Jogjakarta as known as Special Region of Yogyakarta (Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta)
Motto: Mangayu Hayuning Bawono (The Vision to Perfected the Society)
Capital Yogyakarta (city)
Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X
Area 3,185.80 km2 (1,230 sq mi)
Population 3,121,000 (2003)
Density 979.7 /km² (2,537 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Javanese (97%), Sundanese (1%) [1]
Religion Islam (91.8%), Christianity (7.9%), Hinduism (0.2%), Buddhism (0.1%)
Languages Indonesian (official), Javanese
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Web site www.pemda-diy.go.id
The Special Region of Yogyakarta (Indonesian: Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, or DIY), is the smallest province of Indonesia (excluding Jakarta). It is located on the island of Java. It is the only province in Indonesia that is still formally governed by a precolonial Sultanate: the Sultanate of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat. In English it is pronounced /ˌdʒoʊgdʒəˈkɑrtə/, which derives from its Dutch spelling Jogjakarta. In Javanese (and Dutch) it is pronounced [jogjaˈkartɔ].
The city of Yogyakarta is the capital of the province.
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 7°47′S, 110°22′E.
The population of DIY in 2003 was approximately 3,000,000. The province of Yogyakarta has a total area of 3,185.80 km². Yogyakarta has the second-smallest area of the provinces in Indonesia, after the Jakarta Capital Region. However it has, along with adjacent areas in Central Java, some of the highest population densities of Java.
Yogyakarta province is subdivided into four regencies (kabupaten) and one city (kota):
Administrative divisions
Bantul Regency (506.86 km²)
Gunung Kidul Regency (1,485.36 km²)
Kulon Progo Regency (586.27 km²)
Sleman Regency (574.82 km²)
Yogyakarta City (32.5 km²)
Source: http://wikipedia.org/
Motto: Mangayu Hayuning Bawono (The Vision to Perfected the Society)
Capital Yogyakarta (city)
Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X
Area 3,185.80 km2 (1,230 sq mi)
Population 3,121,000 (2003)
Density 979.7 /km² (2,537 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Javanese (97%), Sundanese (1%) [1]
Religion Islam (91.8%), Christianity (7.9%), Hinduism (0.2%), Buddhism (0.1%)
Languages Indonesian (official), Javanese
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Web site www.pemda-diy.go.id
The Special Region of Yogyakarta (Indonesian: Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, or DIY), is the smallest province of Indonesia (excluding Jakarta). It is located on the island of Java. It is the only province in Indonesia that is still formally governed by a precolonial Sultanate: the Sultanate of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat. In English it is pronounced /ˌdʒoʊgdʒəˈkɑrtə/, which derives from its Dutch spelling Jogjakarta. In Javanese (and Dutch) it is pronounced [jogjaˈkartɔ].
The city of Yogyakarta is the capital of the province.
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 7°47′S, 110°22′E.
The population of DIY in 2003 was approximately 3,000,000. The province of Yogyakarta has a total area of 3,185.80 km². Yogyakarta has the second-smallest area of the provinces in Indonesia, after the Jakarta Capital Region. However it has, along with adjacent areas in Central Java, some of the highest population densities of Java.
Yogyakarta province is subdivided into four regencies (kabupaten) and one city (kota):
Administrative divisions
Bantul Regency (506.86 km²)
Gunung Kidul Regency (1,485.36 km²)
Kulon Progo Regency (586.27 km²)
Sleman Regency (574.82 km²)
Yogyakarta City (32.5 km²)
Source: http://wikipedia.org/
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