The Semarang metropolitan area, known locally as Kedungsepur (an acronym of Kendal–Demak–Ungaran–Salatiga–Semarang–Purwodadi), is a

metropolitan area A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban area, urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share Industry (economics), industries, commercial areas, Transport infrastructure, transport network ...

anchored by the city 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 ...

Central Java Central Java (, ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogya ...

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. It additionally includes the city of

Salatiga Salatiga () is a Cities of Indonesia, city in Central Java province, Indonesia. It covers an area of and had a population of 192,322 at the 2020 Indonesian census, 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at m ...

, as well as

Demak Regency Demak () is a regency located in the Indonesian province of Central Java, on the northern coast of the island. It is bordered by Jepara Regency and the Java Sea to the north, Kudus and Grobogan Regencies to the east, Grobogan and Semarang Re ...

Grobogan Regency Grobogan Regency () is a regency () located in northeastern part of the Central Java province in Indonesia. Created on 4 March 1726, the Grobogan Regency has an area of 2,023.84 km2, and is the second largest regency in the Central Java Prov ...

(part only),

Kendal Regency Kendal () is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency in the northern part of Central Java province in Indonesia, west of Semarang. The regency is bordered by the Java Sea in the north, Semarang City and Semarang Regency in the east, Temanggung Regency ...

, and

Semarang Regency Semarang is a landlocked Regencies of Indonesia, regency () in Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,019.27 km2 and had a population of 930,727 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,053,094 at the ...

. It is the fourth most populous metropolitan area in Indonesia with an estimated population of about 6.2 million as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024.

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Transportation

Semarang is served by Trans Semarang bus rapid transit, comprising at least eight main corridors. Another bus rapid transit, the provincial-owned Trans Jateng has two corridors southward and westward in the Semarang metropolitan area, linking Semarang Tawang Station (Semarang) to Bawen Bus Terminal (Semarang Regency) and Mangkang Bus Terminal (Semarang) to Bahurekso Bus Terminal (Kendal Regency). The eastern part of the Semarang metropolitan area is served by '' Kedungsepur'' commuter rail.

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Metropolitan areas of Indonesia Central Java Semarang {{CJava-geo-stub

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