Yogyakarta city known as Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, DIY is the 32 provinces of Indonesia. This province is one of the most densely populated areas of Indonesia. The city came into being in 1755, after the Mataram division into the Sultanates of Yogyakarta and Surakarta (Solo). Yogyakarta city is often called the main gateway to the Central Java as where it is geographically located. It stretches from Mount Merapi to the Indian Ocean. There is daily air service to Yogya from Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali as well as regular train service and easy accessibility by road.
Yogyakarta City as the Modern Java
Yogyakarta city already found from the 16th and 17th centuries in the time the seat of the mighty Javanese empire of Mataram from which present day Yogyakarta has the best inherited of traditions. The Yogyakarta city itself has a special charm, which seldom fails to captivate the visitor. This town has many things to show to the world, from the old thing up to the modern thing. This is the town where people may found and see the very traditional culture which is still hold out by its inhabitant. To support the culture in Yogyakarta city, the government built an academy of fine arts which is popular as ASRI. This is the modern school of painting in Indonesia which personified by the famed Indonesian impressionist, the late Affandi.
Yogyakarta City the Gateway of the Central Java
Yogyakarta city as a special Region is geographically located almost equidistant from Indonesia’s two most important international gateways, about 600 km from Jakarta and 1000 km from Bali. Geographically, Yogyakarta city as a special Province is situated in the Southern part of Central Java and lies between 7 degree 33′ and 8 degree 12′, South altitude between 110 degree and 50′ East longitude.
Yogyakarta city is often called the main gateway to the Central Java as where it is geographically located. It stretches from Mount Merapi to the Indian Ocean. There is daily air service to Yogya from Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali as well as regular train service and easy accessibility by road. So that is why it is called as modern cultural of central java; the Yogyakarta city.
