The Semarang metropolitan area, known locally as Kedungsepur (an acronym of Kendal–Demak–Ungaran–Salatiga–Semarang–Purwodadi), is a metropolitan area anchored by the city of Semarang in Central Java, Indonesia. It additionally includes the city of Salatiga, as well as Demak Regency, Grobogan Regency (part only), Kendal Regency, and Semarang Regency. It is the fourth most populous metropolitan area in Indonesia with an estimated population of about 6.2 million as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024.
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+Delineation of Semarang metropolitan areaAdministrativedivisionArea in km2Pop'nCensus2010Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.Pop'nCensus2020Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.Pop'nmid 2023estimateBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024.Number of districtsNumber of villages City of Semarang373.781,555,9841,653,5241,694,74016177 City of Salatiga54.98170,332192,322201,369423 Demak Regency995.321,055,5791,203,9561,240,51014249 Grobogan Regency (part) 2,023.85802,160888,5811,492,89112191 Kendal Regency1,002.23900,3131,018,5051,052,83020286 Semarang Regency1,019.27930,7271,053,0941,080,64819235 Total Kedungsepur5,453.995,415,0956,009,9826,760,538851,161 Note:
Transportation Semarang is served by Trans Semarang bus rapid transit, comprising at least eight main corridors. Another bus rapid transit, the provincial-owned Trans Jateng has two corridors southward and westward in the Semarang metropolitan area, linking Semarang Tawang Station (Semarang) to Bawen Bus Terminal (Semarang Regency) and Mangkang Bus Terminal (Semarang) to Bahurekso Bus Terminal (Kendal Regency).
The eastern part of the Semarang metropolitan area is served by Kedungsepur commuter rail.
See also List of metropolitan areas in Indonesia Jakarta metropolitan area Surabaya metropolitan area Bandung metropolitan area
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