In October 2018, Indonesian president Joko Widodo announced that the country’s new capital will be located in East Kalimantan province, on the island of Borneo. The decision was made after a long and careful evaluation of several potential locations.
The new capital will be called “Palangkaraya” and is expected to cost around $32 billion to build. Some of the key reasons for choosing Palangkaraya include its strategic location, its large area of land (which is important for accommodating the city’s …