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Semarang

Semarang
City
Other transcription(s)
 • Hanacaraka ꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ
 • Chinese 三寶瓏
 • Pinyin Sān bǎo lǒng
Becak Tugu Muda Semarang Central Java.jpg
Lawang sewu (2013).jpg
Mesjid Agung Semarang 2009.jpg Sam Po Kong Temple Semarang Indonesia.jpg Exterior of Blenduk Church, Semarang, 2014-06-18.jpg
Clockwise from top:
Tugu Muda monument, Old Town area of Semarang, Blenduk Church, Sam Poo Kong temple, Great Mosque of Central Java and Lawang Sewu
Official seal of Semarang
Seal
Nickname(s): Venetië van Java, Lumpia City
Motto: Semarang Kota ATLAS
Semarang is located in Indonesia
Semarang
Semarang
Location of Semarang in Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°58′S 110°25′E / 6.967°S 110.417°E / -6.967; 110.417Coordinates: 6°58′S 110°25′E / 6.967°S 110.417°E / -6.967; 110.417
Country Indonesia
Province Central Java
Government
 • Mayor Hendrar Prihadi
Area
 • City 373.78 km2 (144.32 sq mi)
 • Metro 1,643.4 km2 (634.5 sq mi)
Elevation 4 m (13 ft)
Population (2010 Census)
 • City 1,555,984
 • Density 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
 • Metro 3,183,516
 • Metro density 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Semarangian
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Area code(s) +6224
License plate H
Website www.semarangkota.go.id
Semarang
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 三寶壟
Simplified Chinese 三宝垄
Javanese name
Javanese ꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ

Semarang (formerly Dutch: Samarang, Indonesian: Kota Semarang), is a city on the north coast of the island of Java, Indonesia. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Central Java.

It has an area of 373.78 square kilometres (144.32 sq mi) and a population of approximately 1.8 million people, making it Indonesia's fifth most populous city and the fifth largest Indonesian city after Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, and Medan. The built-up (metro) area had 3,183,516 inhabitants at the 2010 census spread on 2 cities and 26 districts. Greater Semarang (a.k.a. Kedungsapur) has a population of close to 6 million (see Greater Semarang section), and is located at 6°58′S 110°25′E / 6.967°S 110.417°E / -6.967; 110.417. A major port during the Dutch colonial era, and still an important regional center and port today, the city has a dominant Javanese population.

Demak Sultanate 1547-1554
Kingdom of Pajang 1568-1587
 Mataram Sultanate 1587-1705
 Dutch East India Company 1705-1799
 Dutch East Indies 1800-1942
 Empire of Japan 1942-1945
 Dutch East Indies 1945-1949
United States of Indonesia 1949-1950
 Indonesia 1950-present


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