![]() Spoken language is Suroboyoan, a Javanese dialect. Surabaya has a population of around 3 million, more than 6 million people live in the metropolitan area. The city has become one of the major trading port cities in Asia, its Tanjung Perak harbor is the second busiest port in Indonesia. Today Surabaya is the capital of the Indonesian Jawa Timur province (East Java). Suramadu Bridge, Indonesia's longest bridge connects Surabaya and Madura Island over the Madura Strait. In 1743 the Dutch East Indies Companies took over the city from the Islamic Sultanate of Mataram. A hundred years later it merged with the Kingdom of Kediri. Madura is now connected with Java by the Suramadu Bridge.Īt the beginning of the 2nd millennium Surabaya was the capital of the Javanese Kingdom of Janggala, the port city was known then as 'Hujung Galuh'. The city is located in northeastern Java at the mouth of the Mas River and along the edge of Madura Strait which separates Java from the much smaller island of Madura (Pulau Madura). Surabaya is a major port and the second-largest city in Indonesia. Internatio building (Internationale Crediten Handelvereeniging) in Surabaya, East Java. _ Satellite View and Map of the City of Surabaya, Indonesia ![]() Home Earth Continents Asia Indonesia Country Profile Google Earth Surabaya Map ![]()
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