Why didn't Indonesia move its capital to Sumatra, opposite Singapore?

20 19 On August 26th, Indonesian President Joko joko widodo officially announced the plan to move the capital from Jakarta to San Malinda and Bali in East Kalimantan province. The new capital will cover an area of 180000 hectares (1800 square kilometers, smaller than Shenzhen). Joko Joko widodo announced: "After three years of careful study, the government has formally decided to move the capital Jakarta from Jakarta, the largest city in the country, to the eastern province of Kalimantan, and plans to start the process of moving the capital before 2024.

The relocation of the Indonesian capital is not a whim. As early as 1957, Su Jianuo, the founding president of Indonesia, proposed. In view of the future population growth, it will move to Palankaya in Kalimantan. Two other former presidents, Suharto and Susino, also proposed plans to move the capital, but none of them came true. After Zoko 20 14 was elected as Indonesian President, he also studied the issue of moving the capital.

Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world, spanning Asia and Oceania, surrounded by the equator and the ocean. It is one of the most frequent volcanoes and earthquakes in the world, with thousands of earthquakes occurring every year. Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is located in Java, the fifth largest island, and is also threatened by volcanic eruption, earthquake and tsunami.

Indonesians moved to Sammalinda and Bali in kalimantan island, mainly because these two cities are relatively developed and wealthy. Per capita GDP exceeds 1 10,000 USD, which can provide better resources, logistics and infrastructure support for the construction of the new capital. After being re-elected this year, Zoco led cabinet members to visit the candidate areas of the new capital in May, and officially announced the relocation in August.