Yogyakarta
province of Indonesia, on island of Java
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Summary
Yogyakarta is a province of Indonesia[1]. Yogyakarta draws 2,436 Wikipedia views per month (province of indonesia category, ranking #10 of 39).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Indonesia[3]
- Country: Indonesia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Indian Ocean[5]
- Head of government: Hamengkubuwana X[6]
- Instance of: Daerah Istimewa[7]
- Capital: Yogyakarta[8]
- Official language: Indonesian[9], Javanese[10]
- Shares border with: Central Java[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Yogyakarta[12], Sleman[13], Kulon Progo[14], Gunungkidul[15], Bantul[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Chiang Mai[17], Kyoto Prefecture[18]
- Legislative body: Yogyakarta Regional House of Representatives[19]
- Executive body: Government of Special Region of Yogyakarta[20]
- Highest judicial authority: Yogyakarta High Court[21]
- Coat of arms: Coat of arms of the Special Region of Yogyakarta[22]
- Postal code: 55111–55893[23]
- Commons category: Yogyakarta (Special Region)[24]
- Licence plate code: AB[25]
- Inception: March 4, 1950[26], August 15, 1950[27]
- Located in/on physical feature: Java[28]
- Official website: https://www.jogjaprov.go.id/[29]
- Email address: mailto:santel@jogjaprov.go.id[30]
- Population: 3,542,078[31], 3,759,500[32]
- Unemployment rate: 445,550[33]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Yogyakarta[34]
- Phone number: +62-274-562811[35]
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Physical Characteristics
Yogyakarta covers an area of 3133.15 km²[36]. Yogyakarta sits at an elevation of 154 m[37].
Why It Matters
Yogyakarta has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Yogyakarta is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]