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Semarang

South-eastern Asia

Semarang is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,722,421 1
Area (sq km)
373.78 1
Founding Year
1547 1
1547, when Sultan Hadiwijaya of Pajang declared Pandan Arang as the first bupati of Semarang.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
4 2
Latitude
6.99 degrees south 1
Longitude
110.4225 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+07:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Central Java, States or Territories

semarang is associated with central-java.

Source Semarang (Wikipedia)
Indonesia, Countries
Source Semarang (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Central Java, States or Territories

semarang is the capital of central-java.

Source Semarang (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Lumpia semarang

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Lumpia semarang (Wikipedia)Lead sentence [origin-region]
Quote, Lead sentence [origin-region]
the origin of this spring roll is from Semarang, Central Java

Site Of

Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappijtier 2
Sources
1. Semarang (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Semarang (Javanese: ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ, Kutha Semarang) is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    1,722,421
  • Lead section
    It has an area of 373.78 km2 (144.32 sq mi) and had a population of 1,555,984 at the 2010 census and 1,653,524 at the 2020 census, making it Indonesia's ninth most populous city after Jakarta, Surabaya, Bekasi, Bandung, Medan, Depok, Tangerang and Palembang; the official population estimate as at mid 2025 was 1,722,421 (comprising 851,637 males and 870,784 females).
  • Infobox, Area
    373.78
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    6.99000S 110.42250E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    6.99000S 110.42250E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1547
  • Associated With: Indonesia, Infobox, Country
    Indonesia
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2. Semarang (Wikidata)
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 4 m
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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3. GeoNames: Semarang - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1627896
    -6.99306 110.42083 P PPLA ID 07 3374 1694740 18 Asia/Jakarta
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 18 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.75, 110.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.75, 110.25
-6.75 110.25 Am
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Wikidata: Semarang
Wikidata Q11025, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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