Solok (means ''valley'') is a city in
West Sumatra
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,
Indonesia
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. The
motto
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of this city is Kota Beras which is an abbreviation of "Bersih, Elok, Rapi, Aman dan Sejahtera". It has an area of 58.72 km
2 (0.14 percent of the area of West Sumatra), a population of 59,396 at the 2010 Census,
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 73,438 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 77,842 - comprising 39,239 males and 38,603 females.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kota Solok Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1372)] Solok topography varies between the plains and hilly with a height of 390 m above sea level. Three tributaries cross Solok, namely Batang Lembang, Batang Gawan, and Batang Air Binguang.
Judging from the type of soil, 21.37 percent of the land in Solok is rice fields and the remaining 78.63 percent is used for other than rice fields. The travel time from Solok to
Padang
Padang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of West Sumatra. It had a population of 833,562 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 909,040 at the 2020 Census;Bad ...
is 75 minutes, to the city of
Padang Panjang
Padang Panjang (sometimes written as Padangpanjang, and spelt as Padang Pandjang in the Dutch East Indies era, , Jawi: ), is a city located at in the highlands of West Sumatra, around 80 Km inland from the provincial capital Padang. It sits on ...
for 60 minutes, and to
Sawahlunto for 40 minutes.
Administration
Solok City is divided into two administrative
districts
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(''kecamatan'') which are listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and the 2020 census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates as of mid 2023.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kota Solok Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1372)] The table also includes the number of administrative urban villages (''kelurahan'') in each district.
The two districts comprise respectively the west and east parts of the city.
Climate
Solok has a
tropical rainforest climate
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(Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
References
External links
Official website
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