Prambanan Temple. Located on the boundary of DIY (Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta) and Central Java Province.
Yogyakarta is the capital city of Yogyakarta Special Region in Java, Indonesia. It is the centre of classic Javanese culture and has close proximity to two worldly famous temples: Borobudur Temple and Prambanan Temple, as well as housing other ancient temples. For these reasons, it is the most popular tourist destination in Indonesia after Bali and the most popular in Java Island. The Javanese traditions it keeps include batik, shadow puppets, silat martial art, Javanese poetry, dances, drama, traditional culinary art, and many more. It still has the keraton (palace) from the sultanate of Java as well as a Sultan who still rules this special region, although still under the law and economic of the Republic of Indonesia. The city's name is derived from Ayodhya, an Indian city in Ramayana story.
Tourism[]
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Special Region Status[]
The special region status of Yogyakarta Special Region is due to the Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX who offered to use this city as a base during the war of Independence and fledging of Indonesian government. In 1946-1949, Yogyakarta was the capital city of Indonesia. Jakarta was still under the Dutch. The Sultanate has ruled Yogyakarta since 1749 and helped this area through revolution and chaos. Although the central government tried to weaken the Sultan's power from direct governor's election, Sultan Hamengkubuwono X still got the major votes as the governor.
Natural Disasters[]
Yogyakarta has been repeatedly struck by earthquakes and volcano eruptions due to its geographical location that lies along the active volcanic line. On May 26th 2006, it got hit by a major earthquake that killed more than 6,000 people and flattened over 300,000 houses.
In 2010, the Mount Merapi volcano erupted, causing over 350 people losing their lives and properties, and wiped off some nearby villages.