Surakarta

Surakarta is a region of in .
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the short name for Surakarta, is a major city in . Together with , these two great cultural centres are heirs of the Mataram kingdom that was split in 1755.

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is a regency in . A predominantly rural area with a population of around 1 million, it comprises the city of and hundreds of towns and villages.

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is a regency in the province of . is situated between the two major cities of to its Southwest and to its Northeast.

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is a regency in . It is about 20 km south of and is part of that city's metropolitan zone.

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is a regency in . Java's longest river, the Bengawan Solo River, flows through the fertile rice fields in the region. The archaeological excavation and UNESCO World Heritage Site Sangiran is located in .

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Regency is a regency in the Indonesian province of . It covers an area of 767.79 km2 and had a population of 813,196 at the 2010 Census and 931,963 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 961,969.

is a town in the southeastern part of . It is flanked by two provinces, namely and . It's the seat of regency that bears the same name.

Surakarta

Latitude of center
-7.6667° or 7° 40′ south
Longitude of center
110.8167° or 110° 49′ east
Wiki­data ID
Q11225235
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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Javanese—“Surakarta” goes by many names.
  • Indonesian: “Karesidenan Surakarta”
  • Indonesian: “Keresidenan Surakarta”
  • Indonesian: “Surakarta”
  • Javanese: “Karesidenan Surakarta”
  • Javanese: “Karésidhènan Surakarta”

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