a seaport of Java, capital of a Dutch province, at the mouth of a river of the same name, on the north coast of the island, 240 E.S.E. of Batavia. It is pretty well built, and encircled with a wall and moat, sufficiently strong to resist any attacks of the natives. The river forms a harbour, which is rather shallow; but about 2 miles off there is a roadstead commanded by a fort. There are here a Protestant and a Roman Catholic church, several mosques, a school, observatory, theatre, court-house, town-hall, &c. Leather and cotton fabrics are manufactured, and an active trade with the interior is carried on, coffee, pepper, and rice being exported. Pop. about 50,000.