Samarang
| Semarang | |||||||
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| • Hanacaraka | ꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ | ||||||
| • Traditional Chinese | 三寶瓏 | ||||||
| • Simplified Chinese | 三宝垄 | ||||||
| • Pinyin | Sānbǎolǒng | ||||||
Clockwise from top:
Tugu Muda monument, Great Mosque of Central Java and Lawang Sewu, Blenduk Church, Sam Poo Kong temple, Old Town area of Semarang |
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| Nickname(s): Venetië van Java, Lumpia City | |||||||
| Motto: Semarang Kota ATLAS | |||||||
 Semarang
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| Coordinates: 6°58′S 110°25′E / 6.967°S 110.417°ECoordinates: 6°58′S 110°25′E / 6.967°S 110.417°E | |||||||
| Country |
 Indonesia
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| Province |
 Central Java
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| 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 | ||||||
| Demographics | |||||||
| • Ethnic groups |
Javanese Chinese Indian Arab Sundanese Batak Madura |
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| • Religion |
Islam 86.78% Christianity 6.91% Catholic 4.97% Buddhism 0.64% Hinduism 0.10% Confucianism 0.07% Others 0.01% |
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| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) | ||||||
| Area code(s) | +6224 | ||||||
| License plate | H | ||||||
| Website | www.semarangkota.go.id | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 三寶壟 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 三宝垄 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Javanese | ꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Sānbǎolǒng |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Sâm pó lúng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | saam1 bou2 lung5 |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Saⁿ-pó-long |
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. 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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