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Cirebon

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Also known as Cheribon City, City of Cheribon, Cheribon, Cheribon Municipality, Municipality of Cirebon, Municipality of Cheribon, Chirebon, Cirebon Municipality

Cirebon (, formerly rendered Cheribon or Chirebon in English) is a port city on the northern coast of the Indonesian island of Java. It is the only coastal city of West Java, located about 40 km west of the provincial border with Central Java, approximately east of Jakarta, at . It had a population of 296,389 at the 2010 census and 333,303 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 344,851 (comprising 173,052 males and 171,799 females).

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Settlement.name
Cirebon
Settlement.native_name_lang
id
Settlement.official_name
City of Cirebon
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.translit_lang1
Regional
Settlement.translit_lang1_type
Javanese
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
Sundanese
Settlement.image_shield
Seal of the City of Cirebon.svg
Settlement.image_flag
City Flag of Cirebon.svg
Settlement.nicknames
(City of Shrimps)
Settlement.motto
(Prosperous, Peaceful, Abundantly Fertile)
Settlement.image_map
Map of West Java highlighting Cirebon City.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location within West Java
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Indonesia_Java#Indonesia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Java and Indonesia
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Kotapraja Cirebon
Population
307319
Area
37.36
Elevation
8
Official website
www.cirebonkota.go.id
Image
Symbol Keraton Kasepuhan.jpg
Dialing code
0231
Motto
Gemah Ripah Loh Jinawi
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inception
1388-12-31
Commons category
Cirebon
Statistics Indonesia area code
3274
name
Cirebon
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Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Administrative divisions
  • Demographics
  • Campaign for Cirebon Province
  • Economy
  • Culture
  • Arts and crafts
  • Performing arts
  • Sports
  • Court culture
  • Cuisine
  • Tourism
  • Orientation and places
  • Cityscape
  • Transportation
  • Airport
  • Port of Cirebon
  • Public service
  • Health
  • Notable people
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • Footnotes
  • Further reading
  • External links

Cirebon (, formerly rendered Cheribon or Chirebon in English) is a port city on the northern coast of the Indonesian island of Java. It is the only coastal city of West Java, located about 40 km west of the provincial border with Central Java, approximately east of Jakarta, at . It had a population of 296,389 at the 2010 census and 333,303 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 344,851 (comprising 173,052 males and 171,799 females).

The built-up area of Cirebon reaches out from the city and into the surrounding regency of the same name; the official metropolitan area encompasses the whole of this regency as well as the city, and covers an area of , with a 2010 census population of 2,363,585; the 2020 census total was 2,603,924 and the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 2,732,822.

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