Semarang
Semarang Kota Semarang | |
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City | |
![]() The Tugu Muda represents the 5 days war in Semarang durin Revolution | |
Motto(s): Semarang Kota ATLAS | |
Coordinates: 6°58′S 110°25′E / 6.967°S 110.417°E | |
Kintra | Indonesie |
Province | Central Java |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Drs. H. Soemarmo HS, MSi |
Area | |
• Total | 373.70 km2 (144.29 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,553,778 |
• Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
Area code(s) | +6224 |
Website | www.semarangkota.go.id |
Semarang (pronoonced [səˈmaraŋ]) is a ceety on the north coast o the island o Java, Indonesie. It is the caipital an lairgest ceety o the province o Central Java.
It haes an aurie o 373.70 km² an a population o approximately 1.5 million fowk, makin it Indonesie's 7t maist populous ceety. Greater Semarang (aka Kedungsapur) haes a population o close tae 5 million (see Greater Semarang section), an is locatit at 6°58′S 110°25′E / 6.967°S 110.417°E. A major port durin the Dutch colonial era, an still an important regional center an port the day, the ceety haes a dominant Javanese population.
Geography and climate[eedit | eedit soorce]
Geografie[eedit | eedit soorce]
Semarang is locatit on the northren coast o Java. The northren pairt o the ceety is built on the coastal plain while the soothren pairts, kent as Candi Lama an Candi Baru, are on heicher groond. Twa Dutch-built aqueducts run through the ceety tae control the yearly flood, ane on the east side an ane through the wast side, essentially dividin the ceety intae three major auries.
Climate[eedit | eedit soorce]
Semarang featurs a tropical rainforest climate that borders on a tropical monsoon climate. The ceety features distinctly wetter an drier months, wi Juin through August bein the driest months. However, in nane o these months does average precipitation faw below 60 mm, hence the tropical rainforest categorization. Semarang on average sees approximately 2800 mm o rain annually. Average temperatures in the ceety are relatively consistent, hoverin aroond 28 degrees Celsius.
Climate data for Semarang | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average heich °C (°F) | 29 (85) |
29 (85) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
32 (89) |
32 (89) |
32 (89) |
32 (89) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
Average law °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
25 (77) |
24 (76) |
24 (76) |
25 (77) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 430 (16.9) |
360 (14.2) |
320 (12.6) |
230 (9.1) |
160 (6.3) |
80 (3.1) |
80 (3.1) |
60 (2.4) |
100 (3.9) |
160 (6.3) |
220 (8.7) |
330 (13.0) |
2,780 (109.4) |
Source: Watherbase [1] |
Sister Ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Weatherbase: Weather for Semarang, Indonesia". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on 1 December 2011.
- ↑ http://www.republika.co.id/berita/internasional/global/12/09/06/m9wg7g-kerja-sama-sister-city-semarangda-nang-akan-ditingkatkan
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 6 Mairch 2014. Retrieved 18 Mey 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/economic-development/international-relations-sister-cities/list-of-sister-cities/semarang-indonesia/index.htm Archived 2011-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
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