Indonesia announces the capital move to East Kalimantan
President Joko Widodo announced that the capital would relocate from Jakarta to a site in East Kalimantan, citing Jakarta's congestion, flooding and subsidence. Legislation establishing the new capital followed in January 2022.
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Reporting on Nusantara's construction, budget and status, 2025–2026
Supports the account of Nusantara as of 2026: an executive core reported near-complete by the project authority, roughly 800 of 6,600 planned hectares of the government area developed, a resident population in the low tens of thousands, sharply reduced state funding for 2026, the reframing of the site as a "political capital", and a presidential move discussed for 2028. V55 verification basis: international reporting quoting officials and the project authority; no Indonesian budget or IKN Authority document was opened.
NPR; Agence France-Presse via France 24 · 2026-04 · Partly verified
NPR, "Indonesia's capital of the future faces doubts in the present" (16 April 2026); AFP, "Indonesia's delayed new capital risks 'white elephant' status" (September 2025)
Recorded on Nusantara
- Indonesia announces the capital move to East Kalimantan
- Independence Day is marked at Nusantara
- World Urbanization Prospects 2025 changes the measurement
- Nusantara's funding is cut and its status downgraded
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