Cilegon
Cilegon | |
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City | |
City of Cilegon | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Nickname(s): Steel City | |
Motto(s): Akur Sedulur Jujur Adil Makmur (Get along with fellows; honest, fair, and prosperous) | |
![]() Location within Banten | |
Coordinates: 6°00′10″S 106°00′40″E / 6.002685°S 106.011202°ECoordinates: 6°00′10″S 106°00′40″E / 6.002685°S 106.011202°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Administrative City | 1987 |
Municipality | 27 April 1999 |
City | 4 September 1999 [1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tubagus Iman Ariyadi |
• Vice Mayor | Edi Ariadi |
Area | |
• Total | 175.51 km2 (67.76 sq mi) |
Population (2020 Census) | |
• Total | 434,896 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
[2] | |
Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
Postcodes | 42400 |
Area code | (+62) 254 |
Website | cilegon |
Cilegon is a major coastal industrial city in Banten province, Indonesia, covering 175.51 km2 (67.76 sq mi). It is located on the island of Java. The city had a population of 374,464 at the 2010 Census[3] and 434,896 at the 2020 Census.[4]
Among the factories located in Cilegon are Krakatau Steel Company, a vital company in Indonesia, which produces steel for industrial (domestic and foreign) needs, and Asahimas Chemical Company. The other name for Cilegon is "Steel City" since the city is the largest steel producer in Southeast Asia, about 6 million tons of steel produced each year in the Industrial Area Krakatau Steel, Cilegon. Additionally Cilegon is one of the vital state objects. This is because in this town there is a wide range of other vital objects such as the Merak Harbour, Krakatau Steel Industrial Zone (including the PT. Krakatau Steel Tbk, Asahimas, Siemens, KS - POSCO joint venture, Chandra Asri, and Pertamina), PLTU Suralaya, Power plant Krakatau, Krakatau Tirta Industrial Water Treatment Plant, The Sunda Strait Bridge Construction (Lot Plan) & Sunda Strait Industrial Zones.
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Geography[]
Cilegon is located on the most northwest coast of Java island, at the mouth of the on , which is an inlet of the Sunda Strait. It is administratively a semi-enclave within Serang Regency, as it borders with Serang Regency in the east and south, while it borders with Sunda Strait in the north and west.
Administrative districts[]
The City of Cilegon is divided into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and the 2020 Census.[6] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.
Name | Area in km2 |
Population Census 2010[7] |
Population Census 2020[8] |
Number of villages |
Post codes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ciwandan | 51.81 | 42,921 | 50,058 | 6 | 42441-42447 |
Citangkil | 22.98 | 65,073 | 79,903 | 7 | 42441-42444 |
Pulomerak (a) | 19.86 | 43,060 | 48,373 | 4 | 42431-42439 |
Purwakarta | 15.29 | 38,479 | 42,658 | 6 | 42431-42437 |
Grogol | 23.38 | 38,538 | 42,442 | 4 | 42436-42438 |
Cilegon (district) | 9.15 | 39,465 | 46,327 | 5 | 42415-42419 |
Jombang | 11.55 | 60,415 | 65,431 | 5 | 42411-42416 |
Cibeber | 21.49 | 46,608 | 59,704 | 6 | 42422-42427 |
Totals | 175.51 | 374,464 | 434,896 | 43 |
Notes: (a) including 5 small offshore islands.
Climate[]
Cilegon has a hot and humid climate near the boundary between tropical rainforest (Af) and tropical monsoon climate (Am) according to the Köppen climate classification system. Despite being located relatively close to the equator, the city has distinct wet and dry seasons. The wet season in Cilegon covers the majority of the year, running from October through May. The remaining four months forms the city's dry season. Located in the most western part of Java, Cilegon's wet season rainfall peak is January with average monthly rainfall of 319 millimetres (12.6 in), and its dry season low point is August with a monthly average of 71 millimetres (2.8 in).
hideClimate data for Cilegon | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.3 (81.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.6 (72.6) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 319 (12.6) |
269 (10.6) |
209 (8.2) |
157 (6.2) |
129 (5.1) |
94 (3.7) |
80 (3.1) |
71 (2.8) |
73 (2.9) |
116 (4.6) |
169 (6.7) |
240 (9.4) |
1,926 (75.9) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[9] |
Media[]
Newspaper[]
- Radar Banten (Jawa Pos)
Radio[]
- 91,8 Top FM Cilegon
- 95,3 FM Banten Radio
- 96,9 FM Sam Radio
- 102,0 Cilegon Mandiri FM (Siaran Pemda)
- 105,2 Cilegon Pass FM
- 107,7 Gema Suara Tercinta
- 107,9 Flash Radio FM
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-09-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Climate: Cilegon". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
External links[]
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Cilegon. |
- (in Indonesian) Cilegon Government Site
- Cilegon
- Populated places in Banten
- 1987 establishments in Indonesia