Magelang
Magelang | |
|---|---|
| City of Magelang Kota Magelang | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Hanacaraka | ꦩꦒꦼꦭꦁ |
Statue of Prince Diponegoro | |
| Motto(s): Magelang Kota Sejuta Bunga (Magelang, the City of a Million Flowers) | |
Location within Central Java | |
| Coordinates: 7°28′0″S 110°13′0″E / 7.46667°S 110.21667°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Java |
| Province | Central Java |
| Established | 11 April 907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Damar Prasetyono |
| • Vice Mayor | Sri Harso |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.56 km2 (7.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 128,709 |
| • Density | 6,707/km2 (17,370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 293 |
| Website | magelangkota.go.id |
Magelang (Javanese: ꦩꦒꦼꦭꦁ) is one of six cities in the Central Java Province of Indonesia that are administratively independent of the regencies in which they lie geographically. Each of these cities is governed by a mayor rather than a bupati. Magelang City covers an area of 18.56 km2 and had a population of 118,227 at the 2010 census and 121,526 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid-2024 was 128,709 (comprising 63,612 males and 65,097 females). It is geographically located in the middle of the Magelang Regency, between Mount Merbabu and Mount Sumbing in the south of the province, and lies 43 km north of Yogyakarta, 15 km north of Mungkid and 75 km south of Semarang, the capital of Central Java.