Serang Regency
Serang (Kabupaten Serang) is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. The administrative center of the regency is at Baros, while the capital of the province is the independent municipality of Serang (Kota Serang) which was split off the regency in 2007. Serang is about 10 km from Old Banten, the eponymous former sultanate's capital. Merak, a major port and ferry terminal, is located just west of the regency. Serang Regency and its capital have experience a heavy influx of residents as Jakarta continues its outward growth; some planning agencies consider it to be part of the metropolitan area. It shares its eastern border with Tangerang Regency of Jabodetabek.
Serang Regency covers an area of 1,734.28 km2, and had a population of 1,402,818 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 1,561,401. Including Cilegon and Serang cities which the regency surrounds, the 2014 population amounted to 2,621,4032 inhabiting 2,176.49 km2, for an overall density of over 1,200 per km2.
Serang
Serang municipality (Indonesian: Kota Serang) is the capital of Banten province and was formerly also the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia (the Regency's capital is now at Baros). The city is located towards the north of Banten province. Before Banten province was formed in 2000 Serang 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 Thousand Islands.
Serang was reported as having a population of 576,961 in the 2010 census, making it the third most populous city in the province of Banten. The latest official population estimate (for January 2014) is 643,101. Serang is located approximately 15 km from the border of Jabodetabek and sometimes considered as amalgamated with the Greater Jakarta.
Transportation
The city is served by Serang Station, operated by Indonesia's rail operator PT Kereta Api.
The Merak-Tangerang Toll Road, part of the Trans-Java toll road, passes through the city of Serang.
Serang (disambiguation)
Serang is a city in Indonesia.
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