Tangerang facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kota Tangerang
City
Seal
Nickname(s):  Cimahi
Motto(s):  Bhakti Karya Adhi Kertarahardja
Country	Indonesia
Province	Banten
Area
• Total	164.54 km2 (63.53 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	2,001,925
• Density	12,166.8/km2 (31,511.9/sq mi)
	Health Ministry Estimate 2014
Website	www.tangerangkota.go.id

Tangerang is a city in Banten, Indonesia. It is located 25 km west of Jakarta. It is the sixth largest city in the nation. It has an area of 164.54 km² and an population of 1,797,715 (2010), increasing to 2,001,925 as at 2014 It is thus the eighth most populated suburb in the world. The Soekarno-Hatta International Airport which serves Greater Jakarta is located in the city.

Images for kids

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  A traditional Cina Benteng wedding ceremony.

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  Map of Tangerang's fort dated 1709

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  Universitas Multimedia Nusantara

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  AEON Mall in Bumi Serpong Damai

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  IKEA in Alam Sutera

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  The main road in Alam Sutera

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  Cisadane River floodgates, 1915–1925.

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  Times Cisadane seen from above, 1920–1922.

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  Car on the way to Tangerang, West Java, 1920–1922.

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  The people who worked at the company Petitjean bamboo Tangerang, date unknown.

See also

In Spanish: Tangerang para niños