Cilegon

Kota Cilegon Cilegon
Cilegon
Coordinates	6 ° 1 ′  S , 106 ° 3 ′  E Coordinates: 6 ° 1 ′  S , 106 ° 3 ′  E
Location in the province of Banten
Symbols
coat of arms
Motto "Akur SedulurJujurAdil Makmur"
Basic data
Country	Indonesia
Geographical unit	Jawa
province	Banten
surface	175.5 km²
Residents	416,901 (2014 estimated)
density	2,375.4  Ew. / km²
founding	17th September 1986
Website	www.serang.go.id ( Indonesian )
politics
Walikota ( Mayor)	P. Iman Ariyadi (2014)

Cilegon is a city and an independent municipality (Indonesian Kota - city) within the western Javanese province of Banten . It takes up 3.5% of the population and 1.8% of the area of ​​this province.

location

The industrial city of Cilegon is 44 m above sea level on the north-western tip of the island of Java at the mouth of the Cilegon River in the Ciwandan Bay. Cilegon is bounded in the east and south by the administrative district (indones. Kabupaten ) Serang, the coastline of the Sunda Strait (indones. Selat Sunda ) forms the north-western border. The municipality extends between 5 ° 52 'and 6 ° 04' south latitude and 105 ° 54 'and 106 ° 05' east longitude.

climate

Cilegon has a hot and humid tropical climate. The temperatures fluctuate between 21 and 33 ° C (on average 27 ° C) with high humidity. There are an average of 17 rainy days and 100 mm of rain per month.

population

With 360,125 inhabitants (Census 2010), Cilegon was ranked 31st in the ranking of the most populous cities in Indonesia. The majority of the population is of Islamic faith (Census 2010: 97.35%), Protestants (1.56%) and Catholics (0.38 %) are still noteworthy. The population growth rate is declining and was 1.52% between 2012 and 2013. In terms of gender, there are 104 men for every 100 women. At the 2010 Census (SP 2010), 34.04% of the population over 10 years of age (300,662) were single, 59.89% married, 1.75% divorced and 3.96% widowed. The population according to the continuation of the population register (DKCS 2013, indones. Ditjen Kependudukan dan Catatan Sipil ) was 385,314 in 2013.

Territorial structure

The municipality ( Kota ) Cilegon is divided into 8 districts (indones. Kecamatan ), these in turn into 43 villages (indon. Kelurahan ) as the lowest level.

Administrative overview of the districts

Code / Kecamatan District	Ibukota administrative seat	Number of villages	Area [km²]	population		Population density [Ew. per km²]
				2010	2013
36.72.010 Ciwandan	Tegalratu	6th	51.81	42,921	45.232	873
36.72.011 Citangkil	Kebonsari	7th	22.98	65,073	69.996	3,046
36.72.020 Pulomerak	Tamansari	4th	19.86	43,060	44,366	2.234
36.72.021 Purwakarta	Purwakarta	6th	15.29	38,479	39,462	2,581
36.72.022 Grogol	Grogol	5	23.38	38,538	41,579	1,778
36.72.030 Cilegon	Ciwaduk	5	9.15	39,465	42,041	4,595
36.72.031 Jombang	Jombang Wetan	5	11.55	60,415	63,919	5,534
36.72.040 Cibeber	Kaltimbang	6th	21.49	46,608	51,709	2.406
36.72 Kota Cilegon		43	175.51	374,559	398,304	2,269

Transport, industry, tourism

Cilegon is located on National Road 1 from Jakarta to Merak and is also affected by the Jakarta-Merak railway line. One of the largest steel producers in the country ( Krakatau Steel ) and chemical companies concentrate the industry in the west of the province of Banten . In 2012, 135,024 guests stayed in the city's 27 hotels. Well-known tourist destinations are the mountains ( Gunung ) Batu Lawang and Batur, the Krakatau Country Club, the Große u. Small peacock island ( Pulau Merak Besar dan Merak Kecil ) and the beaches ( Pantai ) Kelapa Tujuh, Pulorida and Anyer.

history

The municipality (indones. Kota ) Cilegon was formed by government decree No. 40/1986 and restructured by law No. 15/1999.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Census ( Indonesian-speaking )
2. ↑ Census 2010 ( Indonesian-speaking )
3. ↑ Cilegon Dalam Angka 2014 / Cilegon in Figures 2014 ( bilingual )
4. ↑ Government Ordinance 40/1986
5. ↑ Law No. 15/1999

Web links

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