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'Salatiga' is a city in Central Java, Indonesia, located between the cities of Semarang and Surakarta. It sits at the foot of Mount Merbabu (3,142 m) and Mount Telomoyo, and has a relatively cool climate due to its elevated position.

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History

Administration

Geography

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History

Writing in Javanese in the ''Monolith of Plumpungan'' (''Prasasti Plumpungan'' in Sanskrit), King Bhanu declared on the 31st date and 4th year of the ''Saka'' calendar: "''Srir = astu swasti prajabhyah''", which means ''May you be happy! All the people''. Thus the ''village of Hampran (Desa Hampran)'' was conceived as a ''Perdikan village (Desa Perdikan, meaning a tax-free village)''. The people of this village, who celebrate the ''goddess of Trisala'' called the village ''Trisala'' and in the years to come became ''Salatri'' and eventually Salatiga. In the modern calendar, this scroll is dated 24th July, year 750. This date has been officially marked as the birthdate of Salatiga. On 1st July 1917 the village of Salatiga was nominated as ''staads gemeente'' or small town, by the Dutch colony.
An alternative mythical version is that of Ki Ageng Pandanaran, the first regent of Semarang, was robbed by three muggers, and he thus named the location ''Salah Telu''. ''Salah'' means ''wrong'' in Indonesian and Javanese, and ''telu'' is Javanese for ''three'', and ''tiga'' in Indonesian, hence ''Salatiga.
Today, Salatiga is one of 35 provincial districts/cities in Central Java with population of 150,000 or less.

Administration

Salatiga is divided into 4 subdistricts (''kecamatan''): Argomulyo, Tingkir, Sidomukti, and Sidorejo.

Geography

Salatiga is located about 47 km south of Semarang and about 100 km north of Yogyakarta. Its elevation is between 450–800 metres with typical tropical climate. The average rainfall is 118 mm (145 rainy days) with the highest temperature in October (31.8^oC) and the lowest in July (23.9^oC).

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★ Official website

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