Surakarta
city in Central Java Province, Indonesia
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Summary
Surakarta is a city of Indonesia[1]. Surakarta draws 1,469 Wikipedia views per month (city of indonesia category, ranking #13 of 91).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3], Organization of World Heritage Cities[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Central Java[5]
- Country: Indonesia[6]
- Instance of: Kotapraja[7]
- Shares border with: Karanganyar[8], Sukoharjo[9], Boyolali[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Laweyan[11], Pasar Kliwon[12], Banjarsari[13], Serengan[14], Jebres[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Algiers[16], Montana[17], Bilbao[18]
- Legislative body: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kota Surakarta[19]
- Executive body: Government of Surakarta[20]
- Highest judicial authority: District Court of Surakarta[21]
- Commons category: Surakarta[22]
- Local dialing code: 0271[23]
- Inception: February 16, 1745[24]
- Significant event: Siege of Surakarta[25]
- Official website: https://www.surakarta.go.id/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Surakarta[27]
- Commons gallery: Surakarta[28]
- Population: 552,118[29]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Surakarta[30]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[32], Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 15)[33], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[34], New International Encyclopedia[35], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[36]
- Capital of: Surakarta Sunanate[37]
- Official name: Surakarta[38], Kotapraja Surakarta[39], Kota Surakarta[40]
- Nickname: Solo[41], Sala[42]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Surakarta[43]
- Category for people who died here: Q32369017[44]
Why It Matters
Surakarta has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Surakarta is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]