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Cirebon
West Java, Indonesia · Asia
About Cirebon
Cirebon sits on the route: 10 minutes from Weru.
Cirebon is in West Java, Indonesia, with about 340,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Weru, about 6 km away.
Cirebon (Indonesian pronunciation: [t͡ʃirə'bɔn] , formerly rendered Cheribon or Chirebon in English) is a port city on the northern coast of the Indonesian island of Java. It is the only coastal city of West Java, located about 40 km west of the provincial border with Central Java, approximately 297 km (185 mi) eastRead more
of Jakarta, at 6°43′S 108°34′E. It had a population of 296,389 at the 2010 census and 333,303 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 347,537 (comprising 174,364 males and 173,173 females).
The built-up area of Cirebon reaches out from the city and into the surrounding regency of the same name; the official metropolitan area encompasses the whole of this regency as well as the city, and covers an area of 1,114.64 km2 (430.36 sq mi), with a 2010 census population of 2,363,585; the 2020 census total was 2,603,924 and the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 2,761,351.
Straddling the border between West and Central Java, Cirebon's history has been influenced by both Sundanese and Javanese culture as well as Arab and Chinese, and is the seat of a former Sultanate.
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Cirebon is in West Java, Indonesia, about 6 km from Weru.
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- Population
- 341,980
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- West Java
- Timezone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates
- -6.7063, 108.5570
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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