Surakarta metropolitan area
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Surakarta metropolitan area
Solo Raya | |
|---|---|
| Regional transcription(s) | |
| • Javanese | ꦱꦺꦴꦭꦺꦴꦫꦪ |
Candi Plaosan Lor Agriculture at Mount Merapi Landscape in Tawangmangu-Plaosan Tugu Pemandengan General Attack Monument 4 Days Surakarta | |
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| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province |  Central Java |
| Core city | Surakarta |
| Regencies | Sukoharjo Regency Karanganyar Regency |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 1,343.30 km2 (518.65 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2021 estimate) | |
| • Metro | 2,414,666 |
| • Metro density | 1,797.56/km2 (4,655.67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| GDP metro | 2023[1] |
| - Total |  Rp 154.211 trillionUS$ 10.117 billionUS$ 32.402 billion (PPP) |
| - Per capita | Rp 63.864 millionUS$ 4,190US$ 13,419 (PPP) |
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The Surakarta metropolitan area or known locally as (Javanese: ꦱꦺꦴꦭꦺꦴꦫꦪ, romanized: Solo Raya) or Greater Solo is one of the metropolitan areas in Indonesia where the former Kerasidenan of Surakarta (Javanese: ꦏꦫꦺꦱꦶꦝꦺꦤꦤ꧀ꦱꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ, romanized: Karésidhènan Surakarta) and the Special Region of Surakarta were established. This area includes the city of Surakarta and its buffer areas such as Sukoharjo Regency, Karanganyar Regency.
Kingdom Period
The establishment of Surakarta began with the Geger Pacinan event in Batavia in the 1740s. The rebel prince assisted by ethnic Chinese attacked the Mataram Kartasura palace, causing the palace to be destroyed. Mataram, which was then led by Susuhunan Pakubuwono II, had to move the palace to another place. He chose Sala village to be used as the new government place.[citation needed]
Netherlands Colonial Period
Surakarta was formed from the combination of the Kasunanan and Mangkunagaran areas. The area includes the core area of Surakarta namely: Kawedanan Kasunanan, Kawedanan Kartasura, Kawedanan Larangan, Kawedanan Bekonang (Now part of Municipality of Surakarta & Sukoharjo Regency ), Karanganyar Regency including Banjarsari Solo sub-district, Sukowati Regency (now Sragen), Wonogiri Regency, Klaten Regency, Boyolali Regency. Surakarta and Mangkunagara were also included in the vorstenlanden, an autonomous region Netherlands East Indies where this region had the right to govern its own household.[citation needed]
Present
Central Java Regional Regulation No. 6 of 2010 concerning spatial and regional development plans for 2009–2039, stipulates Solo Raya (Subosukawonosraten) as a development area, with a development function as a Local, Provincial, National and International Service Center.[2]
Geography
Solo is in the central part of Java, within province of Central Java near Special Region of Yogyakarta.
Economy
The economy of Solo raya agriculture commonly in Klaten Regency and Bantul Regency. However, urban activities such as higher education, trade, tourism, art and handicraft industries are sharply increase with focus on the city of Surakarta.[citation needed]
Transportation
Solo is served by Adisumarmo Airport. There are two main railway stations: Solo Balapan railway station and Solo Jebres railway station.[citation needed]
Solo is considered one of the major hubs that link the west–east main railway route in Java island. Solo Balapan Station is the main train station located in the center, and Selo Jebres Station is the second train station in the city. The two stations have their own schedule to and from other cities on Java island. The KAI Commuter Yogyakarta Line electric commuter rail system operates from Yogyakarta to Surakarta.[citation needed]
Since 2010, the government of Central Java launched a bus rapid transit system, the Batik Solo Trans, which connects places in and around Solo Raya, including the airport and Kartasyra Bus Terminal.[citation needed]
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