Sangiran Early Man Site
Also known as Sangiran
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Indonesia
Inscribed
1996
Area
5,600 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Sangiran Early Man Site is about 12 km north of Surakarta. The nearest other World Heritage site is Prambanan Temple Compounds, about 50 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Surakarta · about 555,000 peopleabout 12 km south
- Salatiga · about 176,000 peopleabout 45 km west
- Yogyakarta · about 637,000 peopleabout 65 km south-west
- Semarang · about 1,396,000 peopleabout 70 km north-west
- Magelang · about 111,000 peopleabout 75 km west
- Madiun · about 186,000 peopleabout 75 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndonesiaCultural52 km away
IndonesiaCultural66 km away
IndonesiaCultural73 km away
IndonesiaCultural504 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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