What will it take to move Indonesia's capital - and is it even possible?

It's the question on the lips of Indonesians and experts as the Government mulls over a plan to move the capital from the overcrowded Jakarta.

Indonesia mulls over a plan to move the capital from the overcrowded Jakarta. Source: AAP/EPA/MAST IRHAM

It's an idea that has been discussed since the foundation of modern Indonesia in the 1940s, but it's never been acted upon.

Now, Indonesia's Planning Minister says the President has taken the first steps to move Indonesia's capital from Jakarta.

Joko Widodo casting his ballot on April 17. Source: AAP

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said it's been a long time coming.

"The idea to move the capital city appeared long ago since [the first president] Sukarno's era. In fact, the idea always comes up during each and every Presidential term," he said.

"It has never been decided or discussed in a planned and mature manner."

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