Semarang - Administration, Geography, Culture, Education, Temples and monuments

6°58S 110°29E, pop (2000e) 1 588 000. Fishing port and capital of Java Tengah province, C Java, Indonesia; large Chinese population; airfield; railway; university (1960); shipbuilding, fishing, textiles, trade in coffee, sugar, rubber; Gedung Batu cave, Mudu war memorial, Klinteng Sam Poo Kong temple.

Semarang, Indonesia

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Province	Central Java
Population	1,393,000 (2003)
Area	373.67 km²
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Founded	1547
Website	www.semarang.go.id
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Semarang is a city on the north coast of the island of Java, Indonesia. Another version is that Semarang is originated from chinese word Sam Po Lang (San Bao Loong), mean the city of Sam Po (Admiral Zheng He). On 2 May 1547, after consulting Sunan Kalijaga, Sultan Hadiwijaya of Pajang declared Kyai Pandan Arang the first bupati (regent) of Semarang, thus culturally and politically, on this day Semarang was born. On 5 October 1705 after years of occupations, Semarang officially became a VOC city when Susuhunan Pakubuwono I made a deal to give extensive trade rights to the VOC in exchange of wiping out Mataram's debt. Particularly with the founding in the city of the Communist Party of Indonesia, Semarang became known as the "Red City".

Administration

The city of Semarang divided into 16 districts (kecamatan) and 177 sub-districts of (kelurahan). The 16 districts are: Semarang Barat, Semarang Timur, Semarang Tengah, Semarang Utara, Semarang Selatan, Candisari, Gajahmungkur, Gayamsari, Pedurungan, Genuk, Tembalang, Banyumanik, Gunungpati, Mijen, Ngaliyan, and Tugu. lchsan Koesoebiyono (1949 - 1 Jul 1951) RM Hadisoebeno Sosrowardoyo (1 Jul 1951 - 1 Janu 1958) Abdulmadjid Djojoadiningrat (7 Jan 1958 - 1 Jan 1960) RM Soebagyono Tjondrokoesoemo (1 Jan 1961 - 26 Apr 1964) Wuryanto (25 Apr 1964 - 1 Sep 1966) Soeparno (1 Sep 1966 - 6 Mar 1967) R. Warsito Soegiarto (6 Mar 1967 - 2 Jan 1973) Hadijanto (2 Jan 1973 - 15 Jan 1980) Imam Soeparto Tjakrajoeda (15 Jan 1980 - 19 Jan 1990) Soetrisno Suharto (19 Jan 1990 - 19 Jan 2000) Sukawi Sutarip (19 Jan 2000 - present)

Geography

Semarang is located on the northern coast of Java.

Culture

The population of Semarang is predominantly Javanese, though with smaller numbers of people from many regions in Indonesia.

Education

Semarang is home to several universities and high schools:

Diponegoro University SMA Kolese Loyola (Loyola High School) SMA Karangturi SMA Sedes Sapientiae Soegijapranata Catholic University Akademi Kepolisian (National Police Academy) Stikubank University Sultan Agung University Universitas Tujuh Belas Agustus Institut Agama Islam Negeri Academy of Accountancy and Management Semarang State University (used to be IKIP) Dian Nuswantoro University Semarang State Polytechnic Muhammadiyah University Universitas Negeri Semarang

Temples and monuments

As a result of its large ethnically Chinese population, the city boasts several Chinese temples.