Semarang
city in Central Java Province, Indonesia
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Summary
Semarang is a city of Indonesia[1]. Semarang draws 1,783 Wikipedia views per month (city of indonesia category, ranking #11 of 91).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Central Java[3]
- Country: Indonesia[4]
- Head of government: Agustina Wilujeng Pramestuti[5]
- Instance of: Kotapraja[6]
- Official language: Indonesian[7]
- Shares border with: Demak[8], Semarang[9], Kendal[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Semarang Tengah[11], Gayamsari[12], Pedurungan[13], Candisari[14], Tembalang[15], West Semarang[16], Ngaliyan[17], North Semarang[18], East Semarang[19], Genuk[20], Gunungpati[21], Mijen[22], Banyumanik[23], Tugu[24]
- Twinned administrative body: Samarinda[25], Da Nang[26], Brisbane[27], Fuzhou[28]
- Legislative body: Semarang City Regional House of Representatives[29]
- Executive body: Q114187346[30]
- Highest judicial authority: District Court of Semarang[31]
- Postal code: 50100–50200[32]
- Commons category: Semarang[33]
- Local dialing code: 24[34]
- Inception: May 2, 1547[35]
- Official website: http://semarangkota.go.id[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Semarang[37]
- Population: 1,621,384[38], 1,506,924[39], 1,555,984[40]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Semarang[41]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[42]
- Capital of: Central Java[43]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[44]
- Official name: Kotapraja Semarang[45], Kota Semarang[46]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Semarang[47]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Semarang[48]
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Physical Characteristics
Semarang covers an area of 373.78 km²[49]. Semarang sits at an elevation of 4 m[50].
Why It Matters
Semarang has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Semarang is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]