Surakarta

Surakarta Solo
City
City of Surakarta Kota Surakarta
Other transcription(s)
• Javanese	ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ
• Pegon	سوراكارتا‎
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
Motto:  The Spirit of Java
Location within Central Java
Surakarta Location in Java and Indonesia Show map of Java Surakarta Surakarta (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°34′0″S 110°49′0″E / 7.56667°S 110.81667°E / -7.56667; 110.81667
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Java
Government
• Mayor	Gibran Rakabuming
• Vice Mayor	Teguh Prakosa
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
• Density	11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi)
• Metro	6,837,753
	[2]
Demonym	Surakartan
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code	(+62) 271
Vehicle registration	AD
HDI (2022)	0.831 (very high)
Website	surakarta.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^[3] 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.^[4] 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 current President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo. He served as Mayor of Surakarta from 2005 to 2012.