natural wonder
Mount Merapi
Indonesia's most active volcano north of Yogyakarta, with jeep tours and viewpoints on the Kaliurang approach road.
32 km · about 35 min drive
AsiaIndonesiaCentral Java
Kartasura
Central Java, Indonesia · Asia
About Kartasura
Kartasura sits on the route: 10 minutes from Gatak, 32km from Mount Merapi.
Kartasura is in Central Java, Indonesia, with about 89,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Gatak, about 6 km away.
Kartasura (Javanese: ꦏꦂꦠꦱꦸꦫ, also spelled Kartosuro) is a district (kecamatan) in Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Kartasura is considered Surakarta's satellite city and a junction of highways to Yogyakarta and Semarang. It can be reached within minutes southward of Surakarta's Adisoemarmo InternationalRead more
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What is there to see near Kartasura?
Within an hour or so of Kartasura: Mount Merapi (32 km), Prambanan (35 km), Yogyakarta Kraton (Sultan's Palace) (50 km), Borobudur (59 km).
Where is Kartasura?
Kartasura is in Central Java, Indonesia, about 6 km from Gatak.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 88,927
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Central Java
- Timezone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates
- -7.5519, 110.7378
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Worth the detour from Kartasura
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.
35 km · about 40 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.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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Borobudur
Enormous 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Java with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.
59 km · about 70 min drive
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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