Jepara

Jepara
Kecamatan Jepara
Jepara Monument near the city square
Jepara Monument near the city square
Nickname: 
The World Carving Centre
Jepara is located in Indonesia
Jepara
Jepara
Location of Jepara City in Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°32′0″S 110°40′0″E / 6.53333°S 110.66667°E / -6.53333; 110.66667
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
RegencyJepara Regency
Area
 • Total
27.05 km2 (10.44 sq mi)
Elevation
768 m (2,520 ft)
Population
 (mid 2024)
 • Total
85,970
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Website[1]

Jepara is a town in the province of Central Java, Indonesia. Jepara is on the north coast of Java, northeast of Semarang, not far from Mount Muria, with a population of 85,970 in mid 2024.[1] It is also the main town of Jepara Regency. The metropolitan area of the town ("Greater Jepara") had 227,062 inhabitants at the 1990 Census.[2] Jepara is known for the Javanese teak wood carving art as well as the birthplace of Kartini, a pioneer in the area of women's rights for Indonesians.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Jepara Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3320)
  2. ^ Robert Cribb, Historical Atlas of Indonesia (University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, 2000). ISBN 978-0-8248-2111-1.

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