Serang municipality is the capital of Banten province and was formerly also the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia. The city is located towards the north of Banten province, on the island of Java. Before Banten province was formed in 2000 Serang was part of West Java province. Serang has a tropical rainforest climate, with no dry season month. It faces the Java Sea, which is home to Thousand Islands. Serang is the third most populous city in the province of Banten and located approximately 15 km from the border of Jabodetabek and sometimes considered as amalgamated with the Greater Jakarta.