Pekalongan

Pekalongan
City of Pekalongan
Kota Pekalongan
Other transcription(s)
 • Hanacarakaꦥꦼꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁꦔꦤ꧀
 • Pegonڤٓكالَوڠان
 • Chinese北加隆岸
Běi jiā lóng àn (Pinyin)
 • DutchPacalongan
Clockwise, from above : Pekalongan Batik Museum, Al-Jami' Grand Mosque, Pekalongan Fish Harbour, Pekalongan Post Office, Indonesia Christian Church of Pekalongan
Flag of Pekalongan
Coat of arms of Pekalongan
Nickname: 
Kota Batik (lit. 'the Batik city')
Motto(s): 
Pekalongan Kota BATIK (Bersih (Clean), Aman (Safe), Tertib (Discipline), Indah (Beautiful), Komunikatif (Communicative))
Location within Central Java
Location within Central Java
Pekalongan is located in Java
Pekalongan
Pekalongan
Location in Java and Indonesia
Pekalongan is located in Indonesia
Pekalongan
Pekalongan
Pekalongan (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°53′S 109°40′E / 6.883°S 109.667°E / -6.883; 109.667
Country Indonesia
RegionJava
Province Central Java
Government
 • MayorAchmad Afzan Arslan Djunaid
Area
 • Total
45.25 km2 (17.47 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
317,524
 • Density7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Area code(+62) 285
Websitepekalongankota.go.id

Pekalongan (Javanese: ꦦꦼꦏꦭꦺꦴꦔꦤ꧀) is a city of Central Java, Indonesia. It was formerly the seat of Pekalongan Regency on the northern coast of the province, but is now an independent municipality within the province. It covers a land area of 45.25 km2 and had a population of 281,434 at the 2010 Census[2] and 307,150 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 317,524 (comprising 160,369 males and 157,155 females).[1] The city is Central Java's most important port, and is known for its batik. Since December 2014, Pekalongan has been a member of UNESCO's World's Creative Cities Network, the first Southeast Asian city to be added to the list.[4]

The Dutch name of the city is 'Pacalongan'.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Pekalongan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3374)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Wonderful Indonesia - Pekalongan: first Indonesian city included in UNESCO's World Creative Cities Network". www.indonesia.travel. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-16.

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