Pasar Kliwon District, Surakarta

Pasar Kliwon
District
Pasar Kliwon Location in Java
Coordinates: 7°35′09″S 110°49′42″E / 7.585810°S 110.828451°ECoordinates: 7°35′09″S 110°49′42″E / 7.585810°S 110.828451°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Java
City	Surakarta
Area
• Total	4.82 km^2 (1.86 sq mi)
Elevation	93 m (305 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	74,145
• Density	15,000/km^2 (40,000/sq mi)
Time zone	WIB (UTC+07:00)
Area code(s)	0271

Pasar Kliwon, or Kliwon Market district is a district (kecamatan) located in the southeastern city of Surakarta, Indonesia where Kraton Surakarta is located. It is also the concentrated clearly defined-living area of Arab Indonesians, where many of the occupants make living from textile business. Pasar Klewer (Klewer Market), the biggest batik market in Indonesia, is located within the district. Kauman, known as Batik Tourism Village, is also located in this district, which is next to Pasar Klewer.^[1]

The following is the list of villages in Pasar Kliwon:^[2]

• Kampung Baru (postal code: 57111)
• Kauman (postal code: 57112)
• Kedong Lumbu (postal code: 57113)
• Baluwarti (postal code: 57114)
• Gajahan (postal code: 57115)
• Joyosuran (postal code: 57116)
• Semanggi (postal code: 57117)
• Pasar Kliwon (postal code: 57118)
• Sangkrah (postal code: 57119)

Pasar Kliwon Village, circa 1857 to 1874

References

1. "Aksi Seribu Anak Membatik". Merdeka (in Indonesian). Retrieved August 24, 2014.
2. "Kecamatan Pasar Kliwon" (in Indonesian). Retrieved Jan 4, 2015.

External links

• Elevation of Pasar Kliwon
• Pasar Kliwon
• Daftar kecamatan dan kelurahan di Kota Surakarta