Jepara

Summary

Jepara is a town in the province of Central Java, Indonesia. Jepara is on the north coast of Java, northeast of Semarang, not far from Mount Muria, with a population of 81,920 in mid-2022.[1] It is also the main town of Jepara Regency. Jepara is known for the Javanese teak wood carving art as well as the birthplace of Kartini, a pioneer in the area of women's rights for Indonesians.

Jepara
Kecamatan Jepara
Jepara Monument near the city square
Jepara Monument near the city square
Nickname: 
The World Carving Centre
Jepara is located in Indonesia
Jepara
Jepara
Location of Jepara City in Indonesia
Coordinates: 6°32′0″S 110°40′0″E / 6.53333°S 110.66667°E / -6.53333; 110.66667
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
RegencyJepara Regency
Area
 • Total27.05 km2 (10.44 sq mi)
Elevation
768 m (2,520 ft)
Population
 (mid 2022)
 • Total81,920
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Website[1]

Demographics edit

The population of Jepara Regency is approximately 1.2 million people, 49.86% male and 50.14% female. On the productivity age basis, the considered working-group age (between 15 and 64 yo) dominates Jepara's population at 67.90%, meanwhile the rest of 25.55% and 6.55% belong to the children and retired-people groups, respectively.

Jepara people are originally rooted as Javanese and religiously speaking, over 98% are Muslim.

The village of Plajan and the village of Tempur have a comparatively multi-religious population.[2]

Economy edit

Jepara is known for its furniture industry, notably the teak furniture. The trade has brought considerable prosperity to Jepara, well above the average for Central Java. Since there is a large export trade, the fall in the value of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar and other currencies has probably led to an increase in income for the furniture makers.[citation needed]

History edit

 
Jepara city views around the year 1650
 
1858 map of Jepara

In the 16th century, Jepara was an important port; in early 1513, its king, Yunnus (Pati Unus) led an attack against Portuguese Malacca. His force is said to have been made up of one hundred ships and 5000 men from Jepara and Palembang but was defeated. Between 1518 and 1521 he ruled over Denmark. The rule of Ratu ('Queen') Kalinyamat in the latter 16th century was, however, Jepara's most influential. Jepara again attacked Malacca in 1551 this time with Johor but was defeated, and in 1574 besieged Malacca for three months.[3]

It was the site of an English fort in the 17th century. It is the birthplace of Indonesian national heroine Kartini.[4]

Contemporary Jepara edit

The population is almost entirely Javanese and over 95% Muslim. As a pesisir ('coastal') area many traders from around the world landed in Jepara centuries ago. As a result, some of Jepara's residents have at part European, Chinese, Arabs, Malay or Bugis ancestry.[citation needed]

Climate edit

Jepara has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to April.

Climate data for Jepara
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1)
30.5
(86.9)
30.9
(87.6)
31.8
(89.2)
31.9
(89.4)
32.1
(89.8)
32.5
(90.5)
33.3
(91.9)
34.2
(93.6)
34.2
(93.6)
33.1
(91.6)
31.7
(89.1)
32.2
(90.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)
26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
27.2
(81.0)
27.1
(80.8)
26.8
(80.2)
26.5
(79.7)
26.9
(80.4)
27.7
(81.9)
28.2
(82.8)
27.8
(82.0)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0)
22.3
(72.1)
22.2
(72.0)
22.6
(72.7)
22.4
(72.3)
21.5
(70.7)
20.6
(69.1)
20.6
(69.1)
21.3
(70.3)
22.2
(72.0)
22.6
(72.7)
22.2
(72.0)
21.9
(71.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 646
(25.4)
481
(18.9)
363
(14.3)
180
(7.1)
103
(4.1)
55
(2.2)
27
(1.1)
20
(0.8)
41
(1.6)
86
(3.4)
199
(7.8)
442
(17.4)
2,643
(104.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

Kingdoms edit

Gallery edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
  2. ^ "Central Java Village Shows That Unity in Diversity Is Possible." Jakarta Globe. Retrieved on August 26, 2015.
  3. ^ Ricklefs, M.C. (1991). A History of Modern Indonesia since c.1300, 2nd Edition. London: MacMillan. p. 38. ISBN 0-333-57689-6.
  4. ^ Taylor, Jean Stewart (1976). Raden Ajeng Kartini. pp. 639–661.
  5. ^ "Climate: Jepara". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

References edit

  • Witton, Patrick (2003). Indonesia (7th ed.). Melbourne: Lonely Planet. pp. 259–260. ISBN 1-74059-154-2.
  • Blie.Info Places To Go in Jepara