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Solok

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Country
  
Indonesia

Area code(s)
  
+62 755

Elevation
  
514 m

Province
  
West Sumatra

Population
  
62,483 (2014)

Time zone
  
WIB (UTC+7)

Climate
  
Af

Area
  
57.64 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 3:00 PM

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Weather
  
24°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 90% Humidity

University
  
Universitas Mahaputra Muhammad Yammin (UMMY)

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Solok (means valley) is a city in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Its motto is Kota Beras, abbreviation from "Bersih, Elok, Rapi, Aman dan Sejahtera". It has an area of 57.64 km² (0.14 percent of the area of West Sumatra) and a population of 62,483 people in 2014. Solok topography varies between the plains and hilly with a height of 390 m above sea level. There are three tributaries that cross Solok, namely Batang Lembang, Batang Gawan, and Batang Air Binguang.

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Map of Solok, Solok City, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Judging from the type of soil, 21,37 percent of the land in solok is rice field and the remaining 78,63 percent is used for other than rice field. While the travel time from Solok to Padang is 75 minutes, to the city of Padang Panjang for 60 minutes and to Sawahlunto for 40 minutes.

References

Solok Wikipedia