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Cirebon

South-eastern Asia

Cirebon is a port city on the northern coast of Java, Indonesia, approximately 297 kilometers east of Jakarta, straddling the border between West and Central Java, so that its history has been shaped by both Sundanese and Javanese culture as well as Arab and Chinese influence. The 2020 census recorded 333,303 residents in the city itself, with mid-2025 estimates at 347,537, while its wider metropolitan area, spanning 1,114.64 square kilometers, had 2,603,924 residents in 2020.

Facts
Population
347,537 1
Area (sq km)
37.36 2
Founding Year
1388 2
Elevation (m)
8 2
Latitude
6.73969 degrees south 2
Longitude
108.552968 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Sea Level 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+07:00 3
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Empal gentong

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Source Empal gentong (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
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Empal gentong is a spicy Indonesian curry-like beef soup originating in Cirebon, West Java.
Nasi jamblang

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Source Nasi jamblang (Wikipedia)Lead [in-cuisine]
Quote, Lead [in-cuisine]
is a typical food of Cirebon, West Java.
Nasi lengko

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Source Nasi lengko (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a typical dish in Cirebon, Indramayu, Brebes, Tegal and surrounding areas
Sources
1. Cirebon (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
It had a population of 296,389 at the 2010 census and 333,303 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 347,537 (comprising 174,364 males and 173,173 females).
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2. Cirebon (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1388-12-31T00:00:00Z
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -6.73969, longitude 108.552968
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 8 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 37.36 sq km
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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3. GeoNames: Cirebon - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1646170
    -6.7063 108.557 P PPL ID 30 3274 344851 8 Asia/Jakarta
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 8 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, 108.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.75, 108.75
-6.75 108.75 Am
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Wikidata: Cirebon
Wikidata Q10395, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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