Semarang Regency

{{Short description|Regency in Central Java, Indonesia}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Semarang Regency

| native_name = Kabupaten Semarang

| native_name_lang = id

| translit_lang1 = Other

| translit_lang1_type1 = Javanese

| translit_lang1_info1 = ꦏꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ

| nickname =

| motto = Dharmottama Satya Praja
(Doing the best effort for the people)

| image_skyline = MtUngaran Ambarawa RawaPening1 Pj DSC 1383s.JPG

| imagesize = 300px

| image_caption = A view of Mount Ungaran, Lake Rawapening and the towns of Bandungan and Ambarawa

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| image_seal =

| image_shield = Seal of Semarang Regency.svg

| image_map = Locator_kabupaten_semarang.png

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| map_caption = Semarang Regency within Central Java

| pushpin_map = Indonesia

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{INA}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Central Java

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Ungaran

| government_type =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = {{Ill|Ngesti Nugraha|lt=Ngesti Nugraha|id}}

| leader_title1 = Vice-mayor

| leader_name1 = {{Ill|Nur Arifah|lt=Nur Arifah|id}}

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| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 2 May 1547

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| area_total_km2 = 1019.27

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| population_as_of = mid 2024 estimate

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| population_note = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Semarang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322)

| population_total = 1089767

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| timezone = Indonesia Western Standard Time

| utc_offset = +7

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| coordinates = {{coord|7|15|56|S|110|20|9|E|region:ID|display=inline,title}}

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| registration_plate = H

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| area_code = 0274, 0298

| website = {{URL|http://www.semarangkab.go.id/|semarangkab.go.id}}

| footnotes =

| settlement_type = Regency

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Indonesia

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Semarang is a landlocked regency ({{langx|id|kabupaten}}) in Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,019.27 km2 and had a population of 930,727 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,053,094 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate at mid 2023 was 1,089,767, comprising 542,392 males and 547,375 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Semarang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322) These figures exclude the independent cities of Semarang and Salatiga, which are administratively separate from the regency. The regency's capital is Ungaran, which lies immediately to the south of Semarang City.

Geography

Administratively, Semarang Regency borders Kendal Regency and Temanggung Regency in the west, Boyolali Regency and Magelang Regency in the south, Grobogan Regency and Demak Regency in the east, and the city of Semarang in the north. Salatiga City, meanwhile, forms an enclave within the regency, from which it is administratively separate. Geographically, it is located between 110°14′54,74″–110°39'3"E and 7°3'57"–7°30'S.{{Cite web|title=Profile - SIPID - Regional Investment|url=http://regionalinvestment.com/newsipid/displayprofil.php?ia=3322|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021132226/http://regionalinvestment.com/newsipid/displayprofil.php?ia=3322|archive-date=2013-10-21|access-date=2020-10-14|website=Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board}} Semarang Regency has an area of {{Convert|101927|ha||abbr=on}}, with a productive land area of {{Convert|24417|ha||abbr=on}}.

Air temperature in this regency is relatively cold because it is located between 318 and 1,450 m above sea level. Ungaran Barat District is the lowest area, while Getasan District is the highest. In 2005 there was 97 rainy days and in 2007 was 83 rainy days. Bawen District is an area with the most rainy days (144 days) and Suruh District the least (30 days).

Demographics

Semarang Regency had a population of 1,089,767 in mid 2024, an increase of 36,673 (or 3.5%) since the 2020 census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Semarang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322) The gender ratio in mid 2024 was 99.09 (males per 100 females).

Administrative divisions

Semarang Regency comprises nineteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Semarang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totalling 208 rural villages or desa, and 27 urban villages or kelurahan),{{Cite journal|title=BAB II GAMBARAN UMUM KABUPATEN SEMARANG DAN DESKRIPSI WILAYAH PENELITIAN|url=http://eprints.undip.ac.id/58117/3/BAB_II.pdf|journal=Universitas Diponegoro}} and its post codes.

class="wikitable"

! Kode
Wilayah

!Name of
District
(kecamatan)

!Area
(km2)Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Semarang Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322)

!Pop'n
2010
census

!Pop'n
2020
census

!Pop'n
mid 2024
estimate

!Admin
centre

!No.
of
villages

!Post
codes

33.22.01GetasanBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Getasan Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322010)

| align="right" |65.80

| align="right" |47,956

| align="right" |52,932

| align="right" |54,242

| Getasan

| align="center" |13

| 50774

33.22.02TengaranBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Tengaran Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322020)

| align="right" |47.30

| align="right" |64,146

| align="right" |71,966

| align="right" |74,214

| Tengaran

| align="center" |15

| 50225 - 50775

33.22.03SusukanBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Susukan Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322030)

| align="right" |48.87

| align="right" |43,124

| align="right" |49,545

| align="right" |51,565

| Susukan

| align="center" |13

| 50777

33.22.17Kaliwungu (a) Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Kaliwungu Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322031)

| align="right" |29.95

| align="right" |26,310

| align="right" |30,311

| align="right" |31,581

| Kaliwungu

| align="center" |11

| 50221 - 50229

33.22.04SuruhBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Suruh Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322040)

| align="right" |64.02

| align="right" |59,640

| align="right" |70,088

| align="right" |73,587

| Suruh

| align="center" |17

| 50186 - 50776

33.22.05PabelanBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Pabelan Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322050)

| align="right" |47.98

| align="right" |37,256

| align="right" |44,457

| align="right" |46,954

| Pabelan

| align="center" |17

| 50771

33.22.06TuntangBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Tuntang Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322060)

| align="right" |56.24

| align="right" |60,392

| align="right" |68,700

| align="right" |71,227

| Tuntang

| align="center" |16

| 50131 - 50773

33.22.07BanyubiruBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Banyubiru Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322070)

| align="right" |54.41

| align="right" |40,219

| align="right" |44,294

| align="right" |45,351

| Banyubiru

| align="center" |10

| 50664

33.22.08JambuBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Jambu Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322080)

| align="right" |51.63

| align="right" |36,551

| align="right" |40,642

| align="right" |41,767

| Jambu

| align="center" |10 (b)

| 50271 - 50663

33.22.09SumowonoBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Sumowono Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322090)

| align="right" |55.63

| align="right" |29,681

| align="right" |33,967

| align="right" |35,298

| Sumowono

| align="center" |16

| 50123 - 50662

33.22.10AmbarawaBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Ambarawa Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322100)

| align="right" |28.22

| align="right" |58,299

| align="right" |63,753

| align="right" |65,096

| Kranggan

| align="center" |10 (c)

| 50611 - 50614

33.22.20BandunganBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Bandungan Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322101)

| align="right" |48.23

| align="right" |52,443

| align="right" |58,799

| align="right" |60,621

| Bandungan

| align="center" |10 (d)

| 50614 - 50663

33.22.11BawenBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Bawen Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322110)

| align="right" |46.57

| align="right" |53,725

| align="right" |59,675

| align="right" |61,302

| Harjosari

| align="center" |9 (e)

| 50661

33.22.12BringinBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Bringin Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322120)

| align="right" |61.89

| align="right" |40,976

| align="right" |46,441

| align="right" |48,081

| Bringin

| align="center" |16

| 50218 - 50772

33.22.16BancakBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Bancak Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322121)

| align="right" |43.85

| align="right" |19,837

| align="right" |23,888

| align="right" |25,319

| Boto

| align="center" |9

| 50125 - 50182

33.22.15PringapusBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Pringapus Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322130)

| align="right" |78.35

| align="right" |49,948

| align="right" |56,885

| align="right" |59,004

| Pringapus

| align="center" |9 (d)

| 50212 - 50552

33.22.13BergasBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Bergas Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322140)

| align="right" |47.33

| align="right" |67,993

| align="right" |75,910

| align="right" |78,133

| Bergas Lor

| align="center" |13 (f)

| 50187 - 50552

33.22.18West UngaranBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Ungaran Barat Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322151)
(Ungaran Barat)

| align="right" |35.96

| align="right" |74,063

| align="right" |81,074

| align="right" |82,815

| Lerep

| align="center" |11 (g)

| 50511 - 50513,
50517 - 50519,
50551(h)

33.22.19East UngaranBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Ungaran Timur Dalam Angka 26 September 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3322152)
(Ungaran Timur)

| align="right" |37.99

| align="right" |68,168

| align="right" |79,767

| align="right" |83,610

| Kalongan

| align="center" |10 (i)

| 50514 - 50516,
50519

Totals

| align="right" |1,019.27

| align="right" |930,727

| align="right" |1,053,094

| align="right" |1,089,767

| Ungaran

| align="center" |235

|

Notes: (a) Kaliwungu is the most southerly district in this regency, and is surrounded to the west, south and east by Boyolali Regency.
(b) including one kelurahan (Gondoriyo). (c) comprising eight kelurahan (Baran, Kranggan, Kupang, Lodoyong, Ngampin, Panjang, Pojoksari and Tambakboyo) and two desa.
(d) including one kelurahan (the district administrative centre). (e) including two kelurahan (Bawen and Harjosari).
(f) comprising four kelurahan (Bergas Lor, Karangjati, Ngempon and Wujil) and nine desa. (g) comprising five kelurahan (Bandarjo, Candirejo, Genuk, Langensari and Ungaran) and six desa.
(h) the desa of Nyatnyono and Gogik share the postcode of 50552. (i) comprising five kelurahan (Beji, Gedanganak, Kalirejo, Sidomulyo and Susukan) and five desa.

Tourist attractions<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tourism-mpu.com/central-java/en/attractionlist/8_semarang_regency |title=Mitra Praja Utama, Tourism & Culture {{!}} Central Java - Tourist Attractions (Semarang Regency) |website=www.tourism-mpu.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515030515/http://www.tourism-mpu.com/central-java/en/attractionlist/8_semarang_regency |archive-date=2011-05-15}}</ref>

  1. Budha Gaya Watugong Shrine. Budha Gaya Watugong shrine complex has great artistic value. With the height of 39 metres, it represents the highest pagoda in Indonesia. It was built in 2005, and it is located in front of Makodam IV Diponegoro Semarang. In the seven-floor building, there are some {{Not a typo|Welas Asih}} Goddess statues lied on its second until sixth floor, and also has 20 Kwan Im statues.
  2. The Indonesian Railway Museum is located on the town of Ambarawa. The museum is located on a decommissioned railway station and houses several train locomotives, carriages, and railway paraphernalia from the colonial era.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}
  3. The Gedong Songo Temple Complex are a series of temples located some 5 kilometers from the town of Bandungan, on the slopes of Mount Ungaran built in the Hindu-Buddhist era.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}
  4. Penggaron Forest. It is about {{Convert|350|m||abbr=on}} above sea level with a temperature of 20–26 °C with fresh and clean air. This forest recreation site lies within 17 km from Semarang and only 2 km from Ungaran, making the area very close to urban areas. It is dominated by pine trees, though other species can also be found.
  5. Lake Rawa Pening is a freshwater lake located in the districts of Ambarawa, Banyubiru, Bawen, and Tuntang. It is home to a unique ecosystem made out of floating water hyacinth islands and is an important center of fisheries and birdlife in the regency.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}
  6. Tlogo Coffee Plantation. Tlogo Coffee Plantation is located in Delik Village. It is an area with a width of {{Convert|415|ha||abbr=on}} and is 400–675 m above sea level. Cold weather and clean air, free from pollution, will bring enjoyable moment and beautiful panorama.

Footnotes

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