in cleanliness and greenery at parks, streets, markets, shop buildings, premises, schools, even cleanliness of water ways and rivers. Semarang City received the title of Best Smart Living and Best Smart Economy City in the Indonesia Smart Nation Award 2018. Greater Semarang Greater Semarang was initially defined by the government as Semarang city, Semarang Regency, Salatiga city, Kendal Regency, and Demak Regency. It was later extended to include the western part (12 districts only) of Grobogan Regency. Despite the definition, it includes a lot of rural areas and the urban cores remain distinct; they have not amalgamated into a continuous urban sprawl as in Greater Jakarta. Sources: BPS Jateng Notable people from Semarang Agung Laksono, politician and former Chairman of the House of Representatives. Jihane Almira Chedid, beauty queen. Anindya Kusuma Putri, Puteri Indonesia 2015 and Top 15 of Miss Universe 2015. Anne Avantie, fashion designer. Aries Susanti Rahayu, speed climbing world champion. Be Biauw Tjoan, Majoor-titulair der Chinezen, magnate, revenue farmer and bureaucrat Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich, Dutch admiral. Daniel Sahuleka, Dutch musician. F. H. van Naerssen, Dutch professor of Indonesian and Malay and expert on Javanese epigraphy Fuad Hassan, politician, former Minister of Education and Culture. Hubertus van Mook, Dutch politician. Jaya Suprana, musician, writer, TV talkshow host, founder of MURI Liem Bwan Tjie, architect. Max van Egmond, bass and baritone singer of Baroque and Renaissance music. Oei Hui-lan, First Lady of the Republic of China, international socialite and fashion icon. Oei Tiong Ham, Majoor-titulair der Chinezen, Chinese Indonesian tycoon. P. F. Dahler, politician, member of Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence (BPUPK). Purnomo Yusgiantoro, politician and current Minister of Defence. Raden Saleh, painter. Rob Nieuwenhuys, literary historian and author. Sri Oetari Ratna Dewi, politician Stella Cornelia, singer and actress, ex-member of JKT48 Sutiyoso, chief of Indonesian Intelligence Bureau (BIN). Tukul Arwana, comedian and television personality. Willem Einthoven, medical doctor, invented electrocardiography (ECG), Nobel Prize winner. Sister cities Semarang is twinned with: Brisbane, Australia Da Nang, Vietnam Notes and references Notes References Graaf, H. J. de (Hermanus Johannes), 1899-(?), "Chinese Muslims in Java in the 15th and 16th centuries : the Malay Annals of Semarang and Cerbon" / translated and provided with comments by H.J. de Graaf and Th.G.Th. Pigeaud; edited by M.C. Ricklefs. Publisher: [Melbourne] : Monash University, 1984. Description: xiii, 221 p. : folded map ; 21 cm. : Series: Monash papers on Southeast Asia