Sukoharjo Regency is a

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() in the

Central Java Central Java (, ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogya ...

province in

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. It covers an area of 493.23 km² and had a population of 824,238 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 907,587 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 916,472 (comprising 458,337 males and 458,135 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Sukoharjo Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3311) Its administrative centre is in the large town of Sukoharjo, about 10 km south of

Surakarta Surakarta (Javanese script, Javanese: , Pegon script, Pegon: ), known colloquially as Solo (Javanese script, Javanese: ; ), is a major List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city in Central Java, Indonesia. The city adjoins Karanganyar Reg ...

; the built-up area of the town had 324,214 inhabitants at the 1990 Census.Robert Cribb, ''Historical Atlas of Indonesia''. (University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, 2000.) . This regency is bordered by the city of

in the north,

Karanganyar Regency Karanganyar Regency () is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency in the Indonesian province of Central Java. It covers an area of 767.79 km2 and had a population of 813,196 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 931,963 at th ...

in the east,

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and the

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in the south as well as

Klaten Regency Klaten is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency (''kabupaten'') in the Indonesia, Indonesian province of Central Java. Klaten is situated between the two major cities of Yogyakarta to its Southwest and Surakarta (colloqially known as Solo) to its No ...

in the west. The regency is part of the metropolitan zone of

, which is known as ''Subosukawonosraten''.

Geography

The Solo River (known in Indonesian as Bengawan Solo) "divides" this regency into two parts. The northwestern part is commonly lowland and wavy, forming the catchment area of Surakarta city, while the southeastern part is mountainous. Near the northern border are the suburban areas surrounding Surakarta City such as

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, Baki, Gatak, and

Kartasura Kartasura (, also spelled Kartosuro) is a district ''(kecamatan)'' in Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Kartasura is considered Surakarta's satellite city and a junction of highways to Yogyakarta and Semarang. It can be reached within ...

, while the whole regency lies within the metropolitan area of that city. Kartasura is the junction of the Solo-Yogyakarta track with Solo-

Semarang Semarang (Javanese script, Javanese: , ''Kutha Semarang'') is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Netherlands, Dutch Dutch East Indies, colonial era, and is still an important regio ...

. Sukoharjo Regency is crossed by the Solo-Wonogiri railway, which re-opened in 2004 after being unused for many years. This railway is one of the most "dangerous" ones in Indonesia because it is located beside the main road without any barrier.

Climate

Sukoharjo has a

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(Am) with moderate to little rainfall from June to October and heavy rainfall from November to May. The following climate data is for the city of Sukoharjo.

Administrative districts

Sukoharjo Regency is divided into twelve

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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as of mid-2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Sukoharjo Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3311) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s in each district (totaling 150 rural ''desa'' and 17 urban ''keluraham''), and its postcode. Note: (a) Krajan ''desa'' in the south of the district forms a southwards salient into the Special Region of Jogyakarta.
(b) in all 14 are urban ''kelurahan'' (Banmati, Begajah, Bulakan, Bulakrejo, Combongan, Dukuh, Gayam, Jetis, Joho, Kenep, Kriwen, Mandan, Sonorejo and Sukoharjo).
(c) including one ''kelurahan'' - Jombor. (d) except for the village (''desa'') of Mranggen, which has a postcode of 57513. (e) includes two ''kelurahan'' - Kartasura and Ngadirejo. The districts are subdivided into 150 rural '' desa'' and 17 urban ''

kelurahan In Indonesia, village or subdistrict is the fourth-level subdivision and the smallest administrative division of Indonesia below a district, regency/city, and province. Similar administrative divisions outside of Indonesia include barangays in t ...

''. The administrative center is located in the town of

Sukoharjo Sukoharjo Regency is a regency () in the Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 493.23 km2 and had a population of 824,238 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 907,587 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statisti ...

References

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