Surakarta, often called
Solo and less commonly
Sala, is a
city in
Central Java, Indonesia of more than 520,061 people
with a population density of 11,811.5 people/km2. The 44 km2 city
adjoins
Karanganyar Regency and
Boyolali Regency to the north,
Karanganyar Regency and
Sukoharjo Regency to the east and west, and
Sukoharjo Regency to the south.
On the eastern side of Solo lies
Bengawan Solo River. The city is the seat of
Surakarta Sunanate kraton. Together with
Yogyakarta, Surakarta is the heir of the
Mataram Kingdom that was split into two kingdoms in 1755.