Solok

Solok (means valley) is a city in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Its motto is Kota Beras, abbreviation from "Bersih, Elok, Rapi, Aman dan Sejahtera". It has an area of 57.64 km² (0.14 percent of the area of West Sumatra) and a population of 69,776 people in 2018. Solok topography varies between the plains and hilly with a height of 390 m above sea level. There are three tributaries that cross Solok, namely Batang Lembang, Batang Gawan, and Batang Air Binguang.

This article is about the city. For the regency, see Solok Regency.
Solok

Kota Solok
City
Seal
Motto(s): 
Indonesian: Bersih, Elok, Rapi, Aman dan Sejahtera (BERAS)
(Clean, Elegant, Neat, Safe and Prosperous)
Location within West Sumatra
Solok
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
Solok
Solok (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 00°47′59″S 100°39′58″E
Country Indonesia
Province West Sumatra
Government
 • MayorZul Elfian Trianso
 • Vice MayorReinier Intan Batuah
Area
 • Total57.64 km2 (22.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total69,776
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 755
ClimateAf
Websitesolokkota.go.id

Judging from the type of soil, 21.37 percent of the land in Solok is rice field and the remaining 78.63 percent is used for other than rice field. While the travel time from Solok to Padang is 75 minutes, to the city of Padang Panjang for 60 minutes and to Sawahlunto for 40 minutes.[1]

Administration

Solok city is divided into two administrative districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census and at the latest (2018) official estimates:[2]

DistrictArea
in km2		Population
2010 Census		Population
2018 Estimate
Lubuk Sikarah35.0032,64538,350
Tanjung Harapan22.6426,75131,426
Totals57.6459,39669,776

The two districts comprise respectively the west and east parts of the city.

References
  1. Bappeda Kota Solok. "Kota Solok Dalam Angka Tahun 2014". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.


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