Serang
Serang
ᮞᮦᮛᮀ | |
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Pulau Dua Nature Reserve Serang Railway Station | |
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UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) | |
| Area code | (+62) 254 |
| Registration plate | A |
| Website | serangkota.go.id |
Serang (Indonesian: Kota Serang, Indonesian pronunciation: [kota sɛraŋ], Sundanese: ᮞᮦᮛᮀ) is a city and the capital of Banten province and was formerly also the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia (the Regency's capital is now at Ciruas). The city is located towards the north of Banten province, on the island of Java; the north part of the city (Kasemen District) contains the coast zone facing onto Banten Bay, and includes the historical site of Old Banten, after which the province is named. Before Banten province was formed in 2000, Serang city was part of West Java province.
Serang has a
Serang had a population of 576,961 in the 2010 census,
Culture
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Religion
The majority of people in Serang and Banten Province embrace Islam, but other religions coexist peacefully. Serang is often known as "kota santri" or the "city of pious people", due to the history as a traditional center of Islamic learning.[6] The city hosts two of the major congregational mosques in Banten province, Ats-Tsauroh Great Mosque of Serang and Al-Bantani Grand Mosque, which hold the capacity of 2,500 and 10,000 worshippers respectively.[7][8]
Language
Compared with the majority in Banten Province who speak the
Transportation
The city is served by Serang station, operated by Indonesia's rail operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia.
The
The road to the proposed Sunda Strait Bridge would start in Serang, pass through Merak in neighboring Cilegon city to cross over the Sunda Strait to Sumatra.
Administrative districts
Serang was formerly a part of Serang Regency. On 2 November 2007, the status of Serang was changed into a municipality (kota madya), independent of the Regency. Since that time, Serang City is a semi-enclave within Serang Regency, as the city borders the regency in the south, east, and west, while it borders with Java Sea in the north.
The City of Serang is divided into six
| Kode Wilayah |
Name of District (kecamatan) |
Area in km2 |
Pop'n Census 2010 |
Pop'n Census 2020 |
Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 |
No. of villages |
Post codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36.73.04 | Curug | 38.96 | 47,308 | 57,346 | 60,111 | 10 | 47171 |
| 36.73.03 | Walantaka | 36.56 | 75,672 | 102,543 | 111,022 | 14 | 47183 |
| 36.73.05 | Cipocok Jaya | 34.10 | 80,930 | 98,907 | 103,922 | 8 | 47121 - 47128 |
| 36.73.01 | Serang (district) | 26.55 | 208,017 | 226,196 | 229,739 | 12 | 47111 - 47119 |
| 36.73.06 | Taktakan | 61.16 | 78,184 | 100,296 | 106,874 | 13 | 47162 |
| 36.73.02 | Kasemen | 68.85 | 87,674 | 106,813 | 112,126 | 10 | 47191 |
| Totals | 266.18 | 577,785 | 692,101 | 723,794 | 67 |
Climate
Serang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round. Rain gets noticeably heavier from December to March.
| Climate data for Serang | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.0 (89.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.3 (81.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.3 (72.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 305 (12.0) |
257 (10.1) |
197 (7.8) |
154 (6.1) |
132 (5.2) |
85 (3.3) |
86 (3.4) |
82 (3.2) |
82 (3.2) |
119 (4.7) |
162 (6.4) |
217 (8.5) |
1,878 (73.9) |
| Source: [9] | |||||||||||||
Emblem
The emblem of Serang consists of
- A hexagon with an image of the gerbang Kaibon and a star.
- The streamer at the foot of the emblem contains the motto of Serang city, Kota Serang Madani ("Self-reliant Serang").
References
- ^ according to Law UU No. 32/2007
- ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Serang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3673)
- ^ "Serang, Indonesia Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase.
- ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Mencari Kota Santri. Times Indonesia. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ Masjid Agung Ats Tsauroh. Dunia Masjid. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ MASJID AL-BANTANI. Sistem Informasi Masjid. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Serang climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Serang weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org.
External links
Media related to Serang at Wikimedia Commons- (in Indonesian) Official website
- (in Indonesian) List of Tours in Serang City, Banten
- List of Subdistricts, Villages, and Postal Codes of the Serang City
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| Kalimantan | ||
| Lesser Sunda | ||
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