Ambarawa
Ambarawa | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Mbahrowo | |
Location within Semarang Regency | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Java |
| Regency | Semarang Regency |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.22 km2 (10.90 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 65,096 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | Javanese Chinese Bataks |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Standard Time) |
| Languages | Indonesian Javanese |
Ambarawa is a town and an administrative district (kecamatan) of the Semarang Regency, located between the cities of Semarang and Salatiga in Central Java Province of Indonesia. Administratively, it is bordered by the districts of Banyubiru to the south, Jambu to the west, Bandungan to the north, and Bawen to the east.
During colonial times, Ambarawa was an important railway hub connecting through regions in Java as far as Yogyakarta and Magelang. The Semarang-Ambarawa-Magelang line was fully operational until 1977. It is the site of the Indonesian Railway Museum (Museum Kereta Api Ambarawa), which features a section of rack railway between Ambarawa to Bedono on the former Ambarawa-Magelang mainline. The 19th-century Fort Willem I penitentiary complex and military barrack is also located in Ambarawa.