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Serang
Banten, Indonesia · Asia
About Serang
Serang sits on the route: 15 minutes from Ciruas.
Serang is in Banten, Indonesia, with about 690,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Ciruas, about 9 km away.
Serang (Indonesian: Kota Serang, Indonesian pronunciation: ['seraŋ], Javanese: ꦱꦺꦫꦁ; 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 BantenRead more
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 tropical rainforest climate, with no dry season month. It faces the Java Sea, which is home to the Thousand Islands.
Serang had a population of 576,961 in the 2010 census, making it the third most populous city in the province of Banten. The 2020 Census gave a total of 692,101; the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 735,651. Serang is located approximately 15 km from the border of Jabodetabek (the Jakarta Metropolitan Area), and is sometimes considered as amalgamated with Greater Jakarta.
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Serang is in Banten, Indonesia, about 9 km from Ciruas.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 692,101
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Banten
- Timezone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates
- -6.1153, 106.1542
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