Ungaran
Ungaran | |
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| Ungaran Kota Ungaran | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Javanese | ꦏꦸꦠ꧀ꦲꦻꦴꦤ꧀ꦒꦫꦤ꧀ |
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Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: Benteng Ungaran (Fort Ungaran) | |
| Motto: Bumi Serasi | |
Location within Central Java | |
| Coordinates: 7°8′17″S 110°24′18″E / 7.13806°S 110.40500°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Java |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regent-council |
| • Body | Ungaran Town Government |
| • Regent | Ngesti Nugraha (PDI-P) |
| • Vice Mayor | Nur Arifah |
| • Legislature | Semarang Regency Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 73.95 km2 (28.55 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 166,425 (58th) |
| • Density | 2,251/km2 (5,829/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | Javanese majority Chinese minority Others |
| • Religion (2024) | Islam 96.5% Christianity 3.1% - Protestant 1.9% - Roman Catholic 1.2% Buddhism 0.2% Hinduism 0.1% Confucianism and others 0.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Postcodes | 505xx |
| Area code | (+62) 24 |
| Vehicle registration | H |
| Website | semarangkab |
Ungaran (Dutch: Oengaran) is a town and adjacent areas in Central Java Province of Indonesia. The town serves as the administrative centre of the Semarang Regency in that province. Ungaran is located at -7° 8' 17", 110° 24' 18" at an elevation of 319 metres. It encompasses two districts (kecamatan) within the Regency - Ungaran Barat (West Ungaran) covering 35.96 km2 with a population of 82,815 in 2024, and Ungaran Timur (East Ungaran) covering 37.99 km2 with a population of 83,610 in 2024.
In the 19th century, defensive posts were established between Semarang and Surakarta to control the trade route between the two cities. A fort known as Fort Ontmoeting was established in Ungaran.
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Fort Ontmoeting (Fort Willem II), where Prince Diponegoro was imprisoned while waiting for his judgment in Batavia and further exile to Makassar, Oengaran, Dutch East Indies.
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Bridge to the village of Oengaran and Oengaran in the background near Samarang.
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Landscape and villages near the Ungaran volcano in Central Java.
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The first-year class of the Kweekschool in Oengaran.