Cilegon
City in Banten, Indonesia
title: "Cilegon" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cilegon", "populated-places-in-banten", "1987-establishments-in-indonesia", "states-and-territories-established-in-1987", "states-and-territories-established-in-1999", "populated-coastal-places-in-indonesia"] description: "City in Banten, Indonesia" topic_path: "geography/indonesia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilegon" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary City in Banten, Indonesia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Cilegon |
| official_name | City of Cilegon |
| Kota Cilegon | |
| translit_lang1 | Name |
| translit_lang1_type2 | Sundanese |
| translit_lang1_info2 | |
| nickname | Steel City |
| motto | Akur Sedulur Jujur Adil Makmur |
| (Get along with fellows; honest, fair, and prosperous) | |
| settlement_type | City |
| image_skyline | {{multiple image |
| perrow | 1/2 |
| image1 | Pelabuhan Merak Port of Merak.JPG |
| image2 | Tugu_Kota_Cilegon,_2022.png |
| image3 | PLTU_Kahal_View_-_panoramio.jpg |
| image4 | Masjid Agung Cilegon.jpg |
| image5 | StasiunMER_2022.jpg |
| image_caption | From top, left to right: |
| image_shield | Seal of the City of Cilegon.svg |
| image_flag | Flag of Cilegon City.png |
| image_map | Locator kota cilegon.png |
| map_caption | Location within Banten |
| pushpin_map | Indonesia_Java#Indonesia |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Java and Indonesia |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Indonesia |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Banten |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | |
| leader_title1 | Vice Mayor |
| leader_name1 | |
| established_title | Administrative City |
| established_date | 1987 |
| established_title2 | Municipality |
| established_date2 | 27 April 1999 |
| established_title3 | City |
| established_date3 | 4 September 1999 |
| area_total_km2 | 162.51 |
| population_as_of | mid 2023 estimate |
| population_note | |
| population_total | 470378 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | Indonesia Western Time |
| utc_offset | +7 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | Postcodes |
| postal_code | 42400 |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | (+62) 254 |
| elevation_m | 14 |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Cilegon | official_name = City of Cilegon Kota Cilegon | translit_lang1 = Name | translit_lang1_type2 = Sundanese | translit_lang1_info2 = | translit_lang1_type3 = | translit_lang1_info3 = | nickname = Steel City | motto = Akur Sedulur Jujur Adil Makmur (Get along with fellows; honest, fair, and prosperous) | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = {{multiple image|border= infobox|total_width= 285|image_style = border:1; |perrow = 1/2 |image1=Pelabuhan Merak Port of Merak.JPG |image2=Tugu_Kota_Cilegon,2022.png |image3=PLTU_Kahal_View-_panoramio.jpg |image4=Masjid Agung Cilegon.jpg |image5=StasiunMER_2022.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = From top, left to right: | image_shield = Seal of the City of Cilegon.svg | image_flag = Flag of Cilegon City.png | flag_link = | image_map = Locator kota cilegon.png | mapsize = | map_caption = Location within Banten | pushpin_map = Indonesia_Java#Indonesia | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Java and Indonesia | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Indonesia | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Banten | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | leader_title1 = Vice Mayor | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | established_title = Administrative City | established_date = 1987 | established_title2 = Municipality | established_date2 = 27 April 1999 | established_title3 = City | established_date3 = 4 September 1999 | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 162.51 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_urban_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | population_footnotes = | population_as_of = mid 2023 estimate | population_note = | population_total = 470378 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_metro = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | timezone = Indonesia Western Time | utc_offset = +7 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = | postal_code_type = Postcodes | postal_code = 42400 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = (+62) 254 |elevation_m = 14 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | website = | footnotes = Cilegon (Indonesian: Kota Cilegon, ; Sundanese: ) is a major coastal industrial city in Banten province, Indonesia, covering 162.51 sqkm. It is located on the island of Java. The city had a population of 374,464 at the 2010 Census and 434,896 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 470,378.
Among the factories located in Cilegon are the Krakatau Steel Company, a vital company in Indonesia, which produces steel for industrial (domestic and foreign) needs, and the Asahimas Chemical Company. The nickname for Cilegon is "Steel City" since the city is the largest steel producer in Southeast Asia, about 6 million tons of steel produced each year in the Industrial Area Krakatau Steel, Cilegon. Additionally Cilegon is one of the vital assets of the state, because in this town there is a wide range of important objects such as the Merak Harbour, the Krakatau Steel Industrial Zone (including the PT. Krakatau Steel Tbk, Asahimas, Siemens, KS - POSCO joint venture, Chandra Asri, and Pertamina), PLTU Suralaya, Power plant Krakatau, Krakatau Tirta Industrial Water Treatment Plant, the Sunda Strait Bridge Construction (Lot Plan) & Sunda Strait Industrial Zones.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Groepsportret_van_leerlingen_van_de_H.I.S._in_Tjilegon_West-Java_TMnr_60029392.jpg" caption="Photos of Groepsportret van leerlingen van de H.I.S. in Tjilegon (Cilegon), West-Java."] ::
Geography
Cilegon is located on the most northwest coast of Java island, at the mouth of the Cilegon River on Ciwandan Bay, which is an inlet of the Sunda Strait. It is administratively a semi-enclave within Serang Regency, as it borders with Serang Regency in the east and south, while it borders with Sunda Strait in the north and west.
Administrative districts
The City of Cilegon is divided into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all classed as urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.
::data[format=table] | Kode Wilayah|| of District (kecamatan) || Area in km2 || Pop'n Census 2010|| Pop'n Census 2020|| Pop'n Estimate mid 2023||Admin centre||No. of villages||Post codes | |---| | 36.72.04 | | 36.72.08 | | 36.72.03 | | 36.72.07 | | 36.72.06 | | 36.72.02 | | 36.72.05 | | 36.72.01 | | | ::
Notes: (a) including 5 small offshore islands.
Climate
Cilegon has a hot and humid climate near the boundary between tropical rainforest (Af) and tropical monsoon climate (Am) according to the Köppen climate classification system. Despite being located relatively close to the equator, the city has distinct wet and dry seasons. The wet season in Cilegon covers the majority of the year, running from October through May. The remaining four months forms the city's dry season. Located in the most western part of Java, Cilegon's wet season rainfall peak is January with average monthly rainfall of 319 mm, and its dry season low point is August with a monthly average of 71 mm.
|width = auto | location = Cilegon | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 30.6 | Feb high C = 31.1 | Mar high C = 31.6 | Apr high C = 32.2 | May high C = 32.5 | Jun high C = 32.4 | Jul high C = 32.4 | Aug high C = 32.4 | Sep high C = 32.8 | Oct high C = 33.0 | Nov high C = 32.6 | Dec high C = 31.8
| Jan mean C = 26.6 | Feb mean C = 26.9 | Mar mean C = 27.2 | Apr mean C = 27.5 | May mean C = 27.7 | Jun mean C = 27.4 | Jul mean C = 27.1 | Aug mean C = 27.0 | Sep mean C = 27.4 | Oct mean C = 27.8 | Nov mean C = 27.7 | Dec mean C = 27.4 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 22.7 | Feb low C = 22.8 | Mar low C = 22.8 | Apr low C = 22.9 | May low C = 23.0 | Jun low C = 22.4 | Jul low C = 21.9 | Aug low C = 21.7 | Sep low C = 22.1 | Oct low C = 22.6 | Nov low C = 22.9 | Dec low C = 23.0 |rain colour=green |Jan rain mm=319 |Feb rain mm=269 |Mar rain mm=209 |Apr rain mm=157 |May rain mm=129 |Jun rain mm=94 |Jul rain mm=80 |Aug rain mm=71 |Sep rain mm=73 |Oct rain mm=116 |Nov rain mm=169 |Dec rain mm=240 |source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web |url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/974692/ |title = Climate: Cilegon |publisher=Climate-Data.org |accessdate = 12 November 2020}}
Demographics
From 1991 to 2005 the population of Cilegon grew 47.18%, an average of 2.66% per year. Cilegon is the fourth largest city in Banten. The high population growth rate of Cilegon is primarily caused by migrants entering the city.
Religious discrimination
In 2019 there are 382 mosques and 287 musallas in Cilegon, without any churches, Hindu temples, or Buddhist viharas, even though there are 6,740 Protestants, 1,743 Catholics, 215 Hindus, 215 Buddhists, and 7 Confucians in the city. A proposal to build a Batak Protestant Christian Church in Cilegon was rejected by local residents, which forces religious services to be conducted in Serang.
Media
Newspaper
- Radar Banten (Jawa Pos)
Radio
- 91.8 Top FM Cilegon
- 95.3 FM Banten Radio
- 96.9 FM Sam Radio
- 102.0 Cilegon Mandiri FM (Siaran Pemda)
- 105.2 Cilegon Pass FM
- 107.7 Gema Suara Tercinta
- 107.9 Flash Radio FM
Education
References
References
- "Selayang Pandang tentang Kota Cilegon".
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kota Cilegon Dalam Angka 2024'' (sum of the returns in the district Katalogs referenced below)
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Ciwandan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3672010)
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Citangkil Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3672011)
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Pulomerak Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3672020)
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Purwakarta Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3672021)
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Grogol Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3672022)
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Cilegon Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3672030)
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Jombang Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3672031)
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Cibeber Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3672040)
- Prabowo, Haris. (18 July 2022). "Tak Ada Gereja di Cilegon: Diskriminasi di Balik Topeng Pluralisme".
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