Cilegon is an industrial city. It's located in Banten Province. It is not big, but it is well-known for its industry. The nickname of the town is The City of Steel (Kota Baja). Cilegon has its own exclusive area where all of the companies located. Some of them are local company such as PT.Krakatau Steel, KIEC, KBS, Bakrie Kasei, PELNI, etc. And many other are foreign, such as Sankyu, BASF, Ericsson, etc. As a result, you can find numbers of foreigner in Cilegon. Most of them are Japanese and Korean. Mostly, they work in the foreign company.
PT. Krakatau Steel is the biggest company in Cilegon. If you talk about Cilegon, usually people will recognize it as the city where Krakatau Steel located. They produce steel and iron for industrial needs inside and outside our country. The worker live in a residential complex, named Krakatau Steel Complex, which is specially made by the company for them. In the complex you can find some facilities, such as a hospital, golf courses and driving range, swimming pool, a mini market, and some other facilities. The company also provide education for the people, from kindergarten to senior high. All of them are located in the complex.
Tourism objects are also available. Anyer beach is one of the example. It’s not exactly located in Cilegon, but it’s only take about one and a half hour for you to get there and smell the sea wind blows. There are many hotels and recreational places in Anyer. Anyer is a holiday destination for people who live in Jakarta. You’ll be agree with the statement after you come there in the weekend and look it by yourself. Lots of car with B plate attached can be seen parking in the hotels’s carpark. Beside Anyer, Ujung Kulon is also a nice place to visit. You can find One Horn Rhinoceros, which is now rare and protected, in Ujung Kulon Preservation Park. But eventually, the remote location of Ujung Kulon make this place lack of visitor.
Compared to other cities in Banten, beside Tangerang, there is no doubt that Cilegon is a city with the highest economic transaction and activity. The quality and quantity of the shopping malls can’t be compared to those which is located in Bandung or Jakarta, but it’s not far down below them. Cilegon is a small town that still need a lot of improvement. And thats what Cilegon do now.
Roos Haikal R
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