Alun-Alun Sidoarjo

The plaza (alun-alun) became a symbol of the Sidoarjo city has a logo shrimp and milkfish. Sidoarjo plaza (alun-alun) right in the heart of the city, surrounded by the regional government offices. The plaza of Sidoarjo to witness history on the rise of the town of Sidoarjo. By adopting the arrangement of the Old Town Plaza (alun-alun) Sidoarjo make most government activities can be in direct contact with the people.

 

Sidoarjo plaza (alun-alun) located at Jalan Sultan Agung, with coordinates 61 219 7 ° 26'45 "S 112 ° 43'4" E. Sidoarjo plaza (alun-alun) formerly the Old Market. Characteristics that exist in the city of Sidoarjo plaza is “bendi or dokar”. “Bendi or dokar”  transportation is one of the important thing in the past, as the progress of time the “Bendi or dokar”  is very rare, for this generation “Bendi or dokar”  is something attractive and desirable especially for children. .

In the plaza (alun-alun) Sidarjo there are Nyadran ceremony Held every year in the Ruwah month on the Islamic calendar , exactly one week before the month of Ramadan. Nyadran ceremony is a happy day for fishermen kupang seekers, who lives in the village of Balong Dowo, Candi. At the ceremony all nyadran people flocked boating towards the sea where fishermen looking for kupang.

There is no harm if we took to the streets in the Sidoarjo plaza (alun-alun)  when we saturated with the environment around us especially on the weekend.  This place has been renovated several times so it was deliberately designed as a local guide for residents of Sidoarjo. In addition, many merchants offer items can be our choice to shop at affordable prices.