Magelang is the largest town in the Kedu Plain between Mount Merbabu and Mount Sumbing in Central Java, Indonesia. The city was a military town during the Dutch East Indies colonial era as well as in independent Indonesia, and has an important military academy. It is the closest major town to Borobudur, a seventh-century Buddhist monument. It is located about 40 km (25 miles) north of Yogyakarta, on the main highway connecting that city with Java's northern coast at Semarang. Map of Central Java province within Indonesia Central Java (Indonesian: Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia. ... The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, (Dutch: Nederlands Indië) was the name of the colonies set up by the Dutch East India Company, which came under administration of the Netherlands during the 19th century (see Indonesia). ... Borobudur from a distance Borobudur is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Indonesia. ... Jump to: navigation, search A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE... Yogyakarta, Indonesia The palace, or kraton, of the Sultan of Yogyakarta Yogyakarta (also Jogjakarta or Jogja) is a city and province on the island of Java, Indonesia. ... Map of Java Java (Indonesian, Javanese, and Sundanese: Jawa) is an island of Indonesia, and the site of its capital city, Jakarta. ... Semarang is a city on the north coast of the island of Java, Indonesia. ...

The town of Magelang is the capital of 1,130 sq km (436 square mile) Magelang regency, an agricultural area and one of the most densely populated regions on Java.