Cirebon
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| Coordinates | 6 ° 43 ′ 0 ″ S , 108 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
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| Country | Indonesia | ||
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Java | ||
| province | Jawa Barat | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ID-JB | ||
| surface | 37.5 km² | ||
| Residents | 298,224 (2010) | ||
| density | 7,944.2 Ew. / km² | ||
Cirebon is a city with a seaport on the north coast of the island of Java , Indonesia approx. 300 km east of Jakarta with 223,000 inhabitants. The city lies at the transition between Jawa Barat (the Sunda region) and Jawa Tengah (Central Java) and has preserved the cultural influences of both regions.
history
Cirebon is a former Muslim city-state, founded in the early 16th century by Sunan Gunungjati von Demak . In 1681 the city came under the rule of the Dutch East India Company . From 1705 it was a Dutch protectorate and was administered jointly by three sultans. Chinese immigrated from the 17th century. Since the 20th century, Cirebon has also been called Kota Udang (shrimp town).
administration
Cirebon is divided into five districts: Harjamukti, Kejaksan, Kesambi, Lemahwungkuk and Pekalipan.
Personalities
- Yogie Suardi Memet (1929–2007), Lieutenant General of the Armed Forces of Indonesia and politician
Attractions
- Kraton Kespuhan, sultan's palace of the rulers of the Sepuh family with a small museum, oldest part from 1529
- Mesjid Agung, Javanese style mosque
- Kraton Kanoman, Palace of the Sultans of Anom (1588)
- Kleteng Thiaw Kak Sie, Chinese Temple
- Balaikota, pre-war town hall
- Taman Sunyaragi, the sultan's amusement palace made of brick and plaster from 1852, 4 km southwest of the city
- Gunungjati tomb 6 km north of the city, tomb of the Muslim warrior ( Fatahillah , died 1580), one of the nine Muslim saints of Java ( wali songo) .
Culture
- Melting pot of Javanese, Sundanese and Chinese cultures
- Center of the wayang topeng , a masked dance show
economy
- Center of the batik industry
- fishing
