Some information About Jogjakarta

Here are some information you should know about Jogjakarta. Please note that there are some ways to call Jogjakarta. You can call it Jogja, Yogya, Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY)/Special Region of Yogyakarta.

* Capital: Yogyakarta
* Governor: Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X
* Area: 3,185.80 km
* Ethnic groups: Javanese, Sundanese
* Religion: Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism
* Languages: Indonesian (official), Javanese
* Time zone: WIB (UTC+7)
* Jogjakarta is surrounded by the province of Central Java (Jawa Tengah) and the Indian Ocean in the south

Jogja is subdivided into four regencies and one city:

* Bantul Regency
* Gunung Kidul Regency
* Kulon Progo Regency
* Sleman Regency
* Yogyakarta City

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Details of Yogyakarta

Yogyakarta Special Region (Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, DIY) is officially one of Indonesia's 32 provinces. It is located in the center of the island of Java, bordered on the south by the Indian Ocean, and to the north by a chain of volcanoes of which meeting Merapi, some 27 kms away, can be seen as a dramatic background to the city skyline.

Yogyakarta Special Region is geographically located almost equidistant from Indonesia's two most important international gateways, about 600 kms from Jakarta and 1000 kms from Bali. Yogyakarta also has excellent transport connections by bus, train or plane to the rest of Java, Sumatera, Bali & Lombok.

Yogyakarta's Adisucipto Airport is in the process of changing its status in order to receive not only domestics flights from Bali and Jakarta, but also direct charter and scheduled flights from other countries.

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