Solok

Solok is a city in , . The motto of this city is Kota Beras which is an abbreviation of "Bersih, Elok, Rapi, Aman dan Sejahtera". It has an area of 58.72 km2, a population of 59,396 at the 2010 Census, and 73,438 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 81,059.
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  • Type: City with 59,300 residents
  • Description: city in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Kota Solok”, “Solok and South Solok”, and “Solok City”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Solok railway station.

Railway station
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Solok

Latitude
-0.7991° or 0° 47′ 57″ south
Longitude
100.653° or 100° 39′ 11″ east
Population
59,300
Elevation
392 metres (1,286 feet)
Open location code
6PF26M23+95
Open­Street­Map ID
node 638322810
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1626649
Wiki­data ID
Q7266
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Satellite Map

Discover Solok from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Solok” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سولوك”
  • Balinese: “Kota Solok”
  • Belarusian: “Салок”
  • Bengali: “সোলোক”
  • Betawi: “Solok Kota”
  • Catalan: “Solok”
  • Cebuano: “Kota Solok”
  • Cebuano: “Solok”
  • Chinese: “Solok Chhī”
  • Chinese: “梭罗克”
  • Chinese: “索洛克”
  • Dutch: “Solok”
  • French: “Solok”
  • German: “Kota Solok”
  • German: “Solok”
  • Greek: “Σόλοκ”
  • Iban: “Solok”
  • Indonesian: “Kota Solok”
  • Indonesian: “Kota-Kecil Solok”
  • Indonesian: “Kotapraja Solok”
  • Indonesian: “Solok”
  • Italian: “Solok”
  • Japanese: “ソロク”
  • Japanese: “ソロク市”
  • Javanese: “Kutha Solok”
  • Javanese: “Solok”
  • Komering: “Solok”
  • Korean: “솔록”
  • Malagasy: “Kota Solok”
  • Malay: “Kota Solok”
  • Malay: “Solok”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Solok Chhī”
  • Minangkabau: “Kota Solok”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Solok”
  • Polish: “Solok”
  • Russian: “Солок”
  • Slovenian: “Solok, Sumatra, Indonezija”
  • Spanish: “Solok”
  • Sundanese: “Kota Solok”
  • Sundanese: “Solok”
  • Swedish: “Kota Solok”
  • Swedish: “Solok”
  • Ukrainian: “Солок”
  • Urdu: “سولوک”
  • Vietnamese: “Solok”
  • “Kota Solok”
  • “Solok”

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