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Serang
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Serang (, , Sundanese: ) is a city and the capital of Banten province and was formerly also the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia (the Regency's capital is now at Ciruas). The city is located towards the north of Banten province, on the island of Java; the north part of the city (Kasemen District) contains the coast zone facing onto Banten Bay, and includes the historical site of Old Banten, after which the province is named. Before Banten province was formed in 2000, Serang city was part of West Java province.
Serang is a city on the island of Java in Indonesia that serves as the capital of Banten province and contains the historical site of Old Banten, which gave the province its name. The city matters as an important administrative and historical center, having been transferred from West Java to the newly created Banten province in 2000.
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Key facts
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- Serang
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- City of Serang
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- City
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- Name
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- Sundanese
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- Flag of Serang City.png
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- Seal of the City of Serang.svg
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- Paddy Field City
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- Kota Serang Madani(Self-reliant City of Serang)
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- Locator Kota Serang.png
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- Location within Banten
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- right
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- Location in Java##Location in Indonesia
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- Country
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- Province
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- Established
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- 2 November 2007
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Kota Serang
- Population
- 613356
- Area
- 267
- Elevation
- 39
- Official website
- serangkota.go.id
- Image
- Stasiun Serang.JPG
- Licence plate code
- A
- Motto
- Kota Serang Madani
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- Commons category
- Serang Regency
- inception
- 2007-08-10
- Statistics Indonesia area code
- 3673
- name
- Serang
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Serang (, , Sundanese: ) is a city and the capital of Banten province and was formerly also the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia (the Regency's capital is now at Ciruas). The city is located towards the north of Banten province, on the island of Java; the north part of the city (Kasemen District) contains the coast zone facing onto Banten Bay, and includes the historical site of Old Banten, after which the province is named. Before Banten province was formed in 2000, Serang city was part of West Java province.
Serang has a tropical rainforest climate, with no dry season month. It faces the Java Sea, which is home to the Thousand Islands.
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