Surabaya is the capital city of the Indonesian province of East Java and the second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern corner of Java island, on the Madura Strait, it is one of the earliest port cities in Southeast Asia. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Surabaya is one of the four main central cities of Indonesia, alongside Jakarta, Medan, and Makassar. The city had a population of 2,874,314 within its city limits at the 2020 census. With 3,009,286 people living in the city as of mid 2023 and over 10 million in the extended Surabaya metropolitan area, according to the latest official estimate, Surabaya was the second-largest metropolitan area in Indonesia. Surabaya metropolitan is also ASEAN's 7th largest economy ahead of Hanoi.
East Java is a province of Indonesia located in the easternmost third of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern and southern coasts, respectively, while the narrow Bali Strait to the east separates Java from Bali by around 2.29 kilometres (1.42 mi). Located in eastern Java, the province also includes the island of Madura, as well as the Kangean islands and other smaller island groups located further east and Masalembu archipelagos in the north. Its capital is Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia, a major industrial center and also a major business center. Banyuwangi is the largest regency in East Java and the largest on the island of Java.
The Surabaya metropolitan area or Greater Surabaya, known locally as Gerbangkertosusila, 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.
Sidoarjo Regency is a regency in East Java, Indonesia. It is bordered by Surabaya City and Gresik Regency to the north, by Pasuruan Regency to the south, by Mojokerto Regency to the west, and by the Madura Strait to the east. It has a land area of 719.34 km2, making it the smallest regency in East Java, although it contains many of the southern suburbs of Surabaya and has a high population density.
Madura Strait is a stretch of water that separates the Indonesian islands of Java and Madura, in the province of East Java. The islands of Kambing, Giliraja, Genteng, and Ketapang lie in the Strait. The Suramadu Bridge, the longest in Indonesia, spans the strait between Surabaya on Java and Bangkalan on Madura.
Prambors FM is a national commercial-public/state media contemporary hit radio based in Jakarta and surrounding areas officially formal full opened broadcast took place in Jakarta metropolitan area on 18 March 1971 was to play pop music with target audience for teenagers. Prambors is known as a teenager icon in Indonesia from 1970s to now. It is owned and operated by Masima Radio Network. Prambors FM plays around all full Western Top 40 music along with I-Radio 101,4 FM Jakarta Mustang 88 FM. Prambors' full name is Prambors Rasisonia, which stands for Prambanan, Mendut, Borobudur dan Sekitarnya serta Radio Siaran Sosial Niaga. The radio station's officially tagline and slogan is "Indonesia's Number 1 Hit Music Station". Prambors was officially similar and related to Capital based in Greater London, Capital London based in Greater London, Z100 New York based in New York metropolitan area, KIIS-FM based in Greater Los Angeles, Mediacorp 987 based in Singapore–Johor Bahru/Johor Bahru District–Batam/Batam Islands, 99.5 Play FM based in Metro Manila, Hitz based in Klang Valley/Greater Kuala Lumpur and The Edge based in Auckland.
Mojokerto Regency is a regency in East Java Province of Indonesia. It is part of the Surabaya metropolitan area which comprises Gresik Regency, Bangkalan Regency, Mojokerto Regency, Mojokerto City, Surabaya City, Sidoarjo Regency, and Lamongan Regency. The Regency covers an area of 969.36 km2. The population of the Regency was 908,004 in 2000, but had risen to 1,025,443 at the 2010 Census and to 1,119,209 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 1,133,584, and the total for mid-2023 was 1,145,400. Many of them earn their living as small farmers and craftsmen.
JTV is a private television station in Surabaya, East Java serving the province of East Java. JTV was the first regional private television in Indonesia, as well as one of the early television stations to broadcast programs in the Javanese language. JTV broadcasts can be viewed in East Java and some areas of Central Java by aerial or by satellite.
Surabaya Pasar Turi Station or Surabaya Pasarturi Station (SBI) is the second largest railway station in Surabaya, East Java. It is located near the Pasar Turi market in Bubutan, Surabaya. It is the main departure point of all train from Surabaya which passes through Pantura to the western cities of Java such as Jakarta and Semarang, but trains south and east line from Surabaya departed from Surabaya Gubeng. Since 2014, the station has upgraded railway signal and railroad switch devices from mechanical to electrical type produced by Len Industri.
The Trans-Java Toll Road is a tolled expressway network that runs from Port of Merak in Cilegon, the main link between the island of Sumatra and Java, to Banyuwangi, the eastern end of the island in Indonesia and the main link between the island of Java and Bali. It mainly runs through the northern coast of the island, except for the section between Semarang and Surabaya, where it runs through the centre and south of the island. It runs through five of the six provinces on the island of Java, connecting the major cities of Jakarta, Cirebon, Semarang, Solo, and Surabaya. The toll road is the land transportation backbone of the island and is the most important toll road network of the country. The toll road has a total length of 1,167 kilometres (725 mi).
Commuter rails in Surabaya metropolitan area consists of separate commuter-type local train services operated by KAI Commuter in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, and its surrounding areas, such as Gresik, Mojokerto, Pasuruan, Sidoarjo and Lamongan with Commuter Line Supas, Commuter Line Jenggala, Commuter Line Sindro, and Commuter Line Blorasura trains, also Malang and Blitar with Commuter Line Dhoho, Commuter Line Penataran, and Commuter Line Tumapel
The 2017 Liga 3 East Java is the third edition of Liga 3 East Java as a qualifying round for the national round of 2017 Liga 3. Blitar United are the defending champions.
Islam is the most common religion in the Indonesian province of East Java, embraced by 96.7% of the whole population. Throughout its history, East Java has been considered one of the heartlands of Islam in Indonesia; the province experienced one of the earliest proliferations of Islam, as well as the establishment of the largest Islamic mass organization in Indonesia, Nahdlatul Ulama.
Surabaya–Gempol Toll Road is a toll road in East Java, Indonesia. This 37 kilometers (23 mi) highway connects Surabaya City in the north with Porong in the south. This toll road passes Surabaya and Sidoarjo. It is part of the Trans-Java Expressway. The original length of this toll road from Surabaya to Gempol was 43 kilometers (27 mi) long, but the 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) part of this toll road is closed due to the overflow of Lapindo Mudflow that has inundated the Porong–Gempol section of the Surabaya–Gempol toll road since 2006.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Surabaya, Indonesia.
Gatot Sudjito was an Indonesian politician from the Golkar party who served as a member of the Surabaya Regional People's Representative Council from 1999 until 2004, Member of the East Java Regional People's Representative Council from 1997 until 1999 and 2004 until 2014, and Member of the People's Representative Council from 2014 until his death.
The 2021 Liga 3 East Java was the sixth season of Liga 3 East Java as a qualifying round for the national round of the 2021–22 Liga 3.
Krian–Legundi–Bunder–Manyar Toll Road is a toll road that links Krian in Sidoarjo Regency with Manyar in Gresik Regency in East Java. The toll road is planned to be connected with Tuban–Gresik Toll Road at north and Surabaya–Mojokerto Toll Road at south. This toll road was designed to link industrial areas in Surabaya metropolitan area. The connectivity of KLBM Toll Road and Sumo Toll Road is expected to boost investment in Gresik Regency.
Yasinta Aurellia, is a model and Indonesia beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2023. She represented Indonesia at Miss Supranational 2023 beauty pageant in Małopolska, Poland and she was placed in the top 24 semifinalists.
