Welcome to Semarang!
Semarang is the capital of Central Java province in Indonesia. It is a bustling, growing mid-sized city with a population of over 1.5 million. It is more an administrative and business town than a tourist destination. It nevertheless has its own charm, with contrasting modern mid-rises, a significant set of Dutch colonial architecture, Chinatown, and "kampung" all jutting against each other.
Semarang is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era and is still an important regional center and port today. The city has been named the cleanest tourist destination in Southeast Asia by the ASEAN Clean Tourist City Standard (ACTCS) for 2020–2022. It has an area of 373.78 km2 (144.32 sq mi). The population of the city was 1,555,984 in the 2010 Census and 1,653,524 in the 2020 Census, making it Indonesia's ninth most populous city after Jakarta, Surabaya, Bekasi, Bandung, Medan, Depok, Tangerang, and Palembang. The built-up urban area had 3,183,516 inhabitants at the 2010 census spread over two cities and 26 districts. The Semarang metropolitan area (a.k.a. Kedungsepur) has a population of over 6 million in 2020 (see Greater Semarang section). The population of the city is predominantly Javanese with a significant Chinese presence.