page_title: Semarang
hierarchical_section_title: Semarang
caption_attribution_description: English: From top, left to right: Semarang city skyline, Semarang's Blenduk Church is the oldest Church in Central Java, The Great Mosque of Central Java, Gedung Batu Temple (the oldest Chinese temple), Pagoda Avalokitesvara, Rawa Pening (Pening swamp) water tourism, and iconic building of Lawang Sewu.
context_page_description: Semarang is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. A major port during the Dutch colonial era, and still an important regional centre and port today. The city has been named as the cleanest tourist destination in Southeast Asia by the ASEAN Clean Tourist City Standard for 2020–2022.
  It has an area of 373.78 square kilometres and is located at 6°58′S 110°25′E. The population of the city is approximately 1.8 million people, making it Indonesia's seventh most populous city after Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Bekasi, Medan, and Tangerang. The built-up urban area had 3,183,516 inhabitants at the 2010 census spread on 2 cities and 26 districts. The Semarang metropolitan area has a population of close to 6 million. The population of the city is predominantly Javanese with significant Chinese presence.
context_section_description: Semarang is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. A major port during the Dutch colonial era, and still an important regional centre 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.
  It has an area of 373.78 square kilometres (144.32 sq mi) and is located at 6°58′S 110°25′E. The population of the city is approximately 1.8 million people, making it Indonesia's seventh most populous city after Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Bekasi, Medan, and Tangerang. The built-up urban area had 3,183,516 inhabitants at the 2010 census spread on 2 cities and 26 districts. The Semarang metropolitan area (a.k.a. Kedungsapur) has a population of close to 6 million (see Greater Semarang section). The population of the city is predominantly Javanese with significant Chinese presence.
caption: From top, left to right:
  
  Semarang city skyline, Semarang's Blenduk Church is the oldest Church in Central Java, The Great Mosque of Central Java, Gedung Batu Temple (the oldest Chinese temple), Pagoda Avalokitesvara, Rawa Pening (Pening swamp) water tourism, and iconic building of Lawang Sewu.
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