Semarang metropolitan area

"Kedungsepur" redirects here. For commuter rail service in Semarang metropolitan area, see Kedungsepur (train).
Semarang metropolitan area
Kedungsepur
Metropolitan area
From top, left to right: Semarang skyline, Mount Merbabu viewed from Salatiga Toll Gate, Sewu waterfall in Kendal Regency, view of Mount Ungaran, Lake Rawapening and the towns of Bandungan and Ambarawa in Semarang Regency, Jenderal Ahmad Yani International Airport in Semarang, Demak Great Mosque.
Country Indonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
Core citySemarang
Satellite citySalatiga
RegenciesDemak Regency
Kendal Regency
Semarang Regency
Grobogan Regency (part)
Area
 • Metro
4,591.16 km2 (1,772.66 sq mi)
Population
6,197,102
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Vehicle registrationH
GDP (nominal)2023[1]
 - TotalIncreaseRp 449.096 trillion
IncreaseUS$ 29.464 billion
IncreaseUS$ 94.362 billion (PPP)
 - Per capitaIncreaseRp 63.526 million
IncreaseUS$ 4,168
IncreaseUS$ 13,348 (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]

Delineation

Population density of Java and Madura by subdistrict as of 2022, with major urban areas shown
Delineation of Semarang metropolitan area[5]
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] 		2,023.85 802,160 888,581 1,492,891 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 5,453.99 5,415,095 6,009,982 6,760,538 85 1,161

Note:

  1. ^ 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.

Transportation

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.

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik Jawa Tengah (2023). "Provinsi Jawa Tengah Dalam Angka 2023". jateng.bps.go.id. Semarang: Badan Pusat Statistik. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. ^ "SIFATARU - Kedung Sepur". sifataru.atrbpn.go.id. Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  3. ^ "PU-net". perkotaan.bpiw.pu.go.id.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024.
  5. ^ "Sitarunas". sitarunas.atrbpn.go.id. Archived from the original on 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  6. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  8. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024.


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