Semarang is the capital of the Central Java province in Indonesia. The city is located on the north coast of the island of Java, at the mouth of the Semarang River. Semarang is the second-largest city in Java, after Jakarta. The city has a population of 1,930,000 people (2016).
Semarang was founded in 1745 by the Dutch East India Company. The city developed as a port and trading center. In 1811, the city was captured by the British. The …