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Ambarawa
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Ambarawa

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Also known as Ambarawa District

Ambarawa is a town and an administrative district (kecamatan) of the Semarang Regency, located between the cities of Semarang and Salatiga in Central Java Province of Indonesia. Administratively, it is bordered by the districts of Banyubiru to the south, Jambu to the west, Bandungan to the north, and Bawen to the east.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Ambarawa
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Ambarawa Bypass Road from Eling Bening, 2017-03-15.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
A view of Mount Merbabu, Telomoyo and Lake Rawapening from Ambarawa.
Settlement.nickname
Mbahrowo
Settlement.image_map
Locator Kecamatan Ambarawa.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location within Semarang Regency
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Regency
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Central Java
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Semarang Regency
Settlement.area_total_km2
28.22
Settlement.population_total
65096
Settlement.population_as_of
mid 2024 estimate
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.demographics_type1
Demographics
Settlement.timezone1
Indonesia Western Standard Time

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Japanese internment camps
  • Battle of Ambarawa
  • Tourist attractions
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Ambarawa is a town and an administrative district (kecamatan) of the Semarang Regency, located between the cities of Semarang and Salatiga in Central Java Province of Indonesia. Administratively, it is bordered by the districts of Banyubiru to the south, Jambu to the west, Bandungan to the north, and Bawen to the east.

During colonial times, Ambarawa was an important railway hub connecting through regions in Java as far as Yogyakarta and Magelang. The Semarang-Ambarawa-Magelang line was fully operational until 1977. It is the site of the Indonesian Railway Museum (Museum Kereta Api Ambarawa), which features a section of rack railway between Ambarawa to Bedono on the former Ambarawa-Magelang mainline. The 19th-century Fort Willem I penitentiary complex and military barrack is also located in Ambarawa. thumb|280x280px|Fort Willem I, Ambarawa|Fort Willem I

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ambarawa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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