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The Semeru (Javanese: ꦱꦼꦩꦺꦫꦸ), or Mount Semeru (Javanese: ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦁ ꦱꦼꦩꦺꦫꦸ, Indonesian: Gunung Semeru) is an active volcano located in East Java, Indonesia. It is located in a subduction zone, where the Indo-Australian plate subducts under the Eurasia plate. [3] It is the highest mountain on the island of Java.
Semeru in May 2021. Semeru is one of more than 100 active volcanoes in Indonesia. [8] [9] At 3,676 meters in elevation, it is the highest volcano on the island.The volcano is part of a chain of volcanic mountains stretching from northern Sumatra to the Lesser Sunda Islands.
The population over the age of 65 is 10.6% (up from 7.1% in 2007). As of 2024, the median age of the Turkish population is 34.4 years (up from 28.3 in 2007). [3] According to OECD/World Bank population statistics, from 1990 to 2008 the population growth in Turkey was 16 million or 29%. [5]
According to the same data, there is an average of 111 people per km 2 in Turkey. [1] While 68.3% of the population is in the 15–64 age group, 21.4% are in the 0–14 age group. [1] Approximately 10.2% of the population consists of people aged 65 and over. [1] The median age of Turkey's population is 34. [1]
The massif also contains the highest mountain in Java, [3] Mount Semeru (3,676 meters (12,060 ft)), four lakes and 50 rivers. It is named after the Tenggerese people . The explosion of the volcano that created the caldera, happened ca. 45.000 years ago, in an event similar to the Krakatau eruption.
Turkey is home to over 85 million people; [8] most are ethnic Turks, while ethnic Kurds are the largest ethnic minority. [5] Officially a secular state, Turkey has a Muslim-majority population. Ankara is Turkey's capital and second-largest city. Istanbul is its largest city and economic center. Other major cities include İzmir, Bursa, and Antalya.
This is a list of the largest cities and towns in Turkey by population, which includes cities and towns that are provincial capitals or have a population of at least 7,000. The total population of Turkey is 85,279,553 [ 1 ] according to the 2023 estimate, making it the 18th most populated country in the world.
The geographical regions of Turkey comprise seven regions (Turkish: bölge), which were originally defined at the country's First Geography Congress in 1941. [1] The regions are subdivided into 31 sections (Turkish: bölüm), which are further divided into numerous areas (Turkish: yöre), as defined by microclimates and bounded by local geographic formations.