Located in the northwest shore of Java Island, Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, is the largest city in SE Asia and a renowned harbor in the world. Jalan Thamrin in the newly developed area is the main avenue of Jakarta, which is wide, clean and lined with modern skyscrapers and exclusive shopping malls. It is the "Wall Street" of Indonesia where banks and big companies gather.

Travel Guide

Climate: tropical rainforest climate

Language: Indonesian

Telephone Code: 62(Country Code)

Currency: IDR

Embassy/Consulate：

• Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia

Add.：No. 4, Dong Zhi Men Wai Da Jie, Chaoyang District

Tel：65325489

Fax：65325368 65325782

• Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia  in Guangzhou

Add.：Room 1201－1223, 2nd Floor, West Building, Dong Fang Hotel, 120 Liu Hua Road, Guangzhou 510016

Tel：020－86018772, 86018790, 86018850, 86018870

Fax：020－86018773, 86018722

District：Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan

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Jakarta belongs to tropical rainforest climate, with mean annual temperature of 27℃. Affected by the equator, west season wind prevails in Jakarta from November to April of the next year, and east season wind prevails from May to October. In Jakarta, the mean annual precipitation is 2,000mm, and the precipitation in January is the most.

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1. Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII)

Introduction:The TMII is the impeccable miniature of landscapes and buildings of different styles from 27 Indonesian provinces. Here, you can appreciate Sumatra's tropical scenery and get a view of sublime, quiet, and elegant white temple and the world-famous Barabudur stupa on the Java Island. Also, you can roam about in the "Tropical Virgin Forest" on the Irian Jaya Island where you can have a view of ancient and obsolete canoe, thatched shed made of trunks, and resplendent and shining palace in the coco jungle etc.

2. The National Monument

Introduction:Located in the downtown, the National Monument (height: 132m) is the highest building in Jakarta, and on its tower top there is a Torch of Freedom made of 35kg gold. If arriving at the tower top by elevator, you will hold high-rise buildings, wide streets, shuttling cars, verdant trees and fresh flowers in a single glance.

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In downtown of Jakarta, the traffic network is accessible from all directions, but traffic jam is still a hard nut in the city, particularly in the business district of the downtown. However, dedicated bus is basically free from the traffic jam's influence when it runs along trunk roads in the downtown, and so it is a very convenient traffic tool for tourists.

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1. Airport Name

Soekarno-Hatta International Airport

2. Basic Information

Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is 20km to the west of Jakarta, and it serves as the transport hub of Garuda Indonesian Airways. Since it hosts lots of international airways, the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport accordingly becomes one of the Asia's transfer centers. In 2007, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport was selected into the "World 35 Busiest Airports". The next year, it was rated as the world's 8th most characteristic airport.

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