Surakarta
Surakarta is a region of Central Java in Indonesia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Solo and Boyolali.
Solo
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Solo the short name for Surakarta, is a major city in Central Java. Together with Yogyakarta, these two great cultural centres are heirs of the Mataram kingdom that was split in 1755.
Boyolali
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Boyolali is a regency in Central Java. A predominantly rural area with a population of around 1 million, it comprises the city of Boyolali and hundreds of towns and villages.
Klaten
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Klaten is a regency in the Indonesian province of Central Java. Klaten is situated between the two major cities of Yogyakarta to its Southwest and Surakarta to its Northeast.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Wonogiri and Sukoharjo.
Wonogiri
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Wonogiri is a town and regency in the southeastern part of Central Java. It is flanked by two provinces, namely Yogyakarta and East Java.
Sukoharjo
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Sukoharjo is a regency in Central Java. It is about 20 km south of Solo and is part of that city's metropolitan zone.
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Sragen
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Sragen is a regency in Central Java. 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 Sragen.
Surakarta
- Location: Central Java, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Surakarta”. Photo: Ahmadafif1995, CC BY-SA 4.0.