Mojokerto
Mojokerto | |
|---|---|
| City of Mojokerto Kota Mojokerto | |
| Regional transcription(s) | |
| • Javanese | Måjåkěrtå (Gêdrig) ꦩꦗꦏꦼꦂꦠ (Hånåcåråkå) |
Mojokerto at night | |
| Nickname(s): Kota Onde-onde (Sesame Balls City) Mexico van Java (Dutch) (Mexico of Java) | |
Location within East Java | |
| Coordinates: 7°28′20″S 112°26′1″E / 7.47222°S 112.43361°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Java |
| Province | East Java |
| Founded | 1293 |
| Gementee | 1918 |
| Kota | 1950 |
| Founded by | Raden Wijaya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ika Puspitasari |
| • Vice Mayor | Rachman Sidharta Arisandi |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.21 km2 (7.80 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 95 |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 141,785 |
| • Rank | 20 |
| • Density | 7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 321 |
| Website | mojokertokota |
Mojokerto (Javanese: ꦩꦗꦏꦼꦂꦠ (Måjåkěrtå)) is a city in East Java Province of Indonesia. It is located 40 km southwest of Surabaya, the provincial capital, and constitutes one of the component units of the Surabaya metropolitan area (known as Gerbangkertosusila) which comprises Gresik Regency, Bangkalan Regency, Mojokerto Regency, Mojokerto City, Surabaya City, Sidoarjo Regency, and Lamongan Regency. The city covers an area of 20.21 km2, and had a population of 120,196 at the 2010 census and 132,434 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 141,785 (comprising 70,490 males and 71,295 females).