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Surabaya's population was recorded during the 2010 census to be 2,765,487. [51] 6 August – The Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium was opened. [52] 28 September – Tri Rismaharini becomes mayor of Surabaya. [53] 2012 Surabaya's population was recorded 3,110,187 by Municipality of Surabaya. [54] 2015 Tri Rismaharini was reelected as mayor with a ...
The Portuguese writer Tomé Pires mentioned that a Muslim lord was in power in Surabaya in 1513 though likely a vassal of the Hindu–Buddhist Majapahit. [1] At that time, Surabaya was already a major trading port, [2] owing to its location on the River Brantas delta and on the trade route between Malacca and the Spice Islands via the Java Sea. [3]
Surabaya [a] is the capital city of East Java province and the second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta.Located on the northeastern corner of Java island, on the Madura Strait, it is one of the earliest port cities in Southeast Asia.
In the latter half of the 16th century, the Sultanate of Demak, the dominant power on the island of Java, disintegrated into several independent states. [8] At the turn of the 17th century, three of these states emerged as the leading powers: the Sultanate of Banten in western Java, the Sultanate of Mataram in inland central Java, and the Duchy of Surabaya in coastal eastern Java.
Sura and Baya image as a coat of arms of Surabaya.. The Sura and Crocodile statues contain folklore or legends about the Sura fish and crocodiles. According to legend, a long time ago there was a big fight between sura fish and crocodiles somewhere.
Surabaya metropolitan area has five commuter rail services with the network similar with KRL Commuterline in Jakarta metropolitan area. The services connects Surabaya city center to the neighboring cities and regency in the area. The Suroboyo Bus city bus is serving Surabaya, using plastic waste as a form of payment. Ever since May 2022 ...
This type of city and regency in Indonesia is only found in Jakarta which consisted of five administrative cities and one administrative regency. As of January 2023, there were 514-second-level administrative divisions (416 regencies and 98 cities) in Indonesia. [3] The list below groups regencies and cities in Indonesia by provinces.
The Majapahit kingdom was established in 1293 by Raden Wijaya with the help of cunning and able Arya Wiraraja, the Regent of Madura. As a reward of Wiraraja's support, in 1295, Raden Wijaya agreed to give the eastern salient of Java, which includes Blambangan areas with Lumajang as its capital.