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Jogjakarta

Yogyakarta
Jogjakarta
City
Other transcription(s)
 • Hanacaraka ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ
From top left, clockwise: Tugu Monument, Jalan Malioboro, Kraton Yogyakarta, Bank Indonesia Yogyakarta, Gadjah Mada University
From top left, clockwise: Tugu Monument, Jalan Malioboro, Kraton Yogyakarta, Bank Indonesia Yogyakarta, Gadjah Mada University
Official seal of Yogyakarta
Seal
Nickname(s): Kota Pelajar (City of Students), Kota Budaya (Cultural City), Kota Gudeg (Gudeg City)
Motto: Memayu Hayuning Bawono
Location of Yogyakarta in Yogyakarta Special Region
Location of Yogyakarta in Yogyakarta Special Region
Yogyakarta is located in Indonesia
Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta
Location of Yogyakarta in Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°48′5″S 110°21′52″E / 7.80139°S 110.36444°E / -7.80139; 110.36444Coordinates: 7°48′5″S 110°21′52″E / 7.80139°S 110.36444°E / -7.80139; 110.36444
Country Indonesia
Province Yogyakarta Special Region
Government
 • Mayor Haryadi Suyuti
Area
 • City 46 km2 (18 sq mi)
 • Metro 2,159.1 km2 (833.6 sq mi)
Elevation 113 m (371 ft)
Population (2010 census)
 • City 388,627
 • Density 8,400/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
 • Metro 4,010,436
 • Metro density 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Area code(s) +62 274
Vehicle registration AB
Website www.jogjakota.go.id

Yogyakarta (/ˌjɒɡjəˈkɑːrtə/ or /ˌjɡjəˈkɑːrtə/; also Jogja or Jogjakarta, is a city in Java, Indonesia. It is renowned as a center of education (Kota Pelajar), classical Javanese fine art and culture such as batik, ballet, drama, music, poetry, and puppet shows.

Yogyakarta is the capital of the Yogyakarta Special Region, and was the Indonesian capital during the Indonesian National Revolution from 1945 to 1949, with Gedung Agung as the president's office. One of the districts in Yogyakarta, Kotagede, was the capital of the Mataram Sultanate between 1575 and 1640.

The city is named after the Indian city of Ayodhya from the Ramayana epic. Yogya means "suitable, fit, proper", and karta, "prosperous, flourishing" (i.e., "a city that is fit to prosper").

Its population was 388,627 inhabitants at the 2010 census and its built-up (or metro) area was home to, 4,010,436 inhabitants spread on two cities (Yogyakarta and Magelang) and 65 districts spread on Sleman, Klaten, Bantul, Kulon Progo and Magelang regencies. While urbanization sprawls, Yogyakarta-Magelang and Surakarta are being agglomerated in a few years.


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