Special Region of Yogyakarta

Special Region of Yogyakarta
Special Region
Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Dhaérah Istiméwa Ngayogyakarta
Other transcription(s)
• Javanese	ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ
Clockwise, from top left : Prambanan, Malioboro Street, Parangtriris Beach, Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, Kaliurang
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): Jogja
Motto: Memayu Hayuning Bawana (Javanese) (The Vision to Perfect Society) written in Javanese Script
Location of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°47′S 110°22′E / 7.783°S 110.367°E / -7.783; 110.367Coordinates: 7°47′S 110°22′E / 7.783°S 110.367°E / -7.783; 110.367
Country	Indonesia
Capital	Yogyakarta
Government
• Governor (Sultan)	Hamengkubuwono X
• Vice Governor (Paku Alam)	Paku Alam X
Area
• Total	3,133.15 km2 (1,209.72 sq mi)
Area rank	33rd
Population (2014)Provincial Estimate
• Total	3,594,290
• Rank	18th
• Density	1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Javanese (95.82%) Sundanese (0.56%) Others (4.45%)
• Religion	Islam (91.4%) Christianity (8.3%) Hinduism and Buddhism (0.3%)
• Languages	Mataram Javanese Indonesian (both official)
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)
Vehicle registration	AB, YB (for Rickshaws), YK (for Dokars)
HDI	0.768 (Very High)
HDI rank	2nd (2014)
Website	www.jogjaprov.go.id

The Special Region of Yogyakarta (/ˌjɒɡjəˈkɑːrtə/ or /ˌjoʊɡjəˈkɑːrtə/;Indonesian: Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, or DIY) is a region of Indonesia in the middle of Java. Its administrative capital is city of Yogyakarta.

Although it is a separate administrative entity, Yogyakarta is historically and culturally part of the Central Java. It is the only region in Indonesia that is still governed by a pre-colonial monarchy, the Sultan of Yogyakarta, who serves as the hereditary governor of the region. The recent Sultan is Sultan Hamengkubuwono X.

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 through prehistory, 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 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.