Yogyakarta

Yogyakarta (or Jogja, Yogya, Yogyakarta, Jogjakarta) and often abbreviated as

DIY is a province in Indonesia located in the southern part of Java Island and
bordering Central Java province to the north. This province is an area which is
equivalent to the provinces in other Indonesian area. resulted by the merger of the
State of Paku Alaman and the State Sultanate of Yogyakarta, this city has become
the major cultural blend coming from all over country.
The city with the motto "Hamemayu Hayuning Bawono" which means flowing
into the nature has an area of 2,318,580 square kilometers divided into 4 districts
and one city consisting of: Kulon Progo regency, Sleman Regency, Bantul Regency,
Gunung Regency Kidul, and Yogyakarta City. The Kota of Yogyakarta consist of 78
sub-districts and 438 sub-districts or villages and one municipality.
This comfortable heart of Jogyakarta is geographically adjacent to the Hindia
Ocean and Central Java Province. The Special Region of Yogyakarta has the
eastern boundary of Wonogiri, northeast of Klaten, western Purworejo, northwest
of Magelang and the Indian Ocean in the south. The Yogyakarta City is located as
the capital of Yogyakarta Province and is the only regency-level region with the
status of Kota in addition to the other 4 regency-level districts. Yogyakarta City is
located in the center of Yogyakarta Province.
Yogyakarta grow into a rich city of Javanese culture and its arts. This is not so
surprising since it is surroundings by lush areas where Javanese people around here
highly uphold their culture. The pioneer and central point of art and culture of the
people of Yogyakarta are the sultanate. A variety of classical Javanese arts, such
as dance, song, gamelan, and the carving develop from the palace into the arts style
of the people.
As a city full of culture, Yogyakarta has also become a major tourist destination in
Indonesia. The city is also one of most visited place as the island of Bali.
Yogyakarta tourism program is always associated with the surrounding areas,
such as Borobudur and Prambanan Temple. As an industry, tourism does involve
many other sectors of the economy, such as the hotel and restaurant, trade
center, transportation and communications, financial sector, corporate leases and
services, and services sector. One other famous icon of Yogyakarta is the
Education. Yogyakarta City is known as a student city. Thousands of students and
come from other province, or even international students.