Geographical Location and Context

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Chapter 2 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF

SEMARANG CITY PROFILE AND CONDITION OF RESPONDENCE

2.1 Geographical Location and Context

The City of Semarang is the capital of Central Java Province. Semarang’s geographical condition Figure 2.1 is located in Central Java’s north coast at 6.93 o – 7.13 o latitude and 110.27 o – 110.50 o longitude. And its size reaches 37,366,838 ha or 373,7 km 2 . Administrative boundaries of this area are Demak Regency kabupaten in the east, Java Sea in the north, Kendal Regency in the west and Semarang Regency in the south. The City of Semarang has a flat to hilly topography Figure 2.2; flat topography is in coastal areas with 0-2 slope and elevation less than 3.5 meters above mean sea level msl, while hilly topography is in the south of the flat topography with 2-40 slope and 90-200 meters above msl elevation. http:www.semarangkota.go.id . The geographical position of Semarang City in Central Java development corridor is a node of four gateways, which are north corridor of CoastalSea, south corridor towards dynamic cities such as Regencies of Magelang and Surakarta which is known as Merapi-Merbabu corridor, east corridor towards DemakGrobogan Regencies, and west corridor towards Kendal Regency. In the development and growth of Central Java, Semarang City plays an important role, especially with its ports, land transportation networks rails and roads as well as air transportation, which is a potential for transport node and transit City of Central Java Region. Another position that is not less important is the strength of the relationship with areas outside Java, directly as central part of national territory in the middle. http:www.semarangkota.go.id . Topographic elevation is at altitude between 0.75 m to 350 m above sea level. The topography creates the potential for a beautiful panorama and a more diverse ecosystem. Altitude of 0.75-90.5 includes the area of Semarang City Center North Semarang Lowland represented by elevation points in the Costal Region of Port Tanjung Mas, Simpang Lima, Candibaru. While altitude of 90.5-348 is located in the suburb of Semarang, the largest is along the cardinal direction represented by elevation points located in Jatingaleh and Gombel, South Semarang, Tugu, Mijen and Gunungpati Source: Regional Development Planning Agency of Semarang City, 2009Semarang City RTRW draft document, 2010-2030. While the slope condition of Semarang can be seen in the following map Figure 2.2. Figure 2.1: The Positio Google Earth, 2009 and F ition of Semarang City and Its Surrounding Ar nd Image of Landsat ETM+, 2001. Figure 2.2: Semarang City Slope Map. 4 Areas Source: 5

2.2 Municipal Administration