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| Surabaya City |
Surabaya is it second big city in indonesia after jakarta and surabaya also spelled Surabaja or Dutch Soerabaja, kota (city), capital of East Java (Jawa
Timur) propinsi (or provinsi; province), Indonesia. Situated on the
northeastern coast of Java, it lies along the Surabaya Strait opposite the
island of Madura. The canalized Mas River, which is a branch of the Brantas
River, flows through the centre of the city.
Surabaya has been the chief trading centre of eastern Java
since the 14th century. It was controlled by the Dutch from the mid-18th
through the mid-20th century, except for a brief period under the British in
the early 19th century. During World War II Surabaya was occupied by Japan
(1942–45) and heavily bombed by the Allies. In November 1945 a fierce battle
was fought in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and British troops who
were attempting to assert Allied control, which was interpreted by the
nationalists to mean a prelude to the return of the Dutch. The city was damaged
again during Indonesia’s war for independence (1945–49) from the Netherlands.
Surabaya’s port, Tanjungperak, lies just north of the city
and next to Ujung, Indonesia’s main naval station. Of Indonesian cities,
Surabaya is surpassed in size only by Jakarta and has remained the chief
commercial centre of eastern Java. From its port is shipped the bulk of Java’s
chief agricultural products, including sugar, as well as coffee, tobacco, teak,
cassava, rubber, spices, vegetable oils, and petroleum products. The city also
has a large fishing fleet. The city’s industries include shipbuilding and
ship-repair yards, locomotive workshops, and the manufacture of textiles,
glass, chemicals, beer, cigarettes, and shoes. A suburb has a petroleum
refinery. The surrounding area is a flat, rich agricultural region.
Surabaya is linked by rail and road to the eastern and
western coasts of Java and is thus in communication with the other chief cities
of the island. It also has major shipping communications with the chief ports
of the Indo-Pacific region because it lies along the main sea route from
Singapore and Jakarta to the Pacific and eastern Asia. There is an Surabayainternational airport at Sidoarjo close to surabaya. so until right now surabaya very famoust and good for bussines than everything because you will find what do you want here.
