List of city nicknames in Indonesia
This list of city nicknames in Indonesia compiles the aliases, sobriquets, and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards.
Sumatra
Aceh
- Banda Aceh
- Lhokseumawe
- Petrodollar City
- Gas City
- Sabang
- Kilometre zero of Indonesia
- Kota Seribu Benteng (City of a Thousand Forts)[1]
- Subulussalam
- City of Worship
- Tapaktuan
- Dragon City
Lampung
- Bandar Lampung
- City of Elephants
- Your Second Home
North Sumatra
- Berastagi
- Town of Passion Fruit
- Binjai
- City of Rambutans
- Kabanjahe
- Medan
- Capital of Sumatera
- City of Thousand Angkots
- Kota Melayu Deli (City of Melayu Deli)[1]
- Gotham City
- Hub of Western Indonesia
- Parijs van Sumatra
- Pangururan
- Indonesische Great Lake (Indonesian Great Lake)
- Sidikalang
- Town of Salaks
- Tanjungbalai
- City of Clams
- Tebing Tinggi
- City of Plantation
Riau Islands
- Batam
- The Industrial City
- The Business City
West Sumatra
- Bukittinggi
- City of Tri Arga
- City of Jam Gadang
- City of Tourism
- Padang
Java
Central Java
- Blora
- City of Satay
- Demak
- City of Wali
- Jepara
- Bumi Kartini
- The World Carving Center
- The Beauty of Java
- Klaten
- The Shine of Java
- Kudus
- City of Kretek
- The Taste of Java
- Lasem
- City of Chinese
- Magelang
- City of Getuk
- City of Hope
- City of Retirement
- Pekalongan
- City of Batik
- Purbalingga
- City of Kayak
- Purwokerto
- City of Kripik
- Education City
- Knight City
- Transit City
- Purworejo
- City of Scouting
- Semarang
- Surakarta
- Tegal
- Ocean City
East Java
- Bangkalan
- City of Cows
- Batu
- Agropolis
- Bojonegoro
- City of Teak
- Jember
- Land of Beauty
- Magetan
- The Nice of Java
- Kediri
- City of Tofu
- Lamongan
- City of Soto
- Malang
- Pacitan
- City of 1001 Caves
- Ponorogo
- City of Reog
- Surabaya
- Sparkling Surabaya
- Kota Pahlawan (City of Heroes)[1]
- City of Crocodiles
- Tuban
- Bumi Wali (City of Saints)
- City of 1000 Caves
- Toak City
- The Mid-East of Java
West Java
Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
- Balikpapan
- Kota Minyak (Oil City)[1]
- Bontang
- Garden City
- Samarinda
- Queen of Mahakam
- Tarakan
- Little Singapore
- Tenggarong
- City of Kings
Central Kalimantan
- Palangkaraya
- Beautiful City
South Kalimantan
- Banjarmasin
- Martapura
- City of Diamond
West Kalimantan
- Pontianak
- Putussibau
- Heart of Borneo
- Singkawang
Sulawesi
Central Sulawesi
- Tolitoli
- City of Cloves
Southeast Sulawesi
- Baubau
- Bumi Semerbak (Land of Fragrance)
- City of Pineapples
Maluku Islands and Western New Guinea
West Papua
- Raja Ampat
- The Paradise of Papua
- Fakfak
- City of Nutmeg
- Sorong
- Oil City
See also
- Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia
References
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- Wijanarko, Tulus (13 October 2017). "Menghitung Jumlah Pintu di Gedung Lawang Sewu Semarang". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Hias Zebra Cross di Semarang, Grab Pecahkan Rekor". detikinet (in Indonesian). 29 April 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "10 Nasi Goreng Babat Paling Enak di Semarang". Viva.co.id (in Indonesian). 19 January 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- International Office of University of Surakarta
- Benmetan, Thomas (14 March 2018). "Bukan Paris van Java, tapi Parijs van Java". Good News From Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- Jo, Hendi (6 January 2016). "Mengapa Bandung Dijuluki Parijs van Java?". Historia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Alasan Belanda Jadikan Bandung 'Paris van Java'" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- Muslimah, Salmah (25 July 2015). "Ini Alasan Kenapa Bogor Disebut Kota Hujan". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Agar Bogor tak Selalu Jadi Kota Seribu Angkot". Republika Online (in Indonesian). 28 December 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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