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Special Region of Yogyakarta
Special province
Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta
Javanese transcription(s)
• Hanacaraka	ꦥꦤꦒꦫꦩꦶꦫꦸꦁꦒꦤ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ
• Latin script	Panagara Mirunggan Ngayogyakarta
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Motto(s):  ꦫꦱꦱꦸꦏꦔꦺꦱ꧀ꦛꦶꦥꦿꦗ꧈ ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠꦠꦿꦸꦱ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦫꦶ Rasa suka ngèsthi praja, Yogyakarta trus mandhiri With a sense of joy in building the Special Region of Yogyakarta which is good and safe and continues to stand tall Slogan: Jogja Istimewa "Special Jogja"
Special Region of Yogyakarta in    Indonesia
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Coordinates: 7°47′S 110°22′E / 7.783°S 110.367°E / -7.783; 110.367
Established	4 March 1950
Capital and largest city	Yogyakarta
Government
• Type	Devolved non-sovereign diarchical special region within a unitary republic
• Body	Regional Government of the Special Region of Yogyakarta
• Governor	Hamengkubuwono X (Indp.)
• Vice Governor	Paku Alam X
Area
• Total	3,170.65 km (1,224.19 sq mi)
• Rank	37th in Indonesia
Highest elevation	2,955 m (9,695 ft)
Population
• Total	3,736,489
• Rank	18th in Indonesia
• Density	1,200/km (3,100/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	96% Javanese 0.6% Sundanese 3.4% other
• Religion	92.62% Islam 7.18% Christianity - 4.5% Catholicism - 2.68% Protestantism 0.09% Hinduism 0.09% Buddhism 0.02% other
• Languages	Indonesian (official) Javanese (co-official)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Postal code	55xxx
ISO 3166 code	ID-YO
GDP (nominal)	2022
- Total	Rp 165.7 trillion (22nd) US$ 11.2 billion Int$ 34.8 billion (PPP)
- Per capita	Rp 44.1 million (26th) US$ 2,966 Int$ 9,256 (PPP)
- Growth	5.15%
HDI (2024)	0.816 (2nd) – very high
Website	jogjaprov.go.id

The Special Region of Yogyakarta is a province-level special region of Indonesia in southern Java. It is a semi-enclave that is surrounded by on the landward side by Central Java Province to the west, north, and east, but has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean to the south.

Co-ruled by the Yogyakarta Sultanate and the Duchy of Pakualaman, the region is the only officially recognized diarchy within the government of Indonesia. The city of Yogyakarta is a popular tourist destination and cultural center of the region. The Yogyakarta Sultanate was established in 1755 and provided unwavering support for Indonesia's independence during the Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949). As a first-level division in Indonesia, Yogyakarta is governed by Sultan Hamengkubuwono X as the governor and Duke Paku Alam X as the vice governor. With a land area of just 3,170.65 km, it is the second-smallest province-level entity of Indonesia after Jakarta.

History

In Javanese, it is pronounced [joɡjaˈkartɔ], and named after the city of Ayodhya in Javanese-Hindu mythology. The Dutch name of the Special Region is Djokjakarta.

The Sultanate has existed in various forms and survived through the rule of the Dutch and the 1942 invasion of the Dutch East Indies by the Japanese Empire. In August 1945 Indonesia's first president, Sukarno proclaimed the independence of the Indonesian Republic, and by September of that year, Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX and Duke Sri Paku Alam VIII had sent letters to Sukarno expressing their support for the newly born nation of Indonesia, in which they acknowledged the Yogyakarta Sultanate as part of the Indonesian Republic. The Sunanate of Surakarta did the same, and both of the Javanese kingdoms were awarded special status as special regions within the Indonesian Republic. However, due to a leftist anti-royalist uprising in Surakarta, the Sunanate of Surakarta lost its special administrative status in 1946 and was absorbed into the province of Central Java.

Yogyakarta's overwhelming support and the Sultan's patriotism were essential in the Indonesian struggle for independence during the Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949). The city of Yogyakarta became the capital of the Indonesian Republic from January 1946 to December 1948 after the fall of Jakarta to the Dutch. Later, the Dutch also invaded Yogyakarta causing the Indonesian Republic's capital to be transferred again to Bukittinggi in West Sumatra on 19 December 1948. In return for Yogyakarta's support, the declaration of Special Authority over Yogyakarta was granted in full in 1950 and Yogyakarta was given the status of a Special Administrative Region, making Yogyakarta the only region headed by a monarchy in Indonesia.

The Special Region was struck by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake on 27 May 2006, killing 5,782 people, injuring approximately 36,000, and leaving 600,000 people homeless. The region of Bantul suffered the most damage and deaths.

Geography

The Special Region is located near the southern coast of Java, surrounded on three sides by the province of Central Java, and with the Indian Ocean on the south side. The population at the 2010 Census was 3,457,491 people, which then increased to 3,668,719 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate for mid-2023 was 3,736,489 (comprising 1,849,540 males and 1,886,950 females). It has an area of 3,170.65 km, making it the second-smallest area of the provinces in Indonesia, after the Jakarta Capital Region. Along with surrounding areas in Central Java, it has some of the highest population densities of Java.

Mount Merapi is located to the immediate north of the city of Yogyakarta and Sleman Regency. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548. It last erupted in October–November 2010, killing and injuring many people and temporarily displacing approximately 100,000 residents.

Geo-heritage sites

Indonesia has several geo-heritage sites in the Yogyakarta Special Region. It has been declared by the Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. The sites consist of nine sites: Eocene limestone in Gamping (Sleman Regency), pillow lava in Berbah (Sleman), pre-historic volcanic sediment in Candi Ijo, Prambanan (Sleman), dunes in Parangtritis Beach (Bantul Regency), Kiskendo cave, and former manganese mining site in Kleripan (Kulonprogo regency), the prehistoric volcano in Nglanggeran (Gunungkidul regency), Wediombo-Siung beaches (Gunungkidul) and Bioturbasi site in Kalingalang (Gunungkidul). The most unusual one is pillow lava in Berbah (Sleman) which is a big, rough black rock that lies on the bank of the narrow Dengkeng River. The prehistoric volcano in Nglanggeran (Gunungkidul Regency) has already been developed as a tourist destination.

Government and politics

Governor and legislature

According to Act No. 22 of 1948 (which is also the basis of Act No. 3 of 1950 on the formation of DIY), the Head and Vice Head of the Special Region are appointed by the president from the descendants of the ruling family in the region before Indonesian independence with the conditions of "skill, honesty, and loyalty, and keeping in mind the customs of the area." Thus, the Head of the Special Region, until 1988, was automatically held by the reigning Sultan of Yogyakarta, and the Vice Head of the Special Region, until 1998, was automatically held by Prince Paku Alam who was on the throne. The nomenclature of the Governor and Vice Governor of the Special Region has only been used since 1999 with the issuance of Act No. 22 of 1999. Since 2012, the mechanism for filling the positions of Governor and Vice Governor of DIY is regulated by Act No. 13 of 2012 on the Uniqueness of the Special Region of Yogyakarta.

The province has a regional legislature, the Special Region of Yogyakarta Regional House of Representatives, which as of the 2024 election has 55 members. The largest party in the legislature is the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle.

Administrative divisions

The Special Region of Yogyakarta (provincial level) is subdivided into four regencies (kabupaten) and one city (kota), and divided further into districts (kapanewon or kemantren in the city of Yogyakarta) and villages (rural kalurahan or urban kelurahan, doublet); these are listed below, with their areas and their population at the 2000, 2010 and 2020 Censuses, with their present estimates, as of mid-2023.

Located within the Special Region of Yogyakarta, the city of Yogyakarta is known as a center of classical Javanese fine art and culture, such as batik, ballet, drama, music, poetry, and shadow puppetry. It is also one of Indonesia's most renowned centres of higher education. At the city's core is the Sultan's palace, the Kraton. While the city sprawls outward in all directions from the Kraton, the "modern" centre of the city is located to the north.

The Special Region forms one of Indonesia's 84 national electoral districts to elect members to the People's Representative Council. The Yogyakarta S.R. Electoral District consists of all of the 4 regencies in the province, together with the city of Yogyakarta, and elects 8 members to the People's Representative Council.

Demographics

Language

Aside from the Indonesian language, the Javanese language is also designated as the official language of the Special Region of Yogyakarta under Yogyakarta Special Region Regulation Number 2 of 2021.

Religion

The majority of the population is Muslim, which is 92.94%, the rest are Catholic Christians 4.45%, then Protestant Christians 2.42%, Buddhists 0.08%, Hindus 0.09%, Confucianism and others 0.02%.

Infrastructure

Transport

Yogyakarta is served by Adisutjipto International Airport and Yogyakarta International Airport, the latter being opened for minimum operations in late April 2019 and fully operational starting late March 2020. There are two main railway stations: Lempuyangan Station and Yogyakarta railway station.

Yogyakarta is considered one of the major hubs that link the west–east main railway route in Java island. Yogyakarta Station is the main train station located in the center, and Lempuyangan Station is the second train station in the city. The two stations have their schedule to and from other cities on Java island. The Prambanan Express commuter rail service operates west of Yogyakarta Station across Kulonprogo Regency to Purworejo, and KAI Commuter Yogyakarta Line electric commuter rail system operates from east of the station to Surakarta. To the south, in the Bantul region, is the Giwangan bus station, one of the largest bus stations in Indonesia. The Yogyakarta metropolitan centre is surrounded by a ring road.

In 2008, the government of the Special Region of Yogyakarta launched a bus rapid transit system, the Trans Jogja, which connects places in and around Yogyakarta City, including the airport and the Prambanan temple. Today, Trans Jogja has reached other points in the south side of the city.

Education

Yogyakarta is home to more than 100 institutions of higher education in Indonesia, the highest number of higher education institutions of any province in Indonesia. Hence, Yogyakarta earned its nickname "Kota Pelajar" (The City of Students).

Yogyakarta is the home of the first established state university in Indonesia, the Gadjah Mada University.

The Special Region is also the home of the first established private university in Indonesia, the Islamic University of Indonesia, which was founded in 1945. The Indonesia Institute of Arts, the first-established university in fine arts, is also in the region. Other large universities include Yogyakarta State University, Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University, Sanata Dharma University, Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta, and the University of Atma Jaya Yogyakarta.

Sister relationships

Yogyakarta Special Region has signed a sister province relationship or friendly ties agreement with the region/state:

• Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
• State of California, United States
• Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
• Tyrol, Austria
• Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

See also

• List of cities in Indonesia

Notes

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13. "Raffles and the British Invasion of Java," Tim Hannigan, Monsoon Books, 2012, ISBN 9789814358866, .. Its full formal name was Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat. Like the Thai town of Ayutthaya, Yogyakarta was named for Ayodhya, the mythical birthplace of the Hindu god Rama ..
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27. "Kyoto prefecture List of Friendly and Sister City". pref.kyoto.jp. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
28. "California's Sister-State Relationship with Special Province of Yogyakarta, Indonesia". senate.ca.gov. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
29. "Gyeongsangbuk-do Province Website".
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1. Concurrently as Yogyakarta Sultanate.
2. Concurrently as Duke of Pakualam.
3. also known as Special Territory of Yogyakarta
   English: /ˌjoʊɡjəˈkɑːrtə/; Indonesian: Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Javanese: ꦥꦤꦒꦫꦩꦶꦫꦸꦁꦒꦤ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ, romanized: Panagara Mirunggan Ngayogyakarta

References

• Regional Office of the Department of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication for the Special Region of Yogyakarta. (1997) Guide To Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta: Department of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication.
• Ricklefs, M.C. (2001) A history of modern Indonesia since c.1200 (3rd ed.). Stanford: Stanford University Press. pp. 126–139, 269–271. ISBN 0-8047-4480-7
• Ricklefs, M.C. (1974) Jogjakarta under Sultan Mangkubumi, 1749–1792: A history of the division of Java. London Oriental Series, vol. 30. London: Oxford University Press, (Revised Indonesian edition 2002)
• Soemanto, Bakdi (1992) Cerita Rakyat dari Yogyakarta Jakarta: Grasindo (In Indonesian)
• Soemardjan, S. (1962) Social Changes in Yogyakarta, Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell University Press.

External links

• Yogyakarta travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Sochaczewski, Paul Spencer (14 June 1994). "A True Javanese Fairy Tale: The Sultan and the Mermaid". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2011.

v t e Regencies and cities of the Special Region of Yogyakarta
Capital: Yogyakarta
Regencies	Bantul Gunung Kidul Kulon Progo Sleman
Cities	Yogyakarta
See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

v t e Provinces of Indonesia
Capital: Jakarta (current) • Nusantara (under construction)
Sumatra	Aceh Bangka Belitung Islands Bengkulu Jambi Lampung North Sumatra Riau Riau Islands South Sumatra West Sumatra
Java	Banten Central Java East Java Special Region of Jakarta Special Region of Yogyakarta West Java
Kalimantan	Central Kalimantan East Kalimantan North Kalimantan South Kalimantan West Kalimantan
Lesser Sunda Islands	Bali East Nusa Tenggara West Nusa Tenggara
Sulawesi	Central Sulawesi Gorontalo North Sulawesi South Sulawesi Southeast Sulawesi West Sulawesi
Maluku Islands	Maluku North Maluku
Western New Guinea	Central Papua Highland Papua Papua South Papua Southwest Papua West Papua
Former provinces	Special Region of Surakarta Central Sumatra East Timor (de facto)
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