第一资讯站A jungle-covered area on the east of Borneo island is set to be transformed into Indonesia’s new capital city.
印度尼西亚新首都将落址在婆罗洲岛东部一片丛林覆盖的地区。
Concerns over the sustainability of the congested and rapidly sinking political center of Jakarta prompted the need for a new capital. The relocation was announced Monday by President Joko Widodo.
印尼首都雅加达过于拥挤，且迅速下沉，人们对其可持续性发展充满担忧，因此迁都计划提上日程。印尼总统佐科?维多多在本周一宣布了这一计划。
根据规划，印尼新首都将在2020年到2021年间“破土动工”，并将于2024年左右将政府机关陆续迁入。
The proposed location, near the relatively underdeveloped cities of Balikpapan and Samarinda, is a far cry from the crowded powerhouse which has served as Indonesia’s financial heart since 1949 — and Widodo acknowledged that moving the country’s capital to the island will be a mammoth and expensive undertaking.
新首都选址位于相对不发达的巴厘巴板和沙马林达附近，与1949年以来一直是印尼金融中心的拥挤大都市雅加达相去甚远。维多多承认，迁都至该岛将是一项庞大而昂贵的工程。
But Jakarta’s rapid expansion in recent years has presented myriad environmental, economic and safety concerns, prompting the government to look elsewhere and ease the strain on the massive metropolis.
