Semarang metropolitan area Kedungsepur | |
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Country | Indonesia |
Province | Central Java |
Core city | Semarang |
Satellite cities and regencies | |
Area | |
• Metro | 4,591.16 km2 (1,772.66 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Metropolitan area | 6,197,102 |
Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
Vehicle registration | H |
GDP (nominal) | 2022 [1] |
- Total | Rp 411.44 trillion US$ 27.71 billion US$ 84.79 billion (PPP) |
- Per capita | Rp 61.87 million US$ 4,167 US$ 12,749 (PPP) |
The Semarang metropolitan area, known locally as Kedungsepur (an acronym of Kendal-Demak-Ungaran-Salatiga-Semarang-Purwodadi), is a metropolitan area anchored by the city of Semarang in Central Java, Indonesia. [2] [3] It additionally includes the city of Salatiga, as well as Demak Regency, Grobogan Regency (part only), Kendal Regency, and Semarang Regency. It is the fourth most populous metropolitan area in Indonesia with an estimated population of about 6.2 million as at mid 2023. [4]
Administrative division | Area in km2 | Pop'n Census 2010 [6] | Pop'n Census 2020 [7] | Pop'n mid 2023 estimate [8] | Number of districts | Number of villages |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
City of Semarang | 373.78 | 1,555,984 | 1,653,524 | 1,694,740 | 16 | 177 |
City of Salatiga | 54.98 | 170,332 | 192,322 | 201,369 | 4 | 23 |
Demak Regency | 995.32 | 1,055,579 | 1,203,956 | 1,240,510 | 14 | 249 |
Grobogan Regency (part) (a) | 1,145.58 | 802,160 | 888,581 | 927,005 | 12 | 191 |
Kendal Regency | 1,002.23 | 900,313 | 1,018,505 | 1,052,830 | 20 | 286 |
Semarang Regency | 1,019.27 | 930,727 | 1,053,094 | 1,080,648 | 19 | 235 |
Total Kedungsepur | 4,591.16 | 5,415,095 | 6,009,982 | 6,197,102 | 85 | 1,161 |
Note: (a) Only the western part of Grobogan Regency is included in the metropolitan area; the eastern part (7 districts covering 89 villages) is outside the area. The area and population figures have been amended to exclude the areas outside the metropoliutan area.
Semarang is served by Trans Semarang bus rapid transit, comprising at least eight main corridors. Another bus rapid transit, the provincial-owned Trans Jateng has two corridors southward and westward in the Semarang metropolitan area, linking Semarang Tawang Station (Semarang) to Bawen Bus Terminal (Semarang Regency) and Mangkang Bus Terminal (Semarang) to Bahurekso Bus Terminal (Kendal Regency).
The eastern part of the Semarang metropolitan area is served by Kedungsepur commuter rail.
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