Java
Sign in to saveJava is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in the South East Asian country of Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, projected to have risen to 158 million by mid-2025, Java is the world's most populous island, home to approximately 56% of the Indonesian population while constituting only 7% of its land area. Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta, is on Java's northwestern coast.
AI overview
Java is the world's most populous island, located in Indonesia in Southeast Asia, bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With over 156 million people as of mid-2024—representing about 56% of Indonesia's population despite covering only 7% of its land—Java is extraordinarily densely populated and is home to Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Key facts
- Island.name
- Java
- Island.native_name
- ꦗꦮ ᮏᮝ Jawè
- Island.image_name
- Java Topography.png
- Island.image_caption
- Topography of Java
- Island.map_image
- Java_Locator.svg
- Island.location
- Southeast Asia
- Island.archipelago
- Indonesian Archipelago ---- Greater Sunda Islands
- Island.area_km2
- 132598.77
- Island.rank
- 13th
- Island.highest_mount
- Semeru
- Island.elevation_m
- 3678
- Island.country
- Indonesia
- Island.country_admin_divisions_title
Article
24 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Natural environment
- History
- ''Homo erectus'' presence
- After the arrival of modern humans
- Hindu–Buddhist kingdoms era
- Spread of Islam and rise of Islamic sultanates
- Colonial periods
- Independence
- Administration
- Demographics
- Demographic profile
- Population growth
- Ethnicity and culture
- Languages
- Religion
- Economy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in the South East Asian country of Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, projected to have risen to 158 million by mid-2025, Java is the world's most populous island, home to approximately 56% of the Indonesian population while constituting only 7% of its land area. Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta, is on Java's northwestern coast.
Many of the best known events in Indonesian history took place on Java. It was the centre of powerful Hindu-Buddhist empires, the Islamic sultanates, and the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies. Java was also the center of the Indonesian struggle for independence during the 1930s and 1940s. Java dominates Indonesia politically, economically, and culturally. Four of Indonesia's eight UNESCO world heritage sites are located in Java: Ujung Kulon National Park, Borobudur Temple, Prambanan Temple, and Sangiran Early Man Site.