Serang

This article is about the city in Indonesia. For other uses, see Serang (disambiguation).

Serang
Serang Station
Seal
Motto: Kota Serang Madani
Serang Location of Serang in Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°7′12″S 106°9′1″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Banten
Established	November 2, 2007
Government
• Mayor	Tubagus Haerul Jaman
Area
• Total	266.74 km2 (103 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	576,961
• Density	2,163/km2 (5,602.2/sq mi)
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)

Serang within Banten Province (in yellow), in western Java.

Serang Municipality (Indonesian: Kota Serang) is the capital of Banten Province and the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia. The city is located to the north of Banten Province. The Jakarta-Merak tollway passes through the city of Serang.

Serang has a tropical rainforest climate, with no dry season month. It faces the Java Sea, which is home to Thousand Islands.

Serang has a population of 576,961 in 2010 census, of which 296,896 were male. Serang is the third most populous city in the province of Banten. Serang is located approximately 15 km from the border of Jabodetabek and sometimes considered as amalgamated with the Greater Jakarta.

The proposed Sunda Strait Bridge road would start in Serang, pass through Merak of neighboring Cilegon city to Sumatra. Before Banten split off in 2000, it was part of West Java province (and not a capital).

Subdistricts

Serang was formerly a part of Serang Regency. On November 2, 2007, the status of Serang was changed into a Municipality.

Serang is divided into 6 Kecamatan (Subdistricts):

• Serang
• Cipocok Jaya
• Curug
• Kasemen
• Taktakan
• Walantaka

Emblem

The emblem of Serang consist of

• A hexagon with an image of the gerbang Kaibon and a star.
• The streamer at the foot of the emblem contains the Motto of Serang City, Kota Serang Madani, representing self-reliance of Serang City.