Cilegon

Cilegon ᮎᮤᮜᮨᮌᮧᮔ᮪
City
City of Cilegon
View of Cilegon from the Java Sea
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  Steel City
Motto(s):  Akur Sedulur Jujur Adil Makmur (Get along with fellows; honest, fair, and prosperous)
Location within Banten
Cilegon Location in Java and Indonesia Show map of Java Cilegon Cilegon (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°00′10″S 106°00′40″E / 6.002685°S 106.011202°E / -6.002685; 106.011202
Country	Indonesia
Province	Banten
Administrative City	1987
Municipality	27 April 1999
City	4 September 1999 [1]
Government
• Mayor	Helldy Agustian
• Vice Mayor	Sanuji Pentamarta
Area
• Total	162.51 km2 (62.75 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	450,507
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
	[2]
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Postcodes	42400
Area code	(+62) 254
Website	cilegon.go.id

Cilegon (Indonesian: Kota Cilegon, Sundanese: ᮎᮤᮜᮨᮌᮧᮔ᮪) is a major coastal industrial city in Banten province, Indonesia, covering 162.51 km² (62.75 sq mi). It is located on the island of Java. The city had a population of 374,464 at the 2010 Census^[3] and 434,896 at the 2020 Census;^[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 450,507 - comprising 228,360 males and 222,150 females.^[2]

Among the factories located in Cilegon are Krakatau Steel Company, a vital company in Indonesia, which produces steel for industrial (domestic and foreign) needs, and Asahimas Chemical Company. The other name for Cilegon is "Steel City" since the city is the largest steel producer in Southeast Asia, about 6 million tons of steel produced each year in the Industrial Area Krakatau Steel, Cilegon. Additionally Cilegon is one of the vital state objects. This is because in this town there is a wide range of other vital objects such as the Merak Harbour, Krakatau Steel Industrial Zone (including the PT. Krakatau Steel Tbk, Asahimas, Siemens, KS - POSCO joint venture, Chandra Asri, and Pertamina), PLTU Suralaya, Power plant Krakatau, Krakatau Tirta Industrial Water Treatment Plant, The Sunda Strait Bridge Construction (Lot Plan) & Sunda Strait Industrial Zones.