Metro

Also known as Metro (Indonesia), Metro City

city in Lampung Province, Indonesia

Key facts

Country: Indonesia
Province: Lampung
Administrative city: 14 August 1986
Autonomous city: 9 June 1999
Mayor: Bambang Iman Santoso [ id ]
Vice mayor: Muhammad Rafieq Adi Pradana [ id ]
Total: 73.21 km (28.27 sq mi)
Elevation: 30–60 m (98–197 ft)
Density: 2,490/km (6,449/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+7 ( Indonesia Western Time )
Area code: (+62) 725
Vehicle registration: BE
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Metro ( Indonesian pronunciation: [me'tro]) is a city in the Indonesian province of Lampung. It is 52 km (32 mi) away from Bandar Lampung City (the provincial capital), and is the second-largest city in Lampung province, with 182,293 inhabitants as at mid 2024. This city is also the city that has the lowest congestion rate in Lampung Province. Metro is included in the List of 10 cities in Indonesia with the 9th lowest cost of living in Indonesia and second on Sumatra Island based on the Indonesia Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Survey in 2017. Metro is also a blueprint target of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing of Indonesia as a strategic area and a metropolitan development target after Bandar Lampung.

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