Cilegon

Cilegon
City
City of Cilegon
Kota Cilegon
Name transcription(s)
 • Sundaneseᮎᮤᮜᮨᮌᮧᮔ᮪
Flag of Cilegon
Flag
Coat of arms of Cilegon
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Steel City
Motto(s): 
Akur Sedulur Jujur Adil Makmur
(Get along with fellows; honest, fair, and prosperous)
Location within Banten
Location within Banten
Cilegon is located in Java
Cilegon
Cilegon
Location in Java and Indonesia
Cilegon is located in Indonesia
Cilegon
Cilegon
Cilegon (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°00′10″S 106°00′40″E / 6.002685°S 106.011202°E / -6.002685; 106.011202
Country Indonesia
RegionJava
Province Banten
Administrative City1987
Municipality27 April 1999
City4 September 1999 [1]
Government
 • MayorHelldy Agustian
 • Vice MayorSanuji Pentamarta
Area
 • Total162.51 km2 (62.75 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total470,378
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
 [2]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Postcodes
42400
Area code(+62) 254
Websitecilegon.go.id

Cilegon (Indonesian: Kota Cilegon, Sundanese: ᮎᮤᮜᮨᮌᮧᮔ᮪) is a major coastal industrial city in Banten province, Indonesia, covering 162.51 km2 (62.75 sq mi). It is located on the island of Java. The city had a population of 374,464 at the 2010 Census[3] and 434,896 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 470,378.[2]

Among the factories located in Cilegon are the Krakatau Steel Company, a vital company in Indonesia, which produces steel for industrial (domestic and foreign) needs, and the Asahimas Chemical Company. The nickname for Cilegon is "Steel City" since the city is the largest steel producer in Southeast Asia, about 6 million tons of steel produced each year in the Industrial Area Krakatau Steel, Cilegon. Additionally Cilegon is one of the vital assets of the state, because in this town there is a wide range of important objects such as the Merak Harbour, the Krakatau Steel Industrial Zone (including the PT. Krakatau Steel Tbk, Asahimas, Siemens, KS - POSCO joint venture, Chandra Asri, and Pertamina), PLTU Suralaya, Power plant Krakatau, Krakatau Tirta Industrial Water Treatment Plant, the Sunda Strait Bridge Construction (Lot Plan) & Sunda Strait Industrial Zones.

Photos of Groepsportret van leerlingen van de H.I.S. in Tjilegon (Cilegon), West-Java.
  1. ^ "Selayang Pandang tentang Kota Cilegon". Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  2. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kota Cilegon Dalam Angka 2024 (sum of the returns in the district Katalogs referenced below)
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.