Nusantara, Indonesia
Nusantara is a town of 147,430 people in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, founded in 2022.
Why visit Nusantara
Townapedia lists 36 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 17 places to eat, 9 places to stay and 6 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Balang Island Bridge and Taman Kusuma Bangsa.
Weather in Nusantara
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About Nusantara
Nusantara, officially Nusantara Capital City (Indonesian: Ibu Kota Nusantara, abbreviated IKN), is a city under construction that, upon completion, is planned to be the capital city of Indonesia. It occupies land in the East Kalimantan regencies of Penajam North Paser (where the Main Governmental Zone is being built) and Kutai Kartanegara on the east coast of the island of Borneo. Nusantara is planned to be its own national capital region (Indonesian: daerah khusus ibu kota negara) at the provincial level, replacing Jakarta to save the city from overpopulation and land sinking. Nusantara is adjacent to the port city of Balikpapan, which serves as the main gateway to the new capital.
From the Wikipedia article Nusantara (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Nusantara on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do6
Balang Island Bridge
Bridge · 15.5 km
Bridge in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Museums and landmarks36
24 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes17
Warung Pecel Nganjuk Mbah Di, IKN
Restaurant · Indonesian · 4.8 km
1 Jalan Samboja - Semoi - Petung, Penajam Paser Utara
Mo-Sa 07:00-21:00
5 more on the map.
Where to stay9
Churches and places of worship21
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries16
Healthcare14
Map of Nusantara
128 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 39 km away.
- Balikpapan 35 km south, about 35 min by car
- Loa Janan 61 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Samarinda 72 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Muarajawa 76 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Joko Widodo planting tree in Sumbu Kebangsaan, December 2023, BPMI President's Secretariat/Muchlis Jr, Public domain
- Balai Kota Nusantara, Nusantarakita, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pulau balang bridge, Nusantara city gov. office, Public domain
- Bus Listrik IKN, Nusantarakita, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Balai Kota IKN, Dian Rana, CC BY-SA 4.0
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