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However, as the capital of, cuisines from the province dominates the culinary culture of the city.

Though central government of Indonesia recognizes only the metropolitan area (Surabaya, Gresik, and Sidarjo) as Greater Surabaya (Zona Surabaya Raya) with a population of 8,319,229 (2015), making Surabaya now the second-largest metropolitan area in Indonesia.Īs a metropolitan city, all types of and other international restaurants have a presence. With the extended metropolitan development area called (derived from - Surabaya-) adding more than 12 million inhabitants in several cities and around 50 districts spread over noncontiguous urban areas including Gresik, Sidoarjo, Mojokerto, and Pasuruan regencies. The metropolitan area in 2014, seen from the Surabaya is the second-most populous city in Indonesia, with 3,457,409 recorded in the chartered city limits ( kota) in the 2015 census.

Unlike a number of cities and regions with a tropical wet and dry climate, average high and low temperatures are very consistent throughout the course of the year, with an average high temperature of around 31☌ and average low temperatures around 23☌. The city's wet season runs from November through June, while the dry season covers the remaining five months. The two animals are now used as the city's symbol, with the two facing and circling each other, as depicted in a statue appropriately located near the entrance to the. Fighting shark and crocodile, the emblem of Surabaya city applied since colonial times, derived from local folk etymology Surabaya alludes to a prophecy of, a 12th-century psychic king of, foreseeing a fight between a giant and a giant white crocodile taking place in the area, which is sometimes interpreted as foretelling the, a major conflict between the forces of, ruler of, and those of 's in 1293. Today the city remains one of the important financial hubs of the Indonesian archipelago, arguably second only to Jakarta, and the is Indonesia's second-busiest seaport. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Surabaya was the largest city in the, larger than (present day ) and the centre of trading in the nation, which was then a competitor of.

Located on northeastern on the, it is one of the earliest port cities in Southeast Asia. Surabaya is the in with a population of over 3 million within the and over 10 million in the Greater Surabaya metropolitan area, known as. 60xxx, 61xxx (+62) 31 L (for ), SKB (for ) Airport, Surabaya LRT and MRT ( planned) Website Surabaya ( Indonesian pronunciation: ) is the capital of province in.