Tegal, Central Java
Geographical unit
Tegal is an Indonesian city of about 250,000 inhabitants. It is located on the north coast of the island of Java.
Geography
As a city ( Kota ) Tegal is administratively directly to the province of Central Java ( Jawa Tengah ) was assumed and is not part of a governmental district ( kabupaten ).
Tegal is located on the Java Sea, about 250 kilometers east of the capital, Jakarta. The provincial capital Semarang there are another 140 kilometers to the east.
History
The city went from a village named Tetegual forth. Mid-16th century the area came under the rule of the kingdom of Pajang and later the Dutch in the colony of the Dutch East Indies. In the 1920s, here was a center of the Communist Party of Indonesia.
Until the mid-20th century, sugar was added in the environment of the city and shipped at the port.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Hariamanto Kartono (* 1954), badminton player
- Hadibowo (1958-2011), former badminton player
- Simon Santoso ( born 1985 ), former badminton player