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Magelang
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Also known as Magelang City

Magelang () is one of six cities in Central Java, Indonesia, that are administratively independent of the regencies in which they lie geographically. Each of these cities is governed by a mayor rather than a bupati. Magelang City covers an area of 18.56 km2 and had a population of 118,227 at the 2010 census and 121,526 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid-2024 was 128,709 (comprising 63,612 males and 65,097 females). It is geographically located in the middle of the Magelang Regency, between Mount Merbabu and Mount Sumbing in the south of the province, and lies 43 km n

Key facts

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Magelang
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City of Magelang
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Other
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Hanacaraka
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ꦩꦒꦼꦭꦁ
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City
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Magelang Kota Sejuta Bunga (Magelang, the City of a Million Flowers)
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Magelang alun alun.JPG
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Statue of Prince Diponegoro
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Flag of Magelang City.png
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Seal of the City of Magelang.svg
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Locator kota magelang.gif
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Location within Central Java
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Indonesia_Java#Indonesia
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right
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Location in Java and Indonesia
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Country
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Province

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Administrative districts
  • Climate
  • Demography
  • Places of interest
  • Temples
  • Rafting
  • Museums
  • Jalan Pemuda
  • Alun-alun (town square)
  • Sports
  • Parks
  • Mount Tidar
  • Universities
  • Transportation
  • Motto
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Magelang () is one of six cities in Central Java, Indonesia, that are administratively independent of the regencies in which they lie geographically. Each of these cities is governed by a mayor rather than a bupati. Magelang City covers an area of 18.56 km2 and had a population of 118,227 at the 2010 census and 121,526 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid-2024 was 128,709 (comprising 63,612 males and 65,097 females). It is geographically located in the middle of the Magelang Regency, between Mount Merbabu and Mount Sumbing in the south of the province, and lies 43 km north of Yogyakarta, 15 km north of Mungkid and 75 km south of Semarang, the capital of Central Java.

==History== thumb|The Magelang town hall in 1925–1936

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Magelang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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