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Indonesia is building its new capital, photos

Indonesia is building its new capital Nusantara in Sepaku, Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan.

The new capital city will cover an area of 56,180 hectares in East Kalimantan Province, although this raises concerns about both the effects the city's development could cause on the environment and the impact it could have on indigenous peoples.

According to the head of the Nusantara Capital City Authority, Bambang Susantono, the new capital is expected to replace Jakarta in the first half of 2024.

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Indonesia's new capital city
Indonesia is building its new capital Nusantara in Sepaku, Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan. The location is on the island of Borneo, many kilometres away from the current capital Jakarta.
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The territorial extent
The new capital will cover an area of 56,180 hectares in the province of East Kalimantan, although this raises concerns about both the effects the city's development might cause on the environment and the impact it might have on indigenous peoples.
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When the new capital is expected to be ready
According to the head of the Nusantara Capital City Authority, Bambang Susantono, the new capital is expected to replace Jakarta in the first half of 2024.
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Why was it chosen to move the capital
The desire to relocate the Indonesian capital was dictated above all by the fact that Jakarta, currently home to more than 30 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, has suffered so many severe infrastructure problems and flooding that experts claim that by 2050 one third of the city could be covered by water.
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Environmentalists' concern
Environmentalists are particularly concerned about the construction of the new capital. It is predicted that the forest area could shrink by 12% before 2050 and that several animal species such as Bornean orangutans and nasal monkeys could be reduced by a third.
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