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Jepara is a town in the province of
In the 16th century, Jepara was an important port; in early 1513, its king, Yunnus (Pati Unus) led an attack against Portuguese Malacca. His force is said to have been made up of one hundred ships and 5000 men from Jepara and Palembang but was defeated. Between 1518 and 1521 he ruled over Demak. The rule of Ratu ('Queen') Kalinyamat in the latter 16th century was, however, Jepara's most influential. Jepara again attacked Malacca in 1551 this time with
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{{portal, Indonesia Populated places in Central Java
Central Java
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, Indonesia
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. Jepara is on the north coast of Java, northeast of Semarang
Semarang (Javanese script, Javanese: , ''Kutha Semarang'') is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Netherlands, Dutch Dutch East Indies, colonial era, and is still an important regio ...
, not far from Mount Muria, with a population of 85,970 in mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Jepara Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3320) It is also the main town of Jepara Regency. The metropolitan area of the town ("Greater Jepara") had 227,062 inhabitants at the 1990 Census. Jepara is known for the Javanese teak wood carving
Wood carving (or woodcarving) is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculpture, ...
art as well as the birthplace of Kartini
Raden Adjeng Kartini, also known as Raden Ayu Kartini (21 April 1879 – 17 September 1904), was a prominent Indonesian advocate of women's rights and female education.
She was born into an aristocratic Javanese people, Javanese family in the ...
, a pioneer in the area of women's rights for Indonesians.
Demographics
The population of Jepara Regency was 1,283,687 people as at mid 2024 (50.3% males and 49.7% females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Jepara Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3320) On the productivity criteria, those of working group age (between 15 and 64 years of age) dominate Jepara Regency's population at 68.82%, meanwhile 22.935% were the children (under 15) and 8.246% were retired-people (65 and over). Jepara people are originally rooted as Javanese and religiously speaking, over 98% areMuslim
Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...
.
The village of Plajan and the village of Tempur have a comparatively multi-religious population.
History
In the 16th century, Jepara was an important port; in early 1513, its king, Yunnus (Pati Unus) led an attack against Portuguese Malacca. His force is said to have been made up of one hundred ships and 5000 men from Jepara and Palembang but was defeated. Between 1518 and 1521 he ruled over Demak. The rule of Ratu ('Queen') Kalinyamat in the latter 16th century was, however, Jepara's most influential. Jepara again attacked Malacca in 1551 this time with Johor
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but was defeated, and in 1574 besieged Malacca for three months.
It was the site of a Dutch fort in the 17th century. It is the birthplace of Indonesian national heroine Kartini
Raden Adjeng Kartini, also known as Raden Ayu Kartini (21 April 1879 – 17 September 1904), was a prominent Indonesian advocate of women's rights and female education.
She was born into an aristocratic Javanese people, Javanese family in the ...
.
Contemporary Jepara
The population is almost entirely Javanese and over 95%Muslim
Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...
. As a ''pesisir'' ('coastal') area many traders from around the world landed in Jepara centuries ago. As a result, some of Jepara's residents have at part European, Chinese, Arabs, Malay or Bugis ancestry.
Climate
Jepara has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to April.Kingdoms
* Kalingga Kingdom * Kalinyamat KingdomSport
* Persijap * Jepara UnitedGallery
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References
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{{portal, Indonesia Populated places in Central Java