Semarang | |
|---|---|
| City of Semarang Kota Semarang | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Javanese | ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ |
Semarang city skyline Aerial view of the Great Mosque of Central Java | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Venetië van Java, Lumpia City | |
| Motto(s): Kota ATLAS acronym of Aman, Tertib, Lancar, Asri, Sehat (Secure, Orderly, Swift, Beautiful, Healthy) | |
 Location within Central Java | |
| Coordinates: 06°59′24″S 110°25′21″E / 6.99000°S 110.42250°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Region | Java |
| Province |  Central Java |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu (PDI-P) |
| • Vice Mayor | Vacant |
| Area | |
| • City | 373.78 km2 (144.32 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 5,453.99 km2 (2,105.80 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • City | 1,694,740 |
| • Density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 6,760,538 |
| • Metro density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| [3] | |
| Demonym | Semarangan |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | Javanese 94.24% Chinese 3.48% Others 2.28% |
| • Religion (2024) | Islam 87.59% Christianity 11.73% - Protestant 6.8% - Roman Catholic 4.93% Buddhism 0.58% Hinduism 0.067% Confucianism and others 0.025%[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 24 |
| Vehicle registration | H |
| Nominal GDP[5] | 2023 |
| - Total |  Rp 248.902 trillion (5th)US$ 16.330 billion US$ 52.298 billion (PPP) |
| - Per capita | Rp 146,868 thousand (11th)US$ 9,635 US$ 30,859 (PPP) |
| - Metro | Rp 449.096 trillionUS$ 29.464 billionInt$ 94.362 billion (PPP) |
| - Growth | 6.0% |
| HDI (2023) | 0.844 (8th) – very high |
| Website | semarangkota |
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Semarang (Javanese: ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ) is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today. The city has been named as the cleanest tourist destination in Southeast Asia by the ASEAN Clean Tourist City Standard (ACTCS) for 2020–2022.[6]
It has an area of 373.78 km2 (144.32 sq mi) and had a population of 1,555,984 at the 2010 census[7] and 1,653,524 at the 2020 census,[8] making it Indonesia's ninth most populous city[9] after Jakarta, Surabaya, Bekasi, Bandung, Medan, Depok, Tangerang and Palembang; the official population estimate as at mid-2023 was 1,694,740, comprising 838,440 males and 856,310 females.[1] The built-up urban area had 3,183,516 inhabitants at the 2010 census spread over two cities and 26 districts.[10] The Semarang metropolitan area (a.k.a. Kedungsepur) has a population of over 6 million in 2020 (see Greater Semarang section). The population of the city is predominantly Javanese with significant Chinese presence.
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Semarang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3374)
- ^ "Indonesia: Java Province (Regencies and Cities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kota Semarang Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3374)
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application".
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik Jawa Tengah (2023). "Provinsi Jawa Tengah Dalam Angka 2023". jateng.bps.go.id. Semarang: Badan Pusat Statistik. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Semarang named cleanest tourist destination in Southeast Asia". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Jumlah Penduduk Kota Semarang" [Population of Semarang] (in Indonesian). Dinas Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil Kota Semarang. October 2015. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Indonesia: Java (Regencies, Cities and Districts) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.