Jacarta

Jacarta is not an officially defined city in common use; in most references the intended name is Jakarta, the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Jakarta is situated on the northwest coast of Java and functions as the country’s political, economic, and cultural heart. The city’s name derives from Jayakarta, from Sanskrit for "victorious deed" or "city of victory."

Jakarta is a special capital region administered as a province. It comprises several administrative municipalities and is part of the larger Jabodetabek metropolitan area, which includes surrounding regencies and cities with a population in the tens of millions. The city proper has roughly 10 to 11 million residents; the metropolitan area exceeds 30 million.

Economy and infrastructure are central to Jakarta’s role in the region. It hosts major financial centers, international businesses, and commercial districts along Jalan Sudirman and Jalan Thamrin. Soekarno–Hatta International Airport serves as a major gateway, and the Port of Tanjung Priok is the principal seaport. The city faces challenges such as traffic congestion, periodic flooding, and rapid urban development and housing pressures.

In addition to Jakarta, the term Jacarta may appear in fictional works or as a misspelling; this article notes the lack of a separate, widely recognized entity by that name. For authoritative information, the widely used reference is Jakarta, the Indonesian capital.