Magelang

Magelang
City of Magelang
Kota Magelang
Other transcription(s)
 • Hanacarakaꦩꦒꦼꦭꦁ
Statue of Prince Diponegoro
Statue of Prince Diponegoro
Flag of Magelang
Coat of arms of Magelang
Motto(s): 
Magelang Kota Sejuta Bunga
(Magelang, the City of a Million Flowers)
Location within Central Java
Location within Central Java
Magelang is located in Java
Magelang
Magelang
Location in Java and Indonesia
Magelang is located in Indonesia
Magelang
Magelang
Magelang (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°28′0″S 110°13′0″E / 7.46667°S 110.21667°E / -7.46667; 110.21667
Country Indonesia
RegionJava
Province Central Java
Established11 April 907
Government
 • MayorMuchamad Nur Aziz[1]
 • Vice MayorM Mansyur
Area
 • Total
18.56 km2 (7.17 sq mi)
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)
 • Total
121,526
 • Density6,707/km2 (17,370/sq mi)
 [2]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 293
Websitemagelangkota.go.id

Magelang (Javanese: ꦩꦒꦼꦭꦁ) is one of six cities in the Central Java Province of Indonesia that are administratively independent of the regencies in which they lie geographically. Each of these cities is governed by a mayor rather than a bupati. Magelang City covers an area of 18.56 km2 and had a population of 118,227 at the 2010 census[3] and 121,526 at the 2020 census;[4] the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 122,150 (comprising 60,615 males and 61,535 females).[2] It is geographically located in the middle of the Magelang Regency, between Mount Merbabu and Mount Sumbing in the south of the province, and lies 43 km north of Yogyakarta, 15 km north of Mungkid and 75 km south of Semarang, the capital of Central Java.[5]

  1. ^ "Kota Magelang". Magelangkota.go.id. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Magelang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3371)
  3. ^ "Penduduk Akhir Tahun di Kota Magelang, 2010-2019". Statistics Indonesia - Magelang City. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ^ javatourism.com - Lintang Buana Tours. "Magelang Information from". javatourism.com. Retrieved 4 December 2013.