Yogyakarta

Yogyakarta (also Jogjakarta or Jogja) is a city and province on the island of Java, Indonesia. It is the only province in Indonesia that is still formally governed by a precolonial Sultanate, the Sultanate of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat. The city is known as a center of classical Javanese fine art and culture such as batik, ballet, drama, music, poetry and puppet shows. It is also famous as a center for Indonesian higher education.

Geography

Yogyakarta is located in south-central Java. It is surrounded by the province of Central Java (Jawa Tengah) and the Indian Ocean in the south. The city is located at {{coor dm|7|47|S|110|22|E|}}. The population of DIY in 2003 was approximately 6,000,000.

Related Topics:
Central Java - Indian Ocean

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The province of Yogyakarta has a total area of 3,185.80 sq kilometres. It is subdivided into four districts (kabupaten) and one city (kotamadya), as follows:

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• Kotamadya Yogyakarta (32,5 sq kilometres)
• Kabupaten Sleman (574.82 sq kilometres)
• Kabupaten Bantul (506.86 sq kilomtres)
• Kabupaten Gunung Kidul (586.27 sq kilomtres)
• Kabupaten Kulon Progo (1,485.36 sq kilomtres)

Yogyakarta has the second-smallest area of the provinces in Indonesia, after the Jakarta Capital Region

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However it has with adjacent areas in Central Java, some of the most concentrated population densities of Java.

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