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Ungaran

Ungaran
Ungaran is located in Indonesia
Ungaran
Ungaran
Location of Ungaran,Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°8′17″S 110°24′18″E / 7.13806°S 110.40500°E / -7.13806; 110.40500Coordinates: 7°8′17″S 110°24′18″E / 7.13806°S 110.40500°E / -7.13806; 110.40500
Country Indonesia
Province Central Java
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 142,231
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)

Ungaran (Dutch Oenarang) is a town in Indonesia and the administrative centre of the Semarang Regency in the province of Central Java. Ungaran is located at -7° 8' 17", 110° 24' 18" at an elevation of 319 metres. It encompasses two districts (kecamatan) within the Regency - Ungaran Barat (West Ungaran) and Ungaran Timur (East Ungaran).

In the 19th-century, defensive posts were established between Semarang and Surakarta to control the trade route between the two cities. A fort known as Fort Ontmoeting was established in Ungaran.



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