Magelang | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Hanacaraka | ꦩꦒꦼꦭꦁ |
Scenery of Magelang | |
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 | ![]() |
Province | Central Java |
Established | 11 April 907 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Muchamad Nur Aziz[1] |
• Vice Mayor | M Mansyur |
Area | |
• Total | 18.56 km2 (7.17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 121,526 |
• Density | 6,707/km2 (17,370/sq mi) |
[2] | |
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[3] and 121,526 at the 2020 census;[4] the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 122,150 (comprising 60,615 males and 61,535 females).[2] 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.[5]