Western Java
Banten
Cilegon

Merak

Merak is a town and seaport on the northwestern tip of the island of Java, in province in Indonesia. While the town is relatively small, it is well known for its seaport, from where passenger ferries and cargo ships depart to the island of on the other side of the Sunda Strait.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: city in Banten, Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Poelomerak” and “Pulaumerak”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Merak railway station.

Railway station
Photo: A2613, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Merak Station is a class II railway station located in Tamansari, Pulomerak, , . The station is located at an altitude of +3 meters and is the westernmost active railway station in Operation Area I Jakarta, as well as in .

Merak

Latitude
-5.9332° or 5° 55′ 59″ south
Longitude
106.0015° or 106° 0′ 5″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
6P683282+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1235005153
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1635431
Wiki­data ID
Q1018524
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Malay—“Merak” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “默拉克”
  • Dutch: “Merak”
  • French: “Merak”
  • German: “Merak”
  • Indonesian: “Merak”
  • Indonesian: “Pelabuhan Merak”
  • Italian: “Merak”
  • Japanese: “メラク”
  • Japanese: “メラク港”
  • Japanese: “メラック港”
  • Malay: “Pelabuhan Merak”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Merak”. Photo: Midori, CC BY 2.5.