Cilegon

Cilegon is located on the most northwest coast of Java island, at the mouth of the Cilegon River on Ciwandan Bay, which is an inlet of the Sunda Strait. It is administratively a semi-enclave within Serang Regency, as it borders with Serang Regency in the east and south, while it borders with Sunda Strait in the north and west. == Administrative districts ==

The City of Cilegon is divided into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all classed as urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes. Notes: (a) including 5 small offshore islands. == Climate ==

Cilegon has a hot and humid climate near the boundary between tropical rainforest (Af) and tropical monsoon climate (Am) according to the Köppen climate classification system. Despite being located relatively close to the equator, the city has distinct wet and dry seasons. The wet season in Cilegon covers the majority of the year, running from October through May. The remaining four months forms the city's dry season. Located in the most western part of Java, Cilegon's wet season rainfall peak is January with average monthly rainfall of , and its dry season low point is August with a monthly average of . == Demographics ==

From 1991 to 2005 the population of Cilegon grew 47.18%, an average of 2.66% per year. Cilegon is the fourth largest city in Banten. The high population growth rate of Cilegon is primarily caused by migrants entering the city. Religious discrimination In 2019 there are 382 mosques and 287 musallas in Cilegon, without any churches, Hindu temples, or Buddhist viharas, even though there are 6,740 Protestants, 1,743 Catholics, 215 Hindus, 215 Buddhists, and 7 Confucians in the city. A proposal to build a Batak Protestant Christian Church in Cilegon was rejected by local residents, which forces religious services to be conducted in Serang. ==Media==

Newspaper • Radar Banten (Jawa Pos) Radio • 91.8 Top FM Cilegon • 95.3 FM Banten Radio • 96.9 FM Sam Radio • 102.0 Cilegon Mandiri FM (Siaran Pemda) • 105.2 Cilegon Pass FM • 107.7 Gema Suara Tercinta • 107.9 Flash Radio FM ==Education==

• SMP Negeri 1 • SMPIT Raudhatul Jannah Cilegon • SMK Negeri 1 Cilegon ==References==