Surabaya Metropolitan Area
Surabaya Metropolitan Area is a region of East Java in Indonesia, known locally as Gerbangkertosusila. This travel guide covers this area with the exception of Bangkalan, which is in the article on Madura.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Surabaya and Gresik.
Surabaya
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Surabaya is a city on the eastern side of the island of Java and is the capital of the East Java province of Indonesia. It is the second largest city in the country with over 10 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area.
Gresik
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Gresik Regency is a regency within East Java Province of Indonesia. As well as a large part of the northern and western suburbs of the city of Surabaya, it includes the offshore Bawean Island, some 125 km to the north of Java and Madura.
Trowulan
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Trowulan is an archaeological site located in Trowulan district, Mojokerto Regency in East Java. The city is the only Hindu-Buddhist classical age site in Indonesia that has been discovered. The site covers an area of 11 km x 9 km.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Sidoarjo and Lamongan.
Sidoarjo
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Sidoarjo Regency is a regency in East Java, Indonesia. The regency has its capital in the Sidoarjo District and covers an area of approximately 719.34 km², making it the geographically smallest regency in the province.
Lamongan
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Lamongan is a regency in the Surabaya Metropolitan Area in East Java. It has a zoo and an Islamic art museum.
Pacet
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Pacet is a mountainous district in East Java, about 60 km south of the provincial capital Surabaya.
Trawas
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Trawas is a small mountainous district in East Java, about 1.5 hours by car from Surabaya, the capital city. Surabayanese people often visit this place on weekends to get a "retreat" from a bustling and competitive life.
Surabaya Metropolitan Area
- Type: human settlement
- Description: Metropolitan in East Java Province, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Surabaya metropolitan area”
- Location: East Java, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Wikidata ID
Q5550369
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In Other Languages
From Balinese to Urdu—“Surabaya Metropolitan Area” goes by many names.
- Balinese: “Wawengkon métropolitan Surabaya”
- Bengali: “বৃহত্তর সুরাবায়া”
- Chinese: “泗水都会区”
- Chinese: “泗水都會區”
- Dutch: “Gerbangkertosusila”
- German: “Gerbangkertosusila”
- Indonesian: “Area Metropolitan Surabaya”
- Indonesian: “Gerbangkertosusila”
- Indonesian: “Gerbangkertosusilo”
- Indonesian: “Grebangkertosusilo”
- Javanese: “Gerbangkertosusila”
- Javanese: “Grebangkertosusilo”
- Portuguese: “Área metropolitana de Surabaya”
- Portuguese: “Gerbangkertosusila”
- Portuguese: “Região metropolitana de Surabaia”
- Urdu: “سورابایا میٹروپولیٹن علاقہ”
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