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".

Tourism

Semarang is a commercial city rather than a tourist destination, but does have a number of places of interest:

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• Tugu Muda (Youth Monument)
• Lawang Sewu (Thousand Gates)
• Simpang Lima: A five-junction roundabout with a park in the middle.
• Sam Po Kong (Gedung Batu): A Chinese temple built in honour of the Chinese Admiral Zheng He who visited the area in 1405.
• Tay Kak Sie Temple : a Chinese temple.