Metro | |
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| City of Metro Kota Metro | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Metro,_Indonesia_mayor%27s_office.jpg) Metro's mayor's office | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Lambang_Kota_Metro.jpeg) Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Bumi Sai Wawai (Lampungese) The Beautiful Land | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Peta_Lokasi_Kota_Metro.svg) Location within Lampung | |
| Coordinates: 5°7′S 105°18′E / 5.117°S 105.300°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Region | Sumatra |
| Province |  Lampung |
| Settlement commenced | 1939 |
| Administrative city | 14 August 1986 |
| Autonomous city | 9 June 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wahdi |
| • Vice Mayor | Qomaru Zaman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73.21 km2 (28.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30–60 m (98–197 ft) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
| • Total | 178,381 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 725 |
| Vehicle registration | BE |
| Website | metrokota |
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Metro (Indonesian pronunciation: [Me'tro]) is a city in the Indonesian province of Lampung. It is 52 km away from Bandar Lampung City (the provincial capital), and is the second largest city in Lampung province. This city is also the city that has the lowest congestion rate in Lampung Province. Metro is included in the List of 10 cities in Indonesia with the 9th lowest cost of living in Indonesia and second on Sumatra Island based on the Indonesia Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Survey in 2017. Metro is also a blueprint target of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing of Indonesia as a strategic area and a metropolitan development target after Bandar Lampung.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Metro Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1872)