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<a href="http://www.mentarimedia.com/"><img src="/images/mentarimedia-surabaya.jpg" alt="Mentarimedia SUrabaya" width="180" height="280" style="float: right;">Surabaya</a> City is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 3.1 million (5.6 million in the metropolitan area), and the capital of the province of East Java. It is located on the northern shore of eastern Java at the mouth of the Mas River <a href="http://www.mentarimedia.com/surabaya.html">Surabaya</a> is locally believed to derive its name from the words "sura" or "suro" (shark) and "baya" or "boyo" (crocodile), two creatures which, in a local myth, fought each other in order to gain the title of "the strongest and most powerful animal" in the area according to a Jayabaya prophecy. This prophecy tells of a fight between a giant white shark and a giant white crocodile, which sometimes interpreted as a conflict between Mongol forces and Raden Wijaya's Majapahit forces. Now the two animals are used as the city's logo, the two facing each other while circling, as depicted in a statue appropriately located near the entrance to the city zoo. This folk etymology, though embraced enthusiastically by city leaders, is unverifiable. Alternate derivations proliferate: from the Javanese "sura ing baya", meaning "bravely facing danger"; or from the use of "surya" to refer to the sun.
Some people consider this Jayabaya prophecy as a great war between <a href="http://www.mentarimedia.com/">Surabaya</a> native people and invaders in 1945, while another story is about two heroes that fought each other in order to be the king of the city. The two heroes were Sura and Baya. <a href="http://www.mentarimedia.com/">Surabaya</a> is a major shopping destination for Indonesians, and there are several large shopping malls in the city such as Plaza Tunjungan, Ciputra World <a href="http://www.mentarimedia.com/">Surabaya</a>, Grand City, Galaxy Mall, City Of Tomorrow, Supermal Pakuwon Indah, <a href="http://www.mentarimedia.com/">Surabaya</a> Town Square, Lenmarc, Royal Plaza <a href="http://www.mentarimedia.com/">Surabaya</a>,Kapas Krampung Plaza, and Jembatan Merah Plaza. Hi-Tech Mall, WTC, and Plasa Marina are the major shopping centers in <a href="http://www.mentarimedia.com/jasa-pembuatan-website-jawatimur-web-design-development-service-pembuatan-website-murah.html">Surabaya</a> for gadgets, computers and mobile phones. In West <a href="http://www.mentarimedia.com/">Surabaya</a>, Citraland by the Ciputra Group and Graha Family consists of residences, an apartment complex, a golf course and a climbing gym. In East <a href="http://www.mentarimedia.com/">Surabaya</a>, Pakuwon City by the Pakuwon Group has its own dining out spot, called Food Festival, and it is developing more facilities, such as the East Coast Center. Mentarimedia Surabaya
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