Pasar Kliwon, Pasar Kliwon, Surakarta

Pasar Kliwon
Pasar Kliwon
Location in Java
Coordinates: 7°35′00″S 110°49′55″E / 7.583358°S 110.831890°E / -7.583358; 110.831890
Country Indonesia
ProvinceCentral Java
CitySurakarta
DistrictPasar Kliwon
Elevation
93 m (305 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
5,404
 Statistics of Pasar Kliwon
Time zoneWIB (UTC+07:00)
Postal Code
57118
Area code0421

Pasar Kliwon is a village in the Pasar Kliwon in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.

It is in the heart of Pasar Kliwon district and is known as the Arab quarter of Surakarta. Many of the mosques in this village have different architecture than those located elsewhere in Surakarta.

In earlier times, Pasar Kliwon was also the residence of clerks of Surakarta Sunanate. The clerks used a different style of Javanese script, called Pasar Kliwonan script.