Indonesia's new capital, in the southeast of Kalimantan, has been decided to be called Nusantara, which means "archipelago." National Development Planning Minister Suharso Monoarfa made the announcement Monday at a government meeting on the issue of relocating the country's capital.
"I have received confirmation and a directive from President [Joko Widodo], the new capital will be called Nusantara," CNA television quoted the minister as saying. According to him, "the name is widely known outside Indonesia and briefly describes the state as an archipelago."
President Widodo announced plans to move Indonesia's capital from Jakarta in 2019. Nearly $32 billion was allocated for this purpose. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the project was suspended; it is scheduled to resume in two years.
Indonesia is located on the world's largest archipelago, which consists of 18 thousand islands.
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