Samarang
a seaport of Java, 255 miles E. of Batavia, the principal port for the trade of Middle Java. Since 1873 it has been connected with Jokjokarta and Surabaya by railway. The European SAMARIA quarters have all the appearance of a typical Dutch town. The more important buildings are a military hospital, the city hall, and Christian churches and schools.
A fort and a coast battery provide defense for the town. The river is silted up at its mouth; but a canal, constructed in 1879, serves as a harbor. The roadstead is exposed exposed dur during the W. monsoon. Pop. (1918) 106,852.