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Surabaya
Surabaya is the capital city of East Java Provinces of Indonesia, province and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern corner of Java island, on the Madura Strait, it is one of the earliest port cities in Southeast Asia. According to the Government of Indonesia, National Development Planning Agency, Surabaya is one of the Regions of Indonesia#Development regions, four main central cities of Indonesia, alongside Jakarta, Medan, and Makassar. The city had a population of 2,874,314 within its city limits at the 2020 census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. With 3,009,286 people living in the city as of mid 2023 (comprising 1,490,358 males and 1,518,928 females) Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kota Surabaya Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3578) and over 10 million in the extended Surabaya metropolitan area, according to the latest official estimate, Surabaya is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Java
East Java (, , ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the easternmost third of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern and southern coasts, respectively, while the narrow Bali Strait to the east separates Java from Bali by around . Located in eastern Java (island), Java, the province also includes the island of Madura Island, Madura (which is connected to Java by the longest bridge in Indonesia, the Suramadu Bridge), as well as the Kangean Islands, Kangean islands and other smaller island groups located further east (in the northern Bali Sea) and the Masalembu Islands, Masalembu archipelago to the north. Its capital is Surabaya, the Largest cities in Indonesia, second largest city in Indonesia, a major industrial center and also a major business center. Banyuwangi is the largest regency in East Java and the largest on the island of Java. The province cover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Surabaya
The mayor of Surabaya is an elected politician who is responsible for governing the city of Surabaya in Java. The first mayor of Surabaya was Mr A. Meijroos, who governed the city during the Dutch colonisation period from 1916 to 1920. List of mayors of Surabaya ;Parties Acting mayor In the case of government, a regional head who applies for leave or temporarily resigns from his position with the central government, then the Governor of East Java prepares a replacement who is a bureaucrat in the regional government or even a deputy mayor, including when the mayor's position is in a transition period. ;Parties Notes References {{Mayors of Surabaya Surabaya Mayors of Surabaya Lists of mayors of places in Indonesia, Surabaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surabaya City Regional House Of Representatives
The Surabaya City Regional House of Representatives is the unicameral municipal legislature of the city of Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. It has 50 members, who are elected every five years, simultaneously with the national legislative election. History During the Dutch East Indies period, Surabaya's city council was established on 1 April 1906 following a 1903 decentralization law. The council had 21 seats – 8 were European officials appointed by the colonial government, 7 were to be elected Europeans, 5 were appointed Native Indonesian officials, and another 3 were assigned to leaders of Chinese and Arab communities. The first members of the council were appointees, with the first election in 1909 being held for the 7 elected European legislators. The 1909 election had a registered electorate of just 1,398 Europeans (Surabaya's total population in 1905 was around 150,000), with a turnout of around 25 percent. While the council was intended to be led by the ''burgemeester'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes Monument
The Heroes Monument () is a monument in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. It is the main symbol of the city, dedicated to the people who died during the Battle of Surabaya on 10 November 1945. The 10 November Museum is located under the monument. This monument is 41.15 metres tall and is pillar-shaped. It was built to commemorate the events of 10 November 1945 at the Battle of Surabaya. It is the venue every 10 November for the commemoration of the events of 1945, when many heroes died in the War of Independence. The groundbreaking was led by Sukarno Sukarno (6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of the Indonesian struggle for independenc ..., the first Indonesian President, accompanied by Surabaya Mayor, Doel Arnowo on 10 November 1951. It was officially opened one year later, also by Sukarno, on 10 November 1952 witnesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunjungan Street
Tunjungan Street () is a street and major thoroughfare in Downtown Surabaya, Indonesia. The name is also generally more used for the business district surrounding the street. It has a prominence importance in the history of the city’s development and continues to the present day. Famous for its shops, offices, cafes, restaurants and hotels (particularly the very historic Hotel Majapahit), the street became an icon of the city itself. Though not located along Tunjungan Street, a prominent shopping mall, Tunjungan Plaza, is also located adjacent to the street. The street was also a witness to the famous Yamato Hotel incident which eventually culminated in the Battle of Surabaya during the early months of the Indonesian National Revolution. History Tunjungan has been known for a long time. Since the days of the Dutch East Indies, this road was designed to be a business district. Therefore, many shops, offices or hotels were built along this road and some of them are still le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eri Cahyadi
Eri Cahyadi (born 27 May 1977) is an Indonesian politician and bureaucrat who has served as Mayor of Surabaya since 26 February 2021. He was elected in the 2020 Surabaya mayoral election. Career Cahyadi graduated with a degree in civil engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ... from the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology in 1999, and after a 2-year career as a consultant he began working for Surabaya's municipal government in 2001. Both his parents had previously also worked as government officials. By 2011, Cahyadi had been promoted to head the city government's public housing and urban planning department, and in 2018, he was appointed to head the municipal development planning body, in addition to heading the department of sanitation and public spaces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armuji
Armuji or Armudji ( ꦄꦂꦩꦸꦗꦶ ) (born 8 June 1965) is an Indonesian politician, member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle who is serving as vice mayor of Surabaya alongside mayor Eri Cahyadi Eri Cahyadi (born 27 May 1977) is an Indonesian politician and bureaucrat who has served as Mayor of Surabaya since 26 February 2021. He was elected in the 2020 Surabaya mayoral election. Career Cahyadi graduated with a degree in civil engineeri ..., who won the 2020 Surabaya mayoral election against former police inspector general Machfud Arifin. The pair is collectively called Erji. Armuji previously served as a member, vice speaker, then speaker of the Surabaya House of Representatives before being elected into the East Java Regional House of Representatives in 2019. Before that, Armuji also served as the head of the Athletic Association of Indonesia. Officeholding history * Member of the Surabaya City Regional House of Representatives (1999–2019) * Surab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Majapahit
The Hotel Majapahit is a historic hotel in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, opened in 1911. The hotel is currently managed by Accor through its MGallery chain. History The hotel was founded in 1910 as the Hotel Oranje by Lucas Martin Sarkies, the son of Martin Sarkies of the Sarkies brothers, who commissioned Regent Alfred John Bidwell to design the hotel. It opened in 1911. Two wings were added from 1923 to 1926 and an Art Deco lobby extension was opened in 1930. The opening was celebrated with a royal party attended by Crown Prince Leopold III from Belgium, Princess Astrid from Sweden and Charlie Chaplin. During the WWII Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies from 1942 to 1945, the hotel was renamed Hotel Yamato. It was used as the headquarters of the Japanese forces in East Java. The hotel was the site of the famous " Hotel Yamato Incident" on 19 September 1945 when pro-nationalist Indonesian youth revolutionaries tore away the blue portion of the Dutch flag flown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balai Pemuda
Balai Pemuda or Alun-Alun Surabaya is a rich historical site in Surabaya. The site serves as a hub for cultural and artistic activities. History Originally built in 1907, it was known as Simpangsche Societeit or Simpangsche Club a nightlife venue for European elites, especially Dutch citizens. The locals affectionately called it “Roemah Kamar Bola” due to the billiards game held there. Designed by Dutch architect Westmaes, this heritage building features a distinctive dome resembling a crown. Today, Balai Pemuda hosts art events, houses the Surabaya Public Library, and includes Alun-alun Surabaya—an outdoor area with a food court and exhibition space12. During the colonial era, Simpangsche Societeit served as an exclusive club where parties, informal meetings, dances, and other elite entertainment took place. It symbolized Western culture’s influence and the dominance of the colonial government. However, after Indonesia gained independence, Balai Pemuda transformed it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Metropolitan Areas In Indonesia
The government of Indonesia defines a metropolitan area as an urban agglomeration where its spatial planning is prioritised due to its highly important influence on the country. The metropolitan areas in Indonesia are managed based on Presidential Regulation (''Peraturan Presiden''). The national government has established 10 metropolitan areas across the country, anchored by the cities of Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Semarang, Medan, Makassar, Palembang, Denpasar, Banjarmasin, and Manado. Despite having no official metropolitan areas recognised on national level, there are several other cities whose urbanised area exceeds their city limits such as Yogyakarta, Malang, and Cirebon. Official metropolitan areas Built-up urban areas The followings are the contiguous urban areas in Indonesia, with a population of over 500,000, according to Demographia's "World Urban Areas" study (19th Annual - 2023). Demographia defines an urban area (urbanised area agglomeration or urban centre) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Indonesian Cities By Population
This is a list of the most populous cities in Indonesia. It excludes urban-characterized settlements such as regency seats, which does not have city status in Indonesia, city status. Indonesia has 93 cities classified as ''kota'' (city) and one provincial-level capital city. Population figures are taken from the 2020 Indonesian census, 2020 census and the more recent official estimates as at mid 2023, all by Statistics Indonesia (BPS). Jakarta is the largest city and the only megacity in Indonesia, with a population of 10.70 million. As a primate city, Jakarta is nearly four times larger than the second largest city Surabaya. Jakarta's status is unique compared to other cities in Indonesia, since it is technically a Provinces of Indonesia, province with a city management. It is subdivided into List of administrative regencies and administrative cities in Jakarta, five administrative cities and an administrative regency, which are not Self-governance, self-governed (without municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javanese Language
Javanese ( , , ; , Aksara Jawa, Javanese script: , Pegon script, Pegon: , IPA: ) is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language spoken primarily 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 northern coast of western Java. It is the native language of more than 68 million people. Javanese is the largest of the Austronesian languages in List of languages by number of native speakers, number of native speakers. It has several regional dialects and a number of clearly distinct status styles. Its closest relatives are the neighboring languages such as Sundanese language, Sundanese, Madurese language, Madurese, and Balinese language, Balinese. Most speakers of Javanese also speak Indonesian language, Indonesian for official and commercial purposes as well as a means to communicate with non-Javanese-speaking Indonesians. There are speakers of Javanese in Malaysia (concentrated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
