Ridwan Kamil Reveals The Facts That Jakarta Was Never Designed To Be The Capital Of The State

West Java Governor RIdwan Kamil/Photo: Antara

BANDUNG - Governor of West Java (Jabar) Ridwan Kamil said that based on historical studies, it was known that Jakarta was not prepared to become the nation's capital because, based on history, there were three locations surveyed to become the capital city, namely Bandung, Malang and Surabaya. in colonial times Batavia was not suitable as the capital city. When there was a pandemic called malaria, there were thousands of deaths, so it was decided by the colonial government to move the capital city in a survey in three locations, Malang, Surabaya, Bandung, Bandung is chosen by all calculations, "said Ridwan Kamil in his official statement, Wednesday, January 26. The plan of the colonial government at that time to move the capital city to Bandung was proven by starting to move government offices to military headquarters. Headquarters in Bandung moved the Ministry of ESD That's why there is a geology museum," he said.

"However, Japan arrived quickly. The colonial government's version of the capital city of the country was cut off by historical destiny. So Jakarta was never designed as a capital city," continued Ridwan Kamil. As a result, Jakarta has developed into a dominant economic engine and has taken on many very large roles." The Republic of Indonesia has never had a history of designing its capital city that is fundamentally true and represents all national values, it has never existed in Jakarta. role as a city of business, city of government, city of education," he added. by a political-economic demonstration," he said For example, the plan to move the nation's capital, Ridwan Kamil assessed that the proposal had come since the time of President Soekarno. Bung Karno only chose Palangkaraya," he said. "Where in Kalimantan there are no volcanoes far from the sea, so in defense theory, if a country attacks from the sea, it must be far away, it's finally decided now, maybe there are other considerations," he concluded.