Surabaya
Surabaya (formerly spelled as Soerabaja) is Indonesia's second-largest city, and the capital of the province of East Java. It is also one of the biggest cities in Southeast Asia. It is located on the northern shore of eastern Java at the mouth of the Mas River and at the side of the Madura Strait. It is known as the city of heroes, because of its Battle of Surabaya in the Indonesian War of Independence. In 2007, the population of Surabaya was approximately 3 million.