History of Surabaya City

The city of Surabaya is the capital ofEast Java province, Indonesia.Surabaya is Indonesia's second largest city after Jakarta. With a total population of 3 million inhabitants, Surabaya was the center of

business, commerce, industry, and education in eastern Indonesia. Surabaya well known as City of Heroes because its history is very calculated in the struggle for Indonesian independence from the colonizers

History of Surabaya

Surabaya name emerged during the early growth of Majapahit kingdom. Surabaya name is taken from Sura and Crocodile fish symbol. The symbol is in fact to describe the heroic events that occurred in the area of Ujung Galuh (name of Surabaya in the past), the battle between the army led by Raden Widjaja Tar Tar with army troops on May 31, 1293. That date is then set as the day of birth of the city of Surabaya.

Originally Surabaya is a slum or rural areas on the riverside. The names of villages that are still there like Kaliasin, Kaliwaron, Kalidami, Ketabangkali, Kalikepiting, Darmokali, and so is evidence suggesting that the Surabaya area is the area that has many streams / rivers. Geographically it makes sense, because it's the Surabaya region is a region near the sea and large rivers flow (Brantas)

Location Surabaya is located on the seashore, is an area that became the path back and forth humans from various regions. Surabaya, a meeting between the interior of the island of Java with people from outside. Surabaya in 1612 is already a bustling trading port. The role of the port city of Surabaya as very important since long. When the river is a river filled Kalimas boats that sail toward the corners of Surabaya.

Many Portuguese traders bought spices from indigenous traders. Under the ruleTrunojoyo, Surabaya became a transit port and dump the goods from the fertile regions, namely the Brantas delta. Meanwhile, Kalimas into "rivers of gold" that carry valuables from the interior.

Surabaya City is also strongly associated with the revolution of independence of the Republic of Indonesia. Since the Dutch and Japanese occupation, the people of Surabaya (Arek Suroboyo) fought desperately to win independence. The peak on November 10, 1945, Arek Suroboyo occupied Orange Hotel (now Hotel Mojopahit) who was a symbol of colonialism. Because of his perseverance, then every On 10 November, Indonesia commemorate Heroes Day. Until now ex-colonial times are still pretty much visible with historic old buildings here.

Origin The word "Surabaya" is a symbol of "Sura and Buaya". Sura is name of fish, and Buaya is Alligator in the indonesian languange.