7 Facts About Surabaya

1. In the era of 2010s, Surabaya has become a region for high-rise buildings in East Java, such as The Peak Residence and One Icon Residence.

2. Since the early 1900s, Surabaya has been one of the most important and busiest trading city ports in Asia.

3. In June 2011, Surabaya received the Adipura Kencana Award as number one among 20 cities in Indonesia.

4. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Surabaya was the largest city in Dutch East Indies.

5. At that time, Surabaya was already a major trading port, owing to its location on the River Brantas delta and on the trade route between Malacca and the Spice Islands via the Java Sea.

6. The earliest historical record of Surabaya was in the 1225 book Zhu fan zhi written by Zhao Rugua, in which it was called Jung-ya-lu.

7. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Surabaya was the largest city in the Dutch East Indies, larger than Batavia and the centre of trading in the nation, which was then a competitor of Shanghai and Hong Kong.