Serang
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Serang is a regency of Banten
province, Indonesia
. The administrative center of the regency and the capital of the province is the independent municipality of Serang
(Kota Serang). The regency has an area of 1,734.095 km2 and an official intercensal estimate
d population of 1,866,512 in 2005 Serang is about 10 km from Old Banten
, the province's former capital. Merak, a major port and ferry terminal, is located just west of the regency.
Serang is bounded by Java Sea
to the north, Tangerang Regency
to the east, Lebak Regency
and Pandeglang Regency to the south, and Cilegon
to the west.
The regency is divided into 28 subdistricts
. The one of that subdistrict is Tjinangka.
Banten
Banten is a province of Indonesia in Java. Formerly part of the Province of West Java, it was made a separate province in 2000.The administrative center is Serang. Preliminary results from the 2010 census counted some 10.6 million people.-Geography:...
province, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. The administrative center of the regency and the capital of the province is the independent municipality of Serang
Serang
Serang is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. The administrative center of the regency and the capital of the province is the independent municipality of Serang...
(Kota Serang). The regency has an area of 1,734.095 km2 and an official intercensal estimate
Intercensal estimate
Intercensal estimate in the field of demographics is an estimate of population between official census dates. Some nations produce regular intercensal estimates while others do not...
d population of 1,866,512 in 2005 Serang is about 10 km from Old Banten
Old Banten
Old Banten is a historic city which was the capital of the Indonesian Sultanate of Banten. It is now part of the Serang Regency located about 11 km north of Serang city....
, the province's former capital. Merak, a major port and ferry terminal, is located just west of the regency.
Serang is bounded by Java Sea
Java Sea
The Java Sea is a large shallow sea on the Sunda Shelf. It was formed as sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age. The Java Sea lies between the Indonesian islands of Borneo to the north, Java to the south; Sumatra to the west, and Sulawesi to the east...
to the north, Tangerang Regency
Tangerang Regency
Tangerang Regency is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. The current regent is H. Ismet Iskandar. It has an area of 959.6 km² and an official 2010 census count of 2,838,621. Since 2000, it has lost territory as South Tangerang has split off on 29 October 2008...
to the east, Lebak Regency
Lebak Regency
Lebak Regency is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. It has an area of 3,044.72 km² of 19 districts and 320 villages and an official intercensal estimated population of 1,219,033 in 2007 Rangkasbitung is the capital of the regency...
and Pandeglang Regency to the south, and Cilegon
Cilegon
Cilegon is a major coastal industrial city in Banten province, Indonesia, covering 175.51 sqkm and has an official intercensal estimated population of 338,027 for 2007...
to the west.
The regency is divided into 28 subdistricts
Subdistricts of Indonesia
In Indonesia, a kecamatan or district is a subdivision of a regency or of a city . A district is itself divided into kelurahan or administrative villages....
. The one of that subdistrict is Tjinangka.