Serang

{{short description|City and capital of Banten, Indonesia}}

{{About|the city in Indonesia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Serang

| official_name = City of Serang
{{nobold|{{lang|id|Kota Serang}}}}

| settlement_type = City

| translit_lang1 = Name

| translit_lang1_type2 = Sundanese

| translit_lang1_info2 = {{Sund|ᮞᮦᮛᮀ}}

| translit_lang1_type3 =

| translit_lang1_info3 =

| image_skyline = {{multiple image

| total_width = 300

| border = infobox

| perrow = 1/2

| caption_align = center

| image1 = Great Mosque of Serang.jpg

| alt1 =

| caption1 = Ats-Tsauroh Great Mosque of Serang

| image2 = Cagar Alam Pulau Dua, Banten, 23042017.jpg

| alt2 =

| caption2 = Pulau Dua Nature Reserve

| image3 = Pintu Masuk Stasiun Serang, Agustus 2019.jpg

| alt3 =

| caption3 = Serang Railway Station

}}

| image_flag = Flag of Serang City.png

| image_seal = Seal of the City of Serang.svg

| nickname = Paddy Field City

| motto = Kota Serang Madani
(Self-reliant City of Serang)

| image_map = Locator Kota Serang.png

| map_caption = Location within Banten

| pushpin_map = Indonesia_Java#Indonesia

| pushpin_label_position = right

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Java##Location in Indonesia

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| coordinates = {{coord|6|7|12|S|106|9|1|E|region:ID|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Indonesia}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Java

| subdivision_type2 = Province

| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Banten}}

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 2 November 2007according to Law UU No. 32/2007

| government_type =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = {{Ill|Budi Rustandi|lt=Budi Rustandi|id}}

| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name1 = {{Ill|Nur Agis Aulia|lt=Nur Agis Aulia|id}}

| area_total_km2 = 263.16

| area_land_km2 =

| area_water_km2 =

| elevation_m = 17

| population_total = 735651

| population_as_of = mid 2023 estimate

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_note = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 6 September 2024, Kota Serang Dalam Angka 2024 (sum of returns in district Katalogs as referenced below)

| timezone = Indonesia Western Time

| utc_offset = +7

| timezone_DST =

| utc_offset_DST =

| postal_code_type = Postcodes

| postal_code =

| area_code = (+62) 254

| area_code_type = Area code

| registration_plate = A

| registration_plate_type = Registration plate

| website = {{URL|serangkota.go.id|serangkota.go.id}}

| footnotes =

}}

Serang ({{langx|id|Kota Serang}}, {{IPA|id|sɛraŋ}}, Sundanese: {{sund|ᮞᮦᮛᮀ}}) is a city and the capital of Banten province and was formerly also the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia (the Regency's capital is now at Ciruas). The city is located towards the north of Banten province, on the island of Java; the north part of the city (Kasemen District) contains the coast zone facing onto Banten Bay, and includes the historical site of Old Banten, after which the province is named. Before Banten province was formed in 2000, Serang city was part of West Java province.

Serang has a tropical rainforest climate, with no dry season month.{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=967370&refer=|title=Serang, Indonesia Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}} It faces the Java Sea, which is home to the Thousand Islands.

Serang had a population of 576,961 in the 2010 census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. making it the third most populous city in the province of Banten. The 2020 Census gave a total of 692,101;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 735,651.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 6 September 2024, Kota Serang Dalam Angka 2024 (sum of returns in district Katalogs as referenced below) Serang is located approximately 15 km from the border of Jabodetabek (the Jakarta Metropolitan Area), and is sometimes considered as amalgamated with Greater Jakarta.