Cirebon

This article is about the city of Cirebon. For the regency, see Cirebon Regency. For the sultanate, see Sultanate of Cirebon.
Cirebon
  • Caruban
  • Cheribon
City
City of Cirebon
Kota Cirebon
Other transcription(s)
 • Sundaneseᮎᮤᮛᮨᮘᮧᮔ᮪
 • Javaneseꦕꦶꦉꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀
 • Pegonچيرٓبَون
Mausoleum of Sunan Gunung Jati
Krucuk roundabout
Flag of Cirebon
Flag
Coat of arms of Cirebon
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
Kota Udang
(City of Shrimps)
Amsterdam van Java
(Amsterdam of Java)
Motto(s): 
Gemah Ripah Loh Jinawi
(Serene, Prosperous, Abundantly Fertile)
Location within West Java
Location within West Java
Cirebon is located in Java
Cirebon
Cirebon
Location in Java and Indonesia
Cirebon is located in Indonesia
Cirebon
Cirebon
Cirebon (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°42′26″S 108°33′27″E / 6.7071°S 108.5574°E / -6.7071; 108.5574
Country Indonesia
RegionJava
Province West Java
Government
 • MayorAgus Mulyadi (acting)
Area
 • City39.48 km2 (15.24 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,116.24 km2 (430.98 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • City341,980
 • Density8,700/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,702,421
 • Metro density2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 231
License plateE
Websitecirebonkota.go.id
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Cirebon (Indonesian pronunciation: [t͡ʃirə'bɔn], formerly rendered Cheribon or Chirebon in English) is a port city on the northern coast of the Indonesian island of Java. It is the only coastal city of West Java, located about 40 km west of the provincial border with Central Java, approximately 297 km (185 mi) east of Jakarta, at 6°43′S 108°34′E / 6.717°S 108.567°E / -6.717; 108.567. It had a population of 296,389 at the 2010 census[2] and 333,303 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 341,980 (comprising 171,638 males and 170,342 females).[1]

The built-up area of Cirebon reaches out from the city and into the surrounding regency of the same name; the official metropolitan area encompasses the whole of this regency as well as the city, and covers an area of 1,116.24 km2 (430.98 sq mi), with a 2010 census population of 2,363,585; the 2020 census total was 2,603,924[3] and the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 2,702,421.[1]

Straddling the border between West and Central Java, Cirebon's history has been influenced by both Sundanese and Javanese culture as well as Arab and Chinese,[4] and is the seat of a former Sultanate.

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Cirebon Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3274)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Turner, Peter (November 1995). Java. Melbourne: Lonely Planet. p. 229. ISBN 0-86442-314-4.