Surakarta (colloquially Solo)'s an Indonesian city of approximately 500,000 people located in Central Java. Name Surakarta's also known by the name "Solo". "Surakarta"'s used in formal and official contexts. The city has a similar name with the neighboring district of "Kartasura", where the previous capital of Mataram was located. Variant spelling of Surakarta's found as Soerakarta - and's simply the old spelling prior to the pre 1948's spelling change. Geography It's approximately 65 km (4… (More on Surakarta)