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The Surabaya metropolitan area or Greater Surabaya, known locally as Gerbangkertosusila (Javanese: ꦒꦼꦂꦧꦁꦏꦼꦂꦠꦱꦸꦱꦶꦭ, romanized: Gěrbangkěrtåsusila, from Gresik-Bangkalan-Mojokerto-Surabaya-Sidoarjo-Lamongan), is a metropolitan area in East Java, Indonesia. It is the country's second-largest metropolitan area, after Jakarta metropolitan area. Gerbangkertosusila had also been used in presidential decree to refer to larger region which include Jombang, Bojonegoro, and Tuban.
Definition
Grebangkertosusila is an official acronym of "Gresik Bangkalan Mojokerto Surabaya Sidoarjo Lamongan", a main metropolitan or planning area in East Java 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, Sidoarjo 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) is since 2005 more populous. However, the extended metropolitan area of Surabaya is second in Indonesia only to Jabodetabek. 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, 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
Transportation
Surabaya metropolitan area has air connection via Juanda International Airport.
Surabaya metropolitan area has five commuter rail services with the network similar with KRL Commuterline 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.
See also
List of metropolitan areas by population
Jakarta metropolitan area
Semarang metropolitan area
Bandung metropolitan area
Notes
References
Mera, Koichi and Renaud, Bertrand (2001). Asia's Financial Crisis and the Role of Real Estate. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 0-7656-0642-9
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Gerbangkertosusila
- Area metropolitan
- Jabodetabekjur
- Kota Surabaya
- Jawa Timur
- Pengeboman Surabaya 2018
- Tri Rismaharini
- Kota Semarang
- Kabupaten Lamongan
- Daftar wilayah metropolitan di Indonesia
- Surabaya metropolitan area
- Surabaya
- List of metropolitan areas in Indonesia
- Jakarta metropolitan area
- List of metropolitan areas by GDP over US$100 billion
- Juanda International Airport
- Denpasar metropolitan area
- Malang metropolitan area
- Bandung metropolitan area
- Greater Surabaya Commuter Line
