Magelang is one of six cities in Central Java, each of which is governed by a mayor rather than a bupati. It is located in the middle of the Magelang Regency, between Mount Merbabu and Mount Sumbing in Central Java Province, Indonesia. Magelang is located 43km north of Yogyakarta, 15km north of Mungkid and 75km south of Semarang, the capital of Central Java.