The Surabaya metropolitan area or Greater Surabaya, known locally as Gerbangkertosusila (, from ''Gresik-Bangkalan-Mojokerto-Surabaya-Sidoarjo-Lamongan''), is a

metropolitan area A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban area, urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share Industry (economics), industries, commercial areas, Transport infrastructure, transport network ...

East Java East Java (, , ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the easternmost third of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

. It is the country's second-largest metropolitan area, after the

Jakarta metropolitan area The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as ''Jabodetabekpunjur'' (an acronym of Jakarta– Bogor– Depok– Tangerang– Bekasi further extended to include Puncak region of Bogor Regency and portions of Cianjur Regenc ...

. ''Gerbangkertosusila'' had also been used in presidential decree to refer to larger region which include Jombang,

Bojonegoro Bojonegoro Regency (, older spelling is ''Kabupaten Bodjanegara'', ) is a Regency (Indonesia), regency in East Java Province of Indonesia, about 110 km west of Surabaya and 73 km northeast of Ngawi (town), Ngawi. It covers a land are ...

, and Tuban.

Definition

Grebangkertosusila is an official acronym of " Gresik Bangkalan

Mojokerto Mojokerto ( (''Måjåkěrtå'')) is a city in East Java Province of Indonesia. It is located 40 km southwest of Surabaya, the provincial capital, and constitutes one of the component units of the Surabaya metropolitan area (known as Gerbang ...

Surabaya Surabaya is the capital city of East Java Provinces of Indonesia, province and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern corner of Java island, on the Madura Strai ...

Sidoarjo Sidoarjo Regency () is a regency in East Java, Indonesia. It is bordered by Surabaya City and Gresik Regency to the north, by Pasuruan Regency to the south, by Mojokerto Regency to the west, and by the Madura Strait to the east. It has a l ...

Lamongan", a main metropolitan or planning area in

consisting of the seven cities and regencies with those names (Mojokerto is both a city and a separate regency). It has an area of 6,310.06 km², and at the 2020 Census had a population of 9,924,509, rising to 9,975,878 according to the official estimates as at mid 2022. The national government regards the Surabaya Metropolitan Area as including only Surabaya,

Regency, and Gresik Regency, known as "Zona Surabaya Raya". Gresik Regency includes Bawean Island, covering some 196 km² and lying north of Java; however Bawean Island is excluded from the Metropolitan Area.

Demographics

Surabaya traditionally constituted Indonesia's second-largest metropolitan area, after Jakarta, but fast growing Bandung Metropolitan Area (in

West Java West Java (, ) is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to t ...

) is since 2005 more populous. However, the extended metropolitan area of Surabaya is second in Indonesia only to

Jabodetabek The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as ''Jabodetabekpunjur'' (an acronym of Jakarta–Bogor– Depok– Tangerang– Bekasi further extended to include Puncak region of Bogor Regency and portions of Cianjur Regency ...

. The areas and populations at the 2010 Census, the 2020 Census and according to the official estimates for mid 2022, are shown below for the component parts of the metropolitan area. Note: (a) The island of

Bawean Bawean () is an List of islands of Indonesia, island of Indonesia located approximately north of Surabaya in the Java Sea, off the coast of Java. It is administered by Gresik Regency of East Java province. It is approximately in diameter and ...

, while part of Gresik Regency, is not technically part of the Metropolitan area; nevertheless for convenience the figures given here include Bawean. Reference:

Statistics Indonesia Statistics Indonesia (), is a non-departmental government institute of Indonesia that is responsible for conducting statistical surveys. Its main customer is the government, but statistical data is also available to the public. Annual surveys c ...

Transportation

Surabaya metropolitan area has air connection via

Juanda International Airport Juanda International Airport is an international airport, international joint-use airport located in Sedati, Sedati District, Sidoarjo Regency, Sidoarjo, Indonesia. It is now the List of the busiest airports in Indonesia, third busiest airport ...

. Surabaya metropolitan area has five commuter rail services with the network similar with

KRL Commuterline KRL Commuterline, commonly known as Greater Jakarta Commuter rail, Jakarta Commuter rail, and KRL Commuter Line Jabodetabek is a commuter rail system for Jabodetabek, Greater Jakarta in Indonesia. It was previously known as KRL Jabodetabek. It ...

in Jakarta metropolitan area. The services connects Surabaya city center to the neighboring cities and regency in the area. The Suroboyo Bus city bus is serving Surabaya, using plastic waste as a form of payment. Ever since May 2022, however, direct payment using plastic bottles on the bus has been terminated and plastic waste has to be exchanged in designated points beforehand.

Notes

References

* Mera, Koichi and Renaud, Bertrand (2001). ''Asia's Financial Crisis and the Role of Real Estate''. M.E. Sharpe. {{coord missing, Indonesia Geography of East Java Metropolitan areas of Indonesia Brantas basin

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