Metro (city)

Metro
City of Metro
Kota Metro
Metro's mayor's office
Metro's mayor's office
Coat of arms of Metro
Motto(s): 
Bumi Sai Wawai (Lampungese)
The Beautiful Land
Location within Lampung
Location within Lampung
Metro is located in Southern Sumatra
Metro
Metro
Location in Southern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Metro is located in Sumatra
Metro
Metro
Metro (Sumatra)
Metro is located in Indonesia
Metro
Metro
Metro (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°7′S 105°18′E / 5.117°S 105.300°E / -5.117; 105.300
Country Indonesia
RegionSumatra
Province Lampung
Settlement commenced1939
Administrative city14 August 1986
Autonomous city9 June 1999
Government
 • MayorWahdi
 • Vice MayorQomaru Zaman
Area
 • Total
73.21 km2 (28.27 sq mi)
Elevation
30–60 m (98–197 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
178,381
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 725
Vehicle registrationBE
Websitemetrokota.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 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.

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Metro Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1872)