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Semarang is a city on the north coast of the island of Java, Indonesia. It is the capital of the province of Central Java. It has an area of 373.67 km² and a population of approximately 1.5 million people, making it Indonesia's fifth largest city. A major port during the Dutch colonial era, and still an important port today, the city has a large ethnically Chinese population.
The name of the city, Semarang, may have originated from the concatenation of the words "assam" (tamarind) and "arang" (based from javanesse language mean "rare").
Semarang is home to several notable universities and high schools.
www.semarangkota.go.id/
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www.paragonsemarang.com/
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