Nusantara Becomes The Name Of The New Capital City, This Is What It Means

Minister of National Development Planning (PPN)/Head of Bappenas Suharso Monoarfa/ PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - The government has agreed on the name Nusantara as the name of the State Capital (IKN). The Minister of National Development Planning (PPN)/Head of Bappenas, Suharso Monoarfa, explained the meaning of the chosen word Nusantara.

"Nusantara is a concept of actualization of the geographical area of a country in which there are islands united by the ocean", said Suharso at the DPR (House of Representatives) building, Monday, January 17.

According to him, the islands united by the sea show that the Indonesian nation is a maritime country. Then it was revealed an acknowledgment of geographical diversity based on cultural, ethnic, and ethnic diversity.

"So Nusantara is a unitary concept that is willing to accommodate pluralism", he said.

Suharso said the name Nusantara also implies the reality of Indonesia. "Through the name Nusantara, it reveals the reality of Indonesia", he explained.

Previously, the Special Committee for the Draft Law on the State Capital (Pansus RUU IKN) agreed on the state capital in East Kalimantan to be named Nusantara. The Special Committee also agreed that IKN Nusantara would be at the same level as the province.

"We can agree on article 1 number 2, so the capital city of the archipelago, hereinafter referred to as the capital city of the archipelago, is a regional government unit that is special at the provincial level, whose territory is the seat of the state capital as stipulated by this law", said Deputy Chair of the Special Committee, Saan Mustopa, during a working committee meeting to discuss the new national capital, Monday, January 17.

"I want us to agree on this first, we will knock. The government will explain later", he continued.

Saan also reminded the government to provide a more detailed explanation regarding the reasons for naming Nusantara as the nation's capital city.

"When it comes to terms, the government must have thought about it, contemplated, looking for the best words left and right. We just have to ask the government for an explanation why it is called Nusantara, do you agree?", said Saan.