Metro (city)

Metro
City
City of Metro Kota Metro
Other transcription(s)
• Lampungese
Metro's mayor's office
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Metro Raya
Motto(s):  Bumi Sai Wawai (Lampungese) The Beautiful Land
Location within Lampung
Metro Location in Southern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia Show map of Southern Sumatra Metro Metro (Sumatra) Show map of Sumatra Metro Metro (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 5°7′S 105°18′E / 5.117°S 105.300°E / -5.117; 105.300
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.go.id

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 City 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. Now, Metro City is making improvements and developing a city that is more advanced towards its vision and mission as an education city and family tourism in Lampung Province by improving the education, security, hygiene and improving public facilities, optimizing green open spaces, and beautifying every corner of the city with the construction of small parks. Metro City is also a blueprint target of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing of the Republic of Indonesia as a strategic area and a metropolitan development target after Bandar Lampung.