Semarang Regency

Semarang Regency
Kabupaten Semarang
Other transcription(s)
  Javaneseꦏꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ
A view of Mount Ungaran, Lake Rawapening and the towns of Bandungan and Ambarawa
Motto(s): 
Dharmottama Satya Praja
(Doing the best effort for the people)
Semarang Regency within Central Java
Semarang Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°15′56″S 110°20′9″E / 7.26556°S 110.33583°E / -7.26556; 110.33583
Country Indonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
Founded2 May 1547
CapitalUngaran
Government
  MayorNgesti Nugraha
  Vice-mayorNur Arifah
Area
  Total
1,019.27 km2 (393.54 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)
  Total
1,089,767
  Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
 
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Standard Time)
Area code(s)0274, 0298
Vehicle registrationH
Websitesemarangkab.go.id

Semarang is a landlocked regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) 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 census and 1,053,094 at the 2020 census; the official estimate at mid 2023 was 1,089,767, comprising 542,392 males and 547,375 females. These figures exclude the independent cities of Semarang and Salatiga, which are administratively separate from the regency. The regency's capital is Ungaran, which lies immediately to the south of Semarang City.