Yogyakarta

Special Region of Yogyakarta Special Region-level is the province in Indonesia that includes the [State] Sultanate of Yogyakarta and the [State] Duchy Paku Alaman. Special Region of Yogyakarta is located in the southern central part of Java Island and bordering the province of Central Java and the Indian Ocean. Special Region which has an area of ​​3185.80 km2 consists of one city and four counties, which are subdivided into 78 subdistricts and 438 villages / districts. According to the 2010 population census has a population of 3,452,390 souls to the proportion of 1,705,404 men and 1,746,986 women, and has a population density of 1084 inhabitants per km2 [5].

The mention of Yogyakarta Special Region nomenclature that is too long causes the frequent occurrence of condensation nomenkaltur into DI Yogyakarta or DIY. This Special Region of Yogyakarta is often identified with the city so incorrectly called Jogja, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta. Despite having the second smallest area after the Province of Jakarta Special Region is renowned nationally and internationally. Special Region of Yogyakarta became the mainstay of the tourist destination of Bali. In addition the Special Region of Yogyakarta becomes the worst affected districts by the earthquake on May 27, 2006 and the eruption of Mount Merapi in mid-October to November 2010.

condition of Geography

 DIY located in south-central part of Java Island, is geographically located at 7o3'-8o12 'south latitude and 110o00'-110o50' east longitude. Based on the landscape, the DIY can be grouped into four physiographic units, namely Merapi Volcano physiographic units, physiographic unit of the Southern Mountains or Thousand Mountains, Kulonprogo Mountains physiographic units, and Lowland physiographic units.

Physiographic units of Merapi Volcano, which extend from volcanic cones to the fluvial plains volcanic landscapes including volcanic, including Sleman, Yogyakarta and Bantul part. Area and the slopes of volcanic cones is a protected forest area as a water catchment area of ​​the subordinate. Landscape unit is located in northern Sleman. Mount Merapi is an active volcano with special characteristics, has appeal as an object of research, education, and tourism.

Karts dominated the way the structure of the Earth in the southern Gunungkidul

Unit of the Southern Mountains or Thousand Mountains, located in the region Gunungkidul, an area of ​​limestone hills (limestone) and the barren karst landscape and lack of surface water, with the center of the basin Wonosari (Wonosari Basin) that have undergone removal of a tectonic thus formed into Plato Wonosari (plateau Wonosari). This unit is the result of landscape solusional processes (leaching), with limestone parent material and has a shallow layer of soil characteristics and vegetation cover is very rare.

Unit of Kulonprogo Mountains, located in northern Kulonprogo, a structural landscape denudasional with hilly topography, steep slopes and small ground water potential.

Lowland Unit, is a fluvial landscape (the result of the deposition process of the river) which is dominated by alluvial plains, stretching across the southern part of Yogyakarta, ranging from Kulonprogo to Bantul, which borders the Thousand Mountains. This unit is a fertile area. Included in this unit is a landscape eolin yesterday and that has not been utilized, is a coastal region stretching from Kulonprogo to Bantul. Special landscape and eolin yesterday in Parangtritis Bantul, which is famous for its sand dunes, is a natural laboratory for the study of coastal landscapes.

Physiographic conditions that affected the dispersion of the population, the availability of facilities and areas, and socio-economic activities of the population, as well as progress between regions of unequal development. Areas that are relatively flat, such as fluvial plains region covering Sleman, Yogyakarta and Bantul District (particularly in the Urban Agglomeration of Yogyakarta) is a region with high population density and has a social and economic activities with high intensity, so it is a territory of more advanced and develop.

Two watersheds (DAS) is quite large in DIY is a watershed in the west and Progo Opak-Oya basin in the east. The rivers are well known in the DIY, among others, is the River Attack, Progo, Bedog River, River Winongo, Boyong River-Code, Gajah Wong River, River Opak, and Oya River.

several tourist attractions in the city of Yogyakarta:

• Malioboro
• Sultan Palace
• Tamansari
• Gembiraloka Zoo
• Smart Park

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