Tegal is a city in the northwest part of Central Java of Indonesia. It is situated on the north coast of the province of Central Java, about 175 km (109 mi) from Semarang, the capital of the province. It had a population of 239,599 at the 2010 Census and 273,825 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 262,781.
View of Tegal at night 2018
Aerial view of Tegal (date unknown)
Aerial view of Pagongan sugar factory (ca.1928-40)
Central Java is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakarta in the south, East Java in the east, and the Java Sea in the north. It has a total area of 33,750.37 km2, with a population of 36,516,035 at the 2020 Census making it the third-most populous province in both Java and Indonesia after West Java and East Java. The official population estimate in mid-2023 was 37,608,336 The province also includes a number of offshore islands, including the island of Nusakambangan in the south, and the Karimun Jawa Islands in the Java Sea.
Fossil of the Java Man, found in Sangiran, Sragen Regency
A painting by G.B. Hooijer (c. 1916–1919) reconstructing the scene of Borobudur during its height.
Aerial view of the city of Semarang. Semarang has been the capital of Central Java since the Dutch colonial era
Landscape of the Serayu River Valley, with Mount Slamet in the background.
