Map of Ambarawa, Indonesia

Ambarawa is a city in Central Java, Indonesia, with a population of about 65,096. It lies at 7.2633°S, 110.3975°E. Ambarawa is about 409 km (254 mi) east of Jakarta, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Salatiga, 13 km to the southeast.

Ambarawa at a glance

Where is Ambarawa?

• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 42 min on the shortest day to 12 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Ambarawa

• Salatiga — 13 km southeast
• Ungaran — 14 km north
• Semarang — 30 km north
• Magelang — 30 km southwest
• Mertoyudan — 34 km southwest
• Boyolali — 37 km southeast
• Muntilan — 37 km south
• Weleri — 49 km northwest
• Kartasura — 49 km southeast
• Karanganom — 50 km southeast

Largest cities in Central Java

• Semarang — 1,694,740
• Jepara — 1,257,912
• Surakarta — 526,870
• Pekalongan — 324,564
• Tegal — 297,173
• Cilacap — 256,996
• Purwokerto — 230,235
• Salatiga — 198,971
• Pemalang — 184,149
• Ungaran — 171,378

Largest cities in Indonesia

• Jakarta — 8,540,121
• Surabaya — 3,018,022
• Bekasi — 2,648,272
• Bandung — 2,528,163
• Medan — 2,486,283
• Depok — 2,163,635
• Tangerang — 1,927,815
• Palembang — 1,801,367
• Semarang — 1,694,740
• Makassar — 1,474,393

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.