Semarang

Semarang is a city on the north coast of the island of Java, Indonesia. It is the capital of the province of Central Java (Jawa Tengah). It has an area of 373,67 km² and approximately 1.5 million people making it the Indonesia's fifth largest city . Semarang is located at {{coor dm|6|58|S|110|25|E|}}. A major port during the Dutch colonial era, and still an important port today, the city is known in Indonesia for its large ethnically Chinese population. The name of the city, Semarang, may have originated from the concatenation of the words "asem" (tamarind) and "arang".

Administration

The city of Semarang divided into 16 districts of Kecamatan and 177 sub-districts of Kelurahan. The 16 districts of Kecamatan are: Semarang Barat, Semarang Timur, Semarang Tengah, Semarang Utara, Semarang Selatan, Candisari, Gajahmungkur, Gayamsari, Pedurungan, Genuk, Tembalang, Banyumanik, Gunungpati, Mijen, Ngaliyan, and Tugu.

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A Walikota used to be the head of government in Semarang until 1906. After 1906, the city of Semarang was headed by a Walikota (Mayor).

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The list of Mayor of Semarang after Indonesian independence:

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• Moch.lchsan
• Koesoebiyono (1949 - 1 Jul 1951)
• RM. Hadisoebeno Sosrowardoyo (1 Jul 1951 - 1 Janu 1958)
• Abdulmadjid Djojoadiningrat (7 Jan 1958 - 1 Jan 1960)
• RM Soebagyono Tjondrokoesoemo (1 Jan 1961 - 26 Apr 1964)
• Wuryanto (25 Apr 1964 - 1 Sep 1966)
• Soeparno (1 Sep 1966 - 6 Mar 1967)
• R.Warsito Soegiarto (6 Mar 1967 - 2 Jan 1973)
• Hadijanto (2 Jan 1973 - 15 Jan 1980)
• H. Imam Soeparto Tjakrajoeda (15 Jan 1980 - 19 Jan 1990)
• H. Soetrisno Suharto (19 Jan 1990 - 19 Jan 2000)
• H. Sukawi Sutarip (19 Jan 2000 - present)