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Central Java

Province

Central Java is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. Its mid-2025 estimated population was 38,233,930 across an area of 34,347.43 square kilometers. 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
Capital
Semarang 1
Population
38,233,930 1
2025 figure from Central Java's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
34,347.43 1
Admission Year
1945 1
Latitude
7.5 degrees south 1
Longitude
110 degrees east 1
Connections

Adjacent To

Special Region of Yogyakarta, States or Territories

Associated With

Indonesia, Countries

Central Java is a province of Indonesia.

Source Central Java (Wikipedia)
Semarang, Cities

semarang is associated with central-java.

Source Semarang (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Semarang, Cities

semarang is the capital of central-java.

Source Semarang (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Javanese

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: JavaneseLeadtier 3
Quote, Lead
The Javanese (Javanese: ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦗꦮ, romanised: Wong Jåwå (in the ngoko register), ꦠꦶꦪꦁꦗꦮꦶ, Tiyang Jawi (in the krama register); Indonesian: Orang Jawa) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the central and eastern part of Java island, which covers most of the administrative areas of the provinces of Central Java, East Java, and the Special Region of Yogyakarta.
Sources
1. Central Java (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Central Java (Indonesian: Jawa Tengah, Javanese: ꦗꦮꦶꦠꦺꦔꦃ, romanized: Jawi Tengah) is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang.
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Semarang
  • Lead section
    It has a total area of 34,347.43 km2, with a population of 36,516,035 at the 2020 Census making it the third-most populous province in both Java and Indonesia after West Java and East Java. The official population estimate in mid-2025 was 38,233,930 (comprising 19,203,430 males and 19,030,500 females), still increasing at the rate of 330,000 per year.
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 34,347.43 km2 (13,261.62 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    7.500 S 110.000 E
  • Infobox: established_date
    19 August 1945
  • Part Of: Indonesia, Lead paragraph
    Jawi Tengah) is a province of Indonesia,
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Wikidata: Central Java
Wikidata Q3557, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source

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