Indonesia is moving its capital away from a sinking city
إندونيسيا تنقل عاصمتها بعيداً عن مدينة تغرق
2026-07-26
Greater Jakarta holds more than 30 million people, and parts of the city are sinking several centimetres a year as groundwater is pumped out from underneath it. North Jakarta has dropped metres in a few decades.
The government's answer is Nusantara, a new capital rising in Borneo, planned for millions of residents by mid-century. Ministries have started relocating; sceptics note that Brazil built Brasília and Rio stayed enormous anyway.
Capitals can move. Thirty million people mostly cannot. Jakarta's demographic weight will outlast its political title.
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