Special Region of Yogyakarta
The Special Region of Yogyakarta[c] is a province-level special region of Indonesia in southern Java.[10] It is a semi-enclave that is surrounded by on the landward side by Central Java Province to the west, north, and east, but has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean to the south.
This article is about the province. For the city, see Yogyakarta. For other uses, see Yogyakarta (disambiguation).
Special Region of Yogyakarta
ꦥꦤꦒꦫꦩꦶꦫꦸꦁꦒꦤ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ
Panagara Mirunggan Ngayogyakarta
4 March 1950
Regional Government of the Special Region of Yogyakarta
Hamengkubuwono X (Indp.)[a]
3,170.65 km2 (1,224.19 sq mi)
2,955 m (9,695 ft)
3,736,489
1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
92.62% Islam
7.18% Christianity
- 4.5% Catholicism
- 2.68% Protestantism
0.09% Hinduism
0.09% Buddhism
0.02% other[3]
Indonesian (official)
Javanese (co-official)
ID-YO
2022
5.15%
0.811 (2nd) – very high
Co-ruled by the Yogyakarta Sultanate and the Duchy of Pakualaman, the region is the only officially recognized diarchy within the government of Indonesia. The city of Yogyakarta is a popular tourist destination and cultural center of the region. The Yogyakarta Sultanate was established in 1755 and provided unwavering support for Indonesia's independence during the Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949). As a first-level division in Indonesia, Yogyakarta is governed by Sultan Hamengkubuwono X as the governor and Duke Paku Alam X as the vice governor. With a land area of just 3,170.65 km2, it is the second-smallest province-level entity of Indonesia after Jakarta.[11]
Yogyakarta Special Region has signed a sister province relationship or friendly ties agreement with the region/state:
