natural wonder
Mount Merapi
Indonesia's most active volcano north of Yogyakarta, with jeep tours and viewpoints on the Kaliurang approach road.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Boyolali
Central Java, Indonesia · Asia
About Boyolali
Boyolali is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Karanganom, 17km from Mount Merapi.
Boyolali is in Central Java, Indonesia, with about 60,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Karanganom, about 13 km away.
Boyolali (Javanese: ꦧꦺꦴꦪꦭꦭꦶ, romanized: Boyalali, lit. 'Don't forget') is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the eastern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,096.61 km2, and had a population of 930,531 at the 2010 census and 1,062,713 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of midRead more
2025 was 1,109,332 (comprising 552,325 males and 547,525 females in mid 2024). The administrative centre is the town of Boyolali.
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What is there to see near Boyolali?
Within an hour or so of Boyolali: Mount Merapi (17 km), Prambanan (27 km), Yogyakarta Kraton (Sultan's Palace) (40 km), Borobudur (44 km).
Where is Boyolali?
Boyolali is in Central Java, Indonesia, about 13 km from Karanganom.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 59,851
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Central Java
- Timezone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates
- -7.5331, 110.5958
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Worth the detour from Boyolali
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Prambanan
A 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Java with towering spires dedicated to the Trimurti of Hinduism.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Yogyakarta Kraton (Sultan's Palace)
The living royal palace of the Sultan of Yogyakarta, a center of Javanese culture with traditional dance performances and fine arts.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Borobudur
Enormous 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Java with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.
44 km · about 50 min drive
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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