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Western Java, Indonesia
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The North Coast (Indonesian: Pantai Utara) region is the flatland region in the north of Western Java, Indonesia. The region is on the Java Sea coast, between the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area in the west and Central Java in the east.
By plane
There is no airport with scheduled flights in the region. The nearest airports are in Greater Jakarta and in Bandung.
By train
The main railway serving the North Coast region is the major west-east Jakarta-Central Java railway.
By bus
Karawang, Cikampek, and Cirebon have large bus terminals, with many connections to and from destinations throughout Java.
The larger towns and cities are interconnected by a network of buses, and a few daily trains connect Cikampek and Cirebon (and the towns inbetween).
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transport hub at a junction of motorways and railways.
the 'city of shrimp': the largest city of the region, with three sultan palaces.
surrounded by mango plantations, and beaches on the Java Sea coast.
satellite city of Jakarta.
another town with Java Sea coast beaches.
town where Indonesia's proclamation of independence was drafted.
archeological site with ruins from the 5th and 6th centuries.
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