Description
It passes the city of Salak Fruit, Sleman. Near Mungkid, Central Java, this highway provides an entrance to Mendut and Borobudur Temples, and then the highway enters Magelang.
In Secang, Indonesian National Route 9 leading for Purwokerto diverges. After that it passes Bedono, where the Pesantren of Miftahul Jannah, owned by Pujiono Cahyo Widianto (better known as Syekh Puji), a controversial ulema and entrepreneur, is located. The highway also provides a way to view scenic Ambarawa and Rawa Pening. This National highway ends at Semarang, which is known for its Lawang Sewu, Bandeng Fish and lunpia. [3]
The route of the former railway from Yogyakarta to Magelang runs close to the highway route, and in places former railway bridges and railway lines can be seen.
Magelang is one of six cities in Central Java that are administratively independent of the regencies in which they lie geographically. Each of these cities is governed by a mayor rather than a bupati. Magelang city covers an area of 18.12 km2 and has a population of 118,227 at the 2010 census and 121,526 at the 2020 census. It is located in the middle of the Magelang Regency, between Mount Merbabu and Mount Sumbing in Central Java Province, Indonesia, and lies 43 km north of Yogyakarta, 15 km north of Mungkid and 75 km south of Semarang, the capital of Central Java.
Ambarawa is a town located between the city of Semarang and Salatiga in Central Java, Indonesia. Administratively, it is bordered by the districts of Banyubiru to the south, Jambu to the west, Bandungan to the north, and Bawen to the east.
The Ambarawa Railway Museum, is a museum located in Ambarawa in Central Java, Indonesia. The museum focuses on the collection of steam locomotives, the remains of the closing of the 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) railway line.
Indonesian National Route 3 is the major road in Java Island, Indonesia. It passes through five provinces, namely Banten, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java. In parts it runs close to the south coast of Java. It connects Cilegon and Ketapang.
Indonesian National Route 2 connects Jakarta and Cibadak, Sukabumi. It runs from north to south. It passes two provinces, namely Jakarta and West Java.
Indonesian National Route 4 is a road stretching from Cikampek to Padalarang. It was more frequently used before the Cipularang Toll Road was built. It connects Cikampek and Padalarang.
Indonesian National Route 6 is a main road in Java Island which connects Tegal and Cilacap.
Indonesian National Route 7 connects Lohbener and Cirebon. It goes parallel with Indonesian National Route 1.
Indonesian National Route 9 is a main road which connects Ajibarang and Secang. The route is a middle route which passes Dieng Plateau and located in Central Java.
Indonesian National Route 20 is a major road in East Java, Indonesia. It passes through 4 regencies in East Java.
The Battle of Ambarawa was a battle between the recently created Indonesian Army and the British Army that occurred between 20 October and 15 December 1945 in Ambarawa, Indonesia.
The Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij, abbreviated NIS, was the railway company in charge of rail transport in Java, Dutch East Indies. The company's headquarters were in Semarang. The railway connected Semarang with Yogyakarta and Surakarta and in 1873 they also connected the Willem I Railway Station of Ambarawa and Kedungjati and Batavia. Later the network expanded to Bandung and Surabaya.
Fort Willem I, known in Indonesian/Javanese as Benteng Pendem Ambarawa, is a 19th-century Dutch fortress in Ambarawa, Central Java, Indonesia.
Indonesian National Route 5 is a road in the national route system that completely lies in the West Java province, and links the Cileunyi subdistrict, located near the city of Bandung in Bandung Regency, West Java, to the subdistrict of Palimanan, located near the city of Cirebon, in Cirebon Regency, West Java.
Indonesian National Route 11 is a road in the national route system that is located in the Banten and West Java province, and connects Labuhan, Pandeglang Regency, Banten on the western end, and Cianjur, Cianjur Regency, West Java in the eastern end.
Indonesian National Route 10 is a relatively short road in the national route system that completely lies in the Central Java province, and connects Banyumas on the northern end, with Buntu in the southern end.
Indonesian National Route 12 is a relatively short, yet heavily used road in the national route system. It serves as one of the major arteries in the Jabodetabek region, as the road spans through areas considered as part of the metropolitan area itself. Despite its location, it spans through three provinces, that is Jakarta, Banten, and West Java, as the road itself connects Senayan, South Jakarta, Jakarta on the northern end, with Bogor, Bogor Regency, West Java in its southern end.
Indonesian National Route 13 is a road in Indonesia's national route system, and its course is entirely within the borders of the DKI Jakarta province. Its 15 kilometre path goes alongside Java's arterial highway route, the Indonesian National Route 1, and is also indirectly connected to another route, that being the Indonesian National Route 2. Like the nearby Indonesian National Route 2, the road has been completely transformed into a toll road; that being the Prof. Ir. Wiyoto Wiyono toll road.
Margomulyo is a district in Bojonegoro Regency, East Java, Indonesia. It is located in the southwest of the regency and borders Ngraho District to the north, Tambakrejo District to the east, Ngawi Regency to the south, and Central Java Province to the west. The followers of Saminism Movement live in this district and are still practising their belief.
Gayam is a district in Bojonegoro Regency, East Java, Indonesia. It was created in 2012 from the merger of 12 villages that previously were parts of Ngasem and Kalitidu districts. Gayam becomes a new focus of attention as Banyu Urip oil field, the petroleum exploration site of ExxonMobil under the Cepu Block contract area, is located in this district.
