Surakarta

For other uses, see Surakarta (disambiguation).

Surakarta
Solo
City
City of Surakarta
Kota Surakarta
Other transcription(s)
 • Javaneseꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ
 • Pegonسوراكارتا
Kraton Surakarta Hadiningrat
Statue of Slamet Riyadi
Bank of Indonesia office
Sriwedari Park
National Press Monument
Great Mosque of Surakarta
Pasar Gede Hardjonagoro
Coat of arms of Surakarta
Coat of arms
Motto: 
The Spirit of Java
Location within Central Java
Location within Central Java
Surakarta is located in Java
Surakarta
Surakarta
Location in Java and Indonesia
Surakarta is located in Indonesia
Surakarta
Surakarta
Surakarta (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°34′0″S 110°49′0″E / 7.56667°S 110.81667°E / -7.56667; 110.81667
Country Indonesia
RegionJava
Province Central Java
Government
 • MayorTeguh Prakosa
 • Vice MayorVacant
Area
 • City
46.72 km2 (18.04 sq mi)
 • Metro
5,923.25 km2 (2,286.98 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
92 m (302 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • City
526,870
 • Density11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
6,837,753
 [2]
DemonymSurakartan
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 271
Vehicle registrationAD
Nominal GDP[3]2023
 - TotalIncreaseRp 60.486 trillion (2nd)
IncreaseUS$ 3.968 billion
IncreaseInt$ 12.709 billion (PPP)
 - Per capitaIncreaseRp 114,802 thousand (5th)
IncreaseUS$ 7,532
IncreaseInt$ 24,122 (PPP)
 - MetroIncreaseRp 154.211 trillion
IncreaseUS$ 10.117 billion
IncreaseInt$ 32.402 billion (PPP)
 - GrowthIncrease 6.0%
HDI (2023)Increase 0.835 (18th) Very High
Websitesurakarta.go.id

Surakarta (Javanese: ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ, Pegon: سوراكارتا), known colloquially as Solo (Javanese: ꦱꦭ; Sálá), is a major city in Central Java, Indonesia. The 46.72 km2 (18.04 sq mi) city[4] 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.[5] 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,[2] 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.

  1. ^ "BPS Provinsi Jawa Tengah". jateng.bps.go.id. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Surakarta Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3372)
  3. ^ Gross Regional Domestic Product of Regencies/Municipalities in Indonesia 2019-2023. Jakarta: Badan Pusat Statistik. 2024.
  4. ^ (in Indonesian) Badan Pusat Statistik: Luas Daerah menurut Kabupaten/Kota di Provinsi Jawa Tengah Tahun 2009 Archived August 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ (in Indonesian) Map of Surakarta