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Journal : Santhet: (Jurnal Sejarah, Pendidikan Dan Humaniora)

SEMARANG CITY AREA EXPANSION IN 1976: A HISTORICAL STUDY OF HANDLING POPULATION SURGE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC INEQUALITY-: PERLUASAN WILAYAH KOTA SEMARANG TAHUN 1976: STUDI HISTORIS ATAS PENANGANAN LONJAKAN PENDUDUK DAN KETIMPANGAN SOSIAL-EKONOMI maurice muafa; Ibnu Sodiq
Santhet: (Jurnal Sejarah, Pendidikan Dan Humaniora) Vol 9 No 4 (2025): SANTHET: (JURNAL SEJARAH, PENDIDIKAN DAN HUMANIORA) 
Publisher : Proram studi pendidikan Sejarah Fakultas Keguruan Dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universaitas PGRI Banyuwangi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36526/santhet.v9i4.5642

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This article examines the 1976 Semarang City expansion policy in response to the population surge and socio-economic disparities that emerged in the early New Order era. The study uses a historical-critical approach, drawing on local newspaper archives (Suara Merdeka and Kartika), statistical data from 1973 to 1977, and official regulations (Government Regulation No. 16 of 1976). The research findings reveal that the expansion was initiated locally by Mayor Soepardjo Roestam and later received official approval from the central government. The policy expanded the city's administrative area from approximately 9,742 hectares to 37,366 hectares through the addition of seven new sub-districts. While the expansion succeeded in opening up space for growth and redistributing urban density, it also posed substantial administrative, social, and fiscal challenges. Contemporary media reports highlighted gaps between planning and implementation, including administrative overload at the sub-district level, under-served rural areas, and delayed infrastructure development in newly integrated zones. This article concludes that the expansion of Semarang City in 1976 was a complex spatial planning policy, reflecting the top-down development model of the New Order regime, which prioritized regional expansion as a solution to urban pressures.
Salatiga as Vacantie Oord: Representations of Colonial Rest Towns in Central Java, Late 19th to Early 20th Century: Salatiga Sebagai Vacantie Oord: Representasi Kota Peristirahatan Kolonial di Jawa Tengah Akhir Abad ke-19 sampai Awal Abad ke-20 Nuha, Ulin; Ibnu Sodiq
Santhet: (Jurnal Sejarah, Pendidikan Dan Humaniora) Vol 9 No 5 (2025): SANTHET: (JURNAL SEJARAH, PENDIDIKAN DAN HUMANIORA) 
Publisher : Proram studi pendidikan Sejarah Fakultas Keguruan Dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universaitas PGRI Banyuwangi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36526/santhet.v9i5.6222

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This study examines how the city of Salatiga was constructed and represented as a vacantie oord or colonial resort town by the Dutch East Indies government in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Using a historical qualitative approach, this paper seeks to reconstruct Salatiga's strategic role within the network of colonial cities in Central Java by examining aspects of urban planning, administrative regulations, and the colonial narratives that emerged during that period. Primary sources used include official colonial documents such as Staatsblad van Nederlandsch-Indië No. 266 of 1917, city map archives, colonial photographs, and tourist brochures published by the Toeristenverkeer institution. This research also utilizes secondary literature on colonial urban history and tropical spatial studies. The results of the study show that Salatiga was chosen as a resort town because of its strategic location on the slopes of Mount Merbabu, its cool climate, clean air, and the presence of natural water sources. The colonial government actively developed the urban layout of Salatiga through the construction of villas, hotels, parks, and recreational facilities that supported the city's image as a place of recovery and relaxation for the European elite. This study demonstrates that the image of a vacantie oord not only reflected colonial recreational needs but also served as an instrument of power manifested through the physical forms of the city.