Cheribon

Cirebon City Kota Cirebon Caruban Cheribon
City
Other transcription(s)
• Sundanese	ᮊᮧᮒ ᮎᮤᮛᮨᮘᮧᮔ᮪
• Hanacaraka	ꦕꦶꦫꦺꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀
Clockwise, from top left : Kejaksan Railway Station, Kanoman Palace, Former building of the British-American-Tobacco, Krucuk roundabout, Sunan Gunung Jati cemetery site
Seal
Nickname(s): Kota Udang (City of Shrimps) Kota Wali (City of Wali)
Motto: "Gemah Ripah Loh Jinawi" (Serene, Prosperous, Abundantly Fertile)
Cirebon City Location of Cirebon in Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°43′S 108°34′E / 6.717°S 108.567°E / -6.717; 108.567Coordinates: 6°43′S 108°34′E / 6.717°S 108.567°E / -6.717; 108.567
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Java
Government
• Mayor	Drs. Nasrudin Azis, S.H.
Area
• City	37.36 km2 (14.42 sq mi)
• Metro	1,021.88 km2 (394.55 sq mi)
Population (2014 Estimate)
• City	318,741
• Density	8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
• Metro	2,541,830
• Metro density	2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)
Area code	+62 231
License plate	E
Website	www.cirebonkota.go.id

Nickname(s): Kota Udang
(City of Shrimps)

Cirebon (formerly referred to as Cheribon in English) is a port city on the north coast of the Indonesian island of Java. It is located in the province of West Java near the provincial border with Central Java, approximately 297 km east of Jakarta, at 6°43′S 108°34′E / 6.717°S 108.567°E / -6.717; 108.567. The urban core of Cirebon is very small in extent, however, its dense suburbs sprawl into the surrounding regency; the official metropolitan area encompasses this regency as well as the city, and covers an area of 1,021.88 km², with a 2010 Census population of 2,366,340.

The seat of a former Sultanate, the city's West and Central Java border location have seen its history influenced by both Sundanese and Javanese culture as well as Chinese.

Being on the border of "Sunda" (i.e., West Java) and "Jawa" (i.e., Central Java), many of Cirebon's residents speak a dialect that is a mix of Sundanese and Javanese. It is thought that the word "cirebon" derives from the Javanese word, caruban, meaning "mixed", a reference to the city's mix of Sundanese, Javanese, Chinese, and Arabic cultural elements. Alternatively, it could be derived from the Sundanese words of "Ci" (water or river) and "Rebon" ("shrimp"). (Indeed, the main production of the city is fishery including shrimps).