User:Christian Devano Van Vienijghans
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| Nickname: city of retirement | |||
| Motto: salatiga hati beriman | |||
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| Country | Indonesia | ||
| Province | Central Java | ||
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 17.87 km² (6.9 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 700 m (2,297 ft) | ||
| Population (2003) | |||
| - Total | 159,000 | ||
| - Density | 8.898/km² (23/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) | ||
| Website: www.pemkot-salatiga.go.id | |||
Salatiga is a city in Central Java, Indonesia, located between the cities of Semarang and Surakarta. It sits at the foot of Mount Merbabu (3,142 m) and [[[Mount Telomoyo]], Mount Sindoro and Mount Sumbing and also mount Ungaran and has a relatively cool climate due to its elevated position. This city near to the vacation spot so, ussually this city been a perfect place to be transit city. it's near jogjakarta, semarang, solo [Surakarta], and Boyolali.
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[edit] History
Writing in Javanese in the Monolith of Plumpungan (Prasasti Plumpungan in Sanskrit), King Bhanu declared on the 31st date and 4th year of the Saka calendar: "Srir = astu swasti prajabhyah", which means May you be happy! All the people. Thus the village of Hampran (Desa Hampran) was conceived as a Perdikan village (Desa Perdikan, meaning a tax-free village). The people of this village, who celebrate the goddess of Trisala called the village Trisala and in the years to come became Salatri and eventually Salatiga. In the modern calendar, this scroll is dated 24th July, year 750. This date has been officially marked as the birthdate of Salatiga. On 1st July 1917 the village of Salatiga was nominated as staads gemeente or small town, by the Dutch colony.
An alternative mythical version is that of Ki Ageng Pandanaran, the first regent of Semarang, was robbed by three muggers, and he thus named the location Salah Telu. Salah means wrong in Indonesian and Javanese, and telu is Javanese for three, and tiga in Indonesian, hence Salatiga.
[edit] Administration
Salatiga is divided into 4 subdistricts (kecamatan): Argomulyo, Tingkir, Sidomukti, and Sidorejo.
[edit] Geography
Salatiga is located about 47 km south of Semarang and about 100 km north of Yogyakarta. Its elevation is between 450–800 metres with typical tropical climate. The average rainfall is 118 mm (145 rainy days) with the highest temperature in October (31.8oC) and the lowest in July (23.9oC).
[edit] Place Of Interest
As Salatiga been Spot of vacation, Salatiga have 3 main hotel, they are: Wahid Quallity Hotel, Beringin Hotel and also Laras Asri Hotel. The other destination to other vacancy is Satya Wacana Christian University (SWCU).
