From everyone at BlinkTag, we wish the city of Solo in Indonesia a very Happy 266th Birthday!

Today, February 18, 2011, the city of Sukarta (colloquially Solo) is celebrating 266 years since its capital was built by Pakubuwono II on the banks of the Kali (River) Solo.

We’re very proud to have worked along with USAID / SERASI, UN HABITAT, and a bunch of amazing people in order to create Solo Kota Kita, an online resource for Solo’s 600,000+ residents. SKK provides tools to residents in Surakarta (Solo), Indonesia for the annual participatory budgeting process – known locally as musrenbang.

Here are three of our favorite things about SKK:

1. On the Neighborhoods page, there are 51 great portraits of people from all 51 neighborhoods of Solo. Click each one to go to the neighborhood’s page. To learn more about each individual who was photographed, click on each person’s photo on Flickr and read the description.

2. Each neighborhood has an interactive map. Show population density, medical facilities, and more by selecting options on the map. As shown below for Penumping, we displayed the distance to the nearest school and the location of each school.

3. Solo Kota Kita’s blog. Check here for posts from Ahmad Rifai, Olivia Stinson, Michael Haggerty, and Ian Pramoto on how Solo Kota Kita was conceived, how it came together, and how it’s doing now. While you’re there, please leave a comment! Whether it’s a simple “Happy Birthday” or something more in-depth, we’d love to hear from you.

Of course, that’s not all we like, but you’ll have to check out the whole website to see the rest.

• English: http://solokotakita.org/en/
• Bahasa: http://solokotakita.org/

If you’re already missing the celebration in Indonesia, make sure you don’t miss these sites as well!

• Solo Kota Kita on Facebook
• Solo Kota Kita on Flickr