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Yogyakarta

Also known as Yogyakarta City, Jogjakarta

Yogyakarta is the capital city of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. 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 o

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Yogyakarta is the capital city of a special region in south-central Java, Indonesia, and is unique as the country's only royal city still governed by a monarchy. It holds major importance as a center for classical Javanese arts—including batik, wayang puppetry, dance, and music—and as a leading educational hub with numerous universities and schools.

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Settlement.name: Yogyakarta
Settlement.official_name: City of Yogyakarta
Settlement.native_name: ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ (Ngayogyakarta)
Settlement.settlement_type: Special region capital
Settlement.image_seal: Seal of the City of Yogyakarta.svg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Yogyakarta City.svg
Settlement.nicknames: (City of Students), (Cultural City), (Gudeg City)
Settlement.motto: "Beautify the Beauty of the World"
Settlement.pushpin_map: Indonesia_Java#Indonesia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Java and Indonesia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Hasto Wardoyo (PDI-P)
Settlement.leader_title1: Vice Mayor
Settlement.leader_name1: Wawan Harmawan
Settlement.leader_title2: Legislature
Settlement.leader_name2: Yogyakarta City Regional House of Representatives (DPRD)

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Official website

Portal Pemerintah Kota Yogyakarta

Situs Resmi Pemerintah Kota Yogyakarta

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Kotapraja Jogjakarta
Population: 388627
Area: 32.50
Elevation: 113
Official website: jogjakota.go.id
Image: Malioboro Street, Yogyakarta.JPG
Dialing code: 0274
Licence plate code: AB
Motto: ꦲꦩꦼꦩꦪꦸꦲꦪꦸꦤꦶꦁꦧꦮꦤ

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Commons category: Yogyakarta (city)
postal code: 55111–55792
inception: 1756-10-07
native label: Kutha Ngayogyakarta
Statistics Indonesia area code: 3471
name: Jogjakarta

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Contents

Etymology and orthography
History
Mataram Kingdom (8th–10th century CE)
Majapahit Empire (1293–1527)
Mataram Sultanate (1587–1755)
Yogyakarta secedes and European invasions (1745–1830)
Republic of Indonesia era (1945–present)
Geography
Climate
Administrative districts
Economy
Demographics
Religion
Tourism
Sport
PSIM Yogyakarta
Education
Transportation
Airport
Rail
Roads
Buses
Health facilities
Media
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

Yogyakarta is the capital of the Yogyakarta Sultanate and served as the Indonesian capital from 1946 to 1948 during the Indonesian National Revolution, with Gedung Agung as the president's office. One of the districts in southeastern Yogyakarta, Kota, was the capital of the Mataram Sultanate between 1587 and 1613.