Coexistence Space as A Manifestation of Symbiotic Space in Multi-Ethnic Villages

This paper explains the views of multiethnic people who live side by side in peace or co-existence. In this view, it is appropriate for them to live peacefully without conflict. Many social problems in a multi-ethnic society, among others, occur in Indonesia which is a multi-ethnic country with many tribes and nations where there are many differences and inter-ethnic problems that occur, but Indonesia is also a country with a high level of solidarity so as to minimize the consequences. The topic discussed was about a multi-ethnic society, namely Javanese, Chinese, and Koja ethnics.. They lived in one area, in it there are several urban villages, namely Bustaman Village, Pekojan Village, Tay Kak Sie Temple Area, Jami’ Pekojan Mosque Area, and several villages around. The activities of the multiethnic community in the village of Purwodinatan are socio-cultural, religious and trade activities. The issues raised are how they can live side by side without conflict and the spatial form of the adjoining villages. This paper aims to describe the perspective of multiethnic society in the use of shared space. Several forms of space used by multiethnic communities in Semarang, Indonesia, will be found with the grounded method which is based on inductive research. This study finds the patterns of use of co-existence space carried out by multi-ethnic communities in Semarang, namely socio-cultural, economic and religious, which are their views in everyday life.