Yogyakarta

Special Region of Yogyakarta (or Jogja, Yogya, Yogyakarta, Jogjakarta) and often abbreviated DIY is a province in Indonesia located in the southern part of Java Island and is bordered by Central Java Province in the north. Geographically, Yogyakarta is located in the Central Java. Yogyakarta have slogan “Jogja Never Ending Asia”


Yogyakarta Province have 5 districts:
1. Bantul
2. Sleman
3. Gunungkidul
4. Kulon Progo
5. City of Yogyakarta


Yogyakarta is still indentically with Java culture. Arts and culture are not integral part of community life in Yogyakarta. For the community of Yogyakarta, in which every stage of life have any meaning apart, the tradition is a very important and still held up at this time. Tradition also not separated from the art presented in the ceremonies are a tradition. Art of the people in Yogyakarta is very diverse. So for the people of Yogyakarta, art and culture really become a part of life is not separated from them. Art in Yogyakarta typical example is kethoprak, jathilan, and wayang kulit.


Most of the economy in Yogyakarta supported by the results match the planting, trade, crafts (silver, leather puppet crafts, crafts, and webbing), and tourism. But there were also some residents who live from the expansion of education as a student house named kost. Is the usual when you arrive in Yogyakarta Station or stop a special place in the bus-stop bus tour, you will be greeted by many driver of becak. They will escort you to the destination which you are eligible to enjoy such as clothing stores, bakpia stores, malls, or simply buy a souvenir. You will wonder after the driver of becak take you around town all day, they will only charge a low. Why be so? In fact they also have got the cue from you to the shops earlier.


Transportation in Yogyakarta which consists of land transportation (public bus, taxi, train, andhong, and the pedicab) and air. In early March 2008, the government has been operating the bus DIY TransJogja in an effort to make transportation in the city is comfortable, inexpensive and reliable.




2006 Eartquake

The province of Yogyakarta bore the brunt of a 6.3-magnitude earthquake on 27 May 2006 which killed 5,782 people and left some 36,299 persons injured. More than 135,000 houses are damaged, and 600,000 people are homeless [3]. The earthquake extensively damaged the local region of Bantul, and its surrounding hinterland. The most significant number of deaths occurred in this region.
The coincidence of the recent eruption of Mount Merapi, and the earthquake would not be lost on the older and more superstitious Javanese - as such natural phenonomena are given considerable import within their understanding of the spiritual aspect of such events