The Special Region of Yogyakarta is a provincial-level autonomous region of Indonesia in the southern Java. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south, as well as sharing all the land borders to the province of Central Java. Ruled by the Yogyakarta Sultanate, the region is the only officially recognised monarchy within the government of Indonesia. The city of Yogyakarta is the capital and the economic center of the region.
Kulon Progo Regency is one of the four regencies within the Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Java. The regency's name stems from the fact that it is situated to the west of the Progo River. The capital is Wates. The greatest part of the population of the regency work as farmers. Kulon Progo is surrounded by the Menoreh Hills. The area of the regency is 586.27 km², and the population was 388,755 at the 2010 Census; the latest estimate is 404,155.
Wates is the capital of Kulon Progo Regency, in Yogyakarta Special Region on Java, Indonesia. It is located about 25 km to the west of Yogyakarta.
Parangtritis is a popular tourist beach and village area on the southern coast of Java in the jalan bima bumi sari natar within the province of the Yogyakarta Special Region. There is a good road to the area which is about 30 km south of the city of Yogyakarta, located just on the border between Bantul and Gunung Kidul regencies.
Bantul is a regency located in the Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Java. The regency's population was 911,503 at the 2010 Census, but has risen to 947,568 according to the latest official estimate. Like many regencies on the island of Java, it is densely populated with roughly 1,865 people per square kilometre, although this is largely because the north of the regency partly surrounds the city of Yogyakarta and contains many suburban communities.
Yogyakarta is a city on the island of Java in Indonesia. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, Yogyakarta is regarded as an important centre for classical Javanese fine arts and culture such as ballet, batik textiles, drama, literature, music, poetry, silversmithing, visual arts, and wayang puppetry. Renowned as a centre of Indonesian education, Yogyakarta is home to a large student population and dozens of schools and universities, including Gadjah Mada University, the country's largest institute of higher education and one of its most prestigious.
Sleman is an Indonesian regency on the island of Java. It is located in the north of the Yogyakarta Special Administrative Region, Indonesia, and has an area of 574.82 square kilometres (221.94 sq mi), with a population of 901,400 at the 2010 Census. Its capital is the town of Sleman. The current regent is Sri Purnomo.
PSS, an abbreviation for Persatuan Sepakbola Sleman is a football club based in Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The tautology PSS is often used in local media. PSS is the youngest team among three elite teams in the Special Region of Yogyakarta.
Gunungkidul Regency is a regency in the southeast part of the province of Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Java. The regency is bordered by the city of Yogyakarta to the north west, Bantul Regency to the west, Sleman Regency to the north west and the Indian Ocean to the south.
ICBRR stands for Integrated Community Based Risk Reduction Program. It is a program currently being implemented in Indonesia, funded by the International Federation Red Cross (IFRC) and in cooperation with the Danish Red Cross (DRC) and Indonesian Red Cross Society (PMI). It is being conducted in 11 branches in Central Java and Yogyakarta. Six branches in Central Java are Klaten, Magelang, Boyolali, Temanggung, Purowrejo and Karanganyar. 5 branches in Yogyakarta consist of Kota Yogyakarta, Bantul, Slaman, Gunung Kidul and Kulon Progo.
Komando Daerah Militer IV/Diponegoro or KODAM IV/Diponegoro is a military area command of the Indonesian Army. It covers the provinces of Central Java and Yogyakarta on the island of Java. It is named after the Java War hero Prince Diponegoro. It appears to have been first established in 1950, and inherited the heritage of the former 3rd Diponegoro Division and other Central Java infantry units. Diponegoro Division personnel have been very significant in the history of the Indonesian Army. Among its early officers were Sarwo Edhie Wibowo, who served as battalion and regimental commander in the division from 1945-53. Former commanders of the division include Soeharto, a former president of Indonesia. Divisional personnel, including Lieutenant Colonel Untung Syamsuri, were involved in the 30 September Movement events of 1965. Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was also member of this KODAM when he took command of KOREM 072/Pamungkas at Yogyakarta during his military tenure.
The Progo River is a river in southern central Java, Indonesia. The river passes through two provinces; Central Java and Yogyakarta Special Region. The source of the river is on the slopes of Mount Sundoro, Central Java.
Wonosari is the administrative centre of Gunung Kidul Regency, in Special Region of Yogyakarta on Java, Indonesia. Wonosari District is bordered to the north by the district of Nglipar, to the east by the district of Karangmojo Semanu, to the south by the district of Tanjungsari, and the west by the districts of Paliyan and Playen to the west of Yogyakarta.
In Indonesia, a tourist village is a village officially designated as one that welcomes tourism. In the Special Region of Yogyakarta, the concept was embraced around 2000 with dozens of villages being dubbed as tourist villages.
The derivation of the term geoheritage is from geological heritage. It is thus as heritage category comparable to other forms of natural heritage, such as biodiversity. Some geoheritage sites are related to human activity such as mining, and can also be viewed in terms of cultural heritage.
Tepus is a subdistrict of Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. The boundaries of Tepus Sub-district are Girisubo subdistrict in the east side, Semanu Subdistrict in the north side, Tanjungsari in the west side and Indian Ocean in the South side.
Tepus is a subdistrict of Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. The boundaries of Tepus Sub-district are Girisubo subdistrict in the east side, Semanu Subdistrict in the north side, Tanjungsari in the west side and Indian Ocean in the South side.
New Yogyakarta International Airport or NYIA or Kulon Progo Airport is an airport currently under construction at Teman district of Kulon Progo Regency, which will serve Yogyakarta Special Region, in Java, Indonesia. The airport will be operated by Angkasa Pura I. The airport is set to replace Adisutjipto International Airport of Yogyakarta, which is currently over capacity. The airport is expected to begin operations in 2020.
Gunung Sewu Geopark or Sewu Mountains is a series of mountains stretching along the southern coast of Gunung Kidul Regency and Wonogiri Regency of Central Java, to Tulungagung Regency of East Java in the island of Java, Indonesia. This is a national Geopark, which is also a member of Global Geopark Network (GGN), recognized by UNESCO in 2015.
