SURABAYA

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Surabaya is the second largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta and the most important city has a population of about 3 million people. From the port of Tanjung Perak ferries regularly cross the strait, the island of Madura, and flight services to and from Juanda Airport that connects the city with Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bali and other parts of Indonesia. It is the capital of East Java Province. Surabaya is located in the coast of North East Java province, bordered to the North and East with the Java sea / Selat Madura, Western district of Gresik, Sidoarjo and the South. “Jer Basuki Mawa Bea” is a word symbol East Java. That is, ideals can only be achieved with the sacrifice. This is also the main motto, especially the people of Surabaya, the city of Heroes which is a description of the history of the struggle against the colonizers. Surabaya is the administrative and economic center of East Java, with the activities of business and industrial center and port of the main provinces.

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Topography on average be at the 3-6 m above sea level, but the West, two small hills of the West to East has a height of 20-30 m above sea level. Temperature has two tropical seasons. In the dry season is generally in May until October, and rainy season from November to April. Heavy rain usually occurs between December and January.

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Surabaya is also a port on the nouthern shore of the island of Java at the mount of the Mas River. As a major seaport and one of the chief commercial and trading centers of Asia, Surabaya is the terminus of a railway and highway that connect it to other Javanese cities. A principal export is sugar. Other articles of trade include tobacco, coffe, corn, and tapioca. Shipbuilding, the manufacture of machinery, textiles, glass and metal products, and the processing of food and petroleum are leading industies of Surabaya. A large harbor is enclosed by breakwaters and contains floating docks and numerous warehouses. The roadstead, an open harbor where ship may anchor, is protected by nearby Madura Island. Located in the city are Airlangga University (1954), Petra Christian University (1965), and the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (1960).

 

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