Surakarta
Surakarta
Solo | |
|---|---|
| City of Surakarta Kota Surakarta | |
| Javanese transcription(s) | |
| • Hanacaraka | ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ |
| • Pegon | سوراكارتا |
| Motto: The Spirit of Java | |
Location within Central Java | |
| Coordinates: 7°34′0″S 110°49′0″E / 7.56667°S 110.81667°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Java |
| Province | Central Java |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Respati Ardi (Gerindra) |
| • Vice Mayor | Astrid Widayani |
| Area | |
| 46.72 km2 (18.04 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 5,923.25 km2 (2,286.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
| 526,870 | |
| • Density | 11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 6,837,753 |
| Demonym(s) | Surakartan wong Solo, tiyang Solo (Javanese) orang Solo (Indonesian) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 271 |
| Vehicle registration | AD |
| Nominal GDP | 2023 |
| - Total | Rp 60.486 trillion (2nd) US$ 3.968 billion Int$ 12.709 billion (PPP) |
| - Per capita | Rp 114,802 thousand (5th) US$ 7,532 Int$ 24,122 (PPP) |
| - Metro | Rp 154.211 trillion US$ 10.117 billion Int$ 32.402 billion (PPP) |
| - Growth | 6.0% |
| HDI (2024) | 0.844 (9th) very high |
| Website | surakarta |
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Surakarta (Javanese: ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ, Pegon: سوراكارتا), known colloquially as Solo (Javanese: ꦱꦭ; Sålå), is a major city in Central Java, Indonesia. The 46.72 km2 (18.04 sq mi) city adjoins Karanganyar Regency and Boyolali Regency to the north, Karanganyar Regency and Sukoharjo Regency to the east and west, and Sukoharjo Regency to the south. On the eastern side of Solo lies Solo River (Bengawan Solo). Its metropolitan area, consisting of Surakarta City and the surrounding six regencies ("Greater Solo Area", formerly Special Region of Surakarta), was home to 6,837,753 inhabitants according to the official estimates for mid 2023, 526,870 of whom reside in the city proper.
Surakarta is the birthplace of the President of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024, Joko Widodo, as well as his son and current Vice President of Indonesia, Gibran Rakabuming Raka. The former served as Mayor of Surakarta from 2005 to 2012, as did the latter from 2021 to 2024.