About Semarang

Location

Semarang City (hanacaraka) is the capital of Central Java province, Indonesia and the fifth largest metropolitan city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung and Medan. As one of the most developed cities on the island of Java, Semarang City has a population of nearly 2 million people and daylight could reach 2.5 million people. In fact, the Metropolitan Area Kedungsapur (Kendal, Demak, Ungaran Regency Semarang, Salatiga, and Purwodadi Grobogan) with a population of about 6 million people, is the Regional Metropolis fourth most populous, after Jabodetabek (Jakarta), Gerbangkertosusila (Surabaya), and Bandung Raya. In recent years, the development of Semarang marked also by the emergence of several skyscrapers in some corners of the city. Unfortunately, the rapid number of people to create traffic jams in the city of Semarang getting stuck. Semarang City led by Mayor Hendrar Prihadi, S.E, M.M and deputy mayor Ir. Hj. Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu. It is located about 558 km east of Jakarta, or 312 km west of Surabaya, or 621 km sebalah southwest Banjarmasin (via the air).  Semarang Java Sea in the north, Demak regency in the east, Semarang regency in the south, and Kendal in barat.Luas City of 373.67 km2.