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Semarangsəmä'räng, city (1990 pop. 1,249,230), capital of Central Java prov., N Java, Indonesia, on the Java Sea and at the mouth of the Semarang River. An important port, it is one of the major commercial centers of Java. Tobacco, sugar, rubber, coffee, and kapok are exported. There are textile, glass, fishing, and shipbuilding industries. The city is the seat of Diponegoro Univ.
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Semarang is a city on the north coast of the island of Java, Indonesia. It is the capital of the province of Central Java. It has an area of 225.17 km² and a population of approximately 1.5 million people, making it Indonesia's fifth largest city. Semarang is located at. A major port during the Dutch colonial era, and still an important port today, the city has a large ethnically Chinese population.
The name of the city, Semarang, may have originated from the concatenation of the words "assam" and "arang". Another version is that Semarang is originated from Chinese word Sam Po Lang, meaning "the city of Sam Po".
Semarang's history dates back to the...more »
