonesia ex officio.[11] However, in the law form, the office will be filled by a president-appointed official.[9]
Due to the law, Jakarta no longer served as the de jure Indonesian capital. Article 73 of the law stated that the capital remained in Jakarta de facto until Nusantara was properly established for administrative purposes.[1] The move to Nusantara was expected to occur by 16 August 2024.[12]
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