Serang ( id, Kota Serang, ,

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: ) is a city and the capital of

Banten province Banten ( id, Banten; Sundanese: , romanized ''Banten'') is the westernmost province on the island of Java, Indonesia. Its capital city is Serang. The province borders West Java and the Special Capital Region of Jakarta on the east, the Java Se ...

and was formerly also the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia (the Regency's capital is now at Baros). The city is located towards the north of Banten province, on the island of Java. Before Banten province was formed in 2000 Serang was part of West Java province. Serang has a tropical rainforest climate, with no dry season month. It faces the

Java Sea The Java Sea ( id, Laut Jawa, jv, Segara Jawa) is an extensive shallow sea on the Sunda Shelf, between the Indonesian islands of Borneo to the north, Java to the south, Sumatra to the west, and Sulawesi to the east. Karimata Strait to its nort ...

, which is home to Thousand Islands. Serang had a population of 576,961 in the 2010 census, making it the third most populous city in the province of Banten. The 2020 Census gave a total of 692,101. Serang is located approximately 15 km from the border of Jabodetabek and sometimes considered as amalgamated with the Greater Jakarta.

Culture

Religion

The majority of people in Serang and Banten Province embrace Islam, but other religions coexist peacefully. Serang is often known as "'' kota santri''" or the "city of pious people", due to the history as a traditional center of Islamic learning.Mencari Kota Santri
''Times Indonesia''. Retrieved April 2, 2021. The city hosts two of the major

congregational mosque A congregational mosque or Friday mosque (, ''masjid jāmi‘'', or simply: , ''jāmi‘''; ), or sometimes great mosque or grand mosque (, ''jāmi‘ kabir''; ), is a mosque for hosting the Friday noon prayers known as ''jumu'ah''.* * * * * * * ...

s in Banten province, Ats-Tsauroh Great Mosque of Serang and Al-Bantani Grand Mosque, which hold the capacity of 2,500 and 10,000 worshippers respectively.Masjid Agung Ats Tsauroh
''Dunia Masjid''. Retrieved April 29, 2021.MASJID AL-BANTANI
''Sistem Informasi Masjid''. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

Language

Compared with the majority in Banten Province who speak the

Sundanese language Sundanese (: , ; Sundanese script: ) is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Sundanese. It has approximately 40 million native speakers in the western third of Java; they represent about 15% of Indonesia's total population. Classifica ...

, in addition to Sundanese language. Some residents local people in Serang speak the

Javanese language Javanese (, , ; , Aksara Jawa: , Pegon: , IPA: ) is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, Indonesia. There are also pockets of Javanese speakers on the northe ...

with a dialect similar to the Cirebon dialect of Javanese. The reason for this is that many Javanese migrants arrived in early 1527 to build the Banten Sultanate, and remained to form the base of today's population.

Transportation

The city is served by station, operated by Indonesia's rail operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia. The Tangerang–Merak Toll Road, part of the Trans-Java toll road, passes through the city of Serang. The road to the proposed

Sunda Strait Bridge The Sunda Strait Bridge ( id, Jembatan Selat Sunda, ''JSS'', ''Jembatan Selsun'', sometimes referred to in English-language reports as the ''SSB'', Sundanese: ') was a planned road and railway megaproject between the two large Indonesian island ...

would start in Serang, pass through Merak in neighboring Cilegon city to cross over the Sunda Strait to Sumatra.

Administrative districts

Serang was formerly a part of Serang Regency. On 2 November 2007, the status of Serang was changed into a municipality (''kota madya'') independent of the Regency. Since that time, Serang City becomes a semi-enclave within Serang Regency, as the city borders the regency in the south, east, and west, while it borders with

in the north. The City of Serang is divided into six

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census. The table also includes the number of administrative villages (urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its postal codes.

Climate

Serang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round. Rain gets noticeably heavier from December to March.

Emblem

The emblem of Serang consists of * A hexagon with an image of the ''gerbang Kaibon'' and a star. * The streamer at the foot of the emblem contains the motto of Serang city, ''Kota Serang Madani'' ("Self-reliant Serang").

References

External links

* * *(in Indonesian
List of Tours in Serang City, Banten
{{Authority control Populated places in Banten Provincial capitals in Indonesia