Special Region of Yogyakarta

The **Special Region of Yogyakarta** (, pronounced ; Javanese: ꦣꦲꦺꦫꦃꦲꦶꦯ꧀ꦡꦶꦩꦺꦮꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ _Dhaérah Istiméwa Yogyakarta_) is a provincial-level autonomous region of Indonesia in the south of Java. Indian Ocean is on the southern side of the Special Region. The Special Region is located next to Central Java. Yogyakarta is ruled by the Yogyakarta Sultanate, the only official monarchy in 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 supported for Indonesia's independence during the Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949). Yogyakarta is led by Sultan Hamengkubuwono X as the governor and Prince Paku Alam as the vice governor. The Special Region has a land area of 3,185.8km<sup>2</sup>. It is the second-smallest province of Indonesia after Jakarta.

### Governor

Special Region is led by a governor who is helped by a vice governor. The governor and vice governor of the Special Region are chosen by the President. The governor must be a Sultan of Yogyakarta and the vice governor must be a Price of Pakualaman

### Administrative divisions

The Special Region of Yogyakarta is subdivided into four regencies (_kabupaten_) and one city (_kota_):

|Name|Capital|Area (km<sup>2</sup>)|Population 2000 Census !! Population 2010 Census !! Population 2020 Census !! HDI 2018 Estimates||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Yogyakarta City|Yogyakarta City|||||0.861 ()|
|Bantul Regency|Bantul|||||0.794 ()|
|Gunung Kidul Regency|Wonosari|||||0.692 ()|
|Kulon Progo Regency|Wates|||||0.737 ()|
|Sleman Regency|Sleman|||||0.834 ()|
|***Totals***||||||0.795 ()|

The city of Yogyakarta is located in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. It is a hub of classical Javanese fine art and culture such as batik, ballet, drama, music, poetry, and puppet shows. It is also one of Indonesia's centers of higher education. At the city's center is the Sultan's palace called the _Kraton._ The city spread in all directions from the Kraton, the modern city core is in the north.

### Religion

The majority of the population is Muslim, which is 92.94%, followed by Catholic Christians 4.11%, then Protestant Christians 2.44%, Hindus 0.43%, Buddhists 0.09% and Confucianism 0.02%.

## Sister relationship

Yogyakarta Special Region has signed sister province relationship with region/state:

- **Kyoto Prefecture**, Japan
- **Victoria**, Australia
- **Gyeongsangbuk-do**, South Korea
- **Yamanashi Prefecture**, Japan

## Infobox (infobox)

- **subbox**: yes
- **bodystyle**: font-size:80%;font-weight:normal;
- **rowclass1**: mergedrow
- **label1**: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesian:
- **rowclass2**: mergedrow
- **label2**: Javanese language, Javanese:
- **data2**:
_Dhaérah Istiméwa Ngayogyakarta_


## Infobox (settlement)

- **caption**: clockwise from above: Yogyakarta International Airport, Keraton Yogyakarta, :id:Pantai Wediombo, Wediombo Beach, Ratu Boko, Ratu Boko Cite, :id:Hutan Pinus Pengger, Pengger Pine Forest, Mount Merapi, Prambanan Temple, Parangtritis, Parangtritis Beach, :id:Golek Ayun-Ayun, Golek Ayun-Ayun Dance
- **image map**: Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia (special marker).svg
- **map caption**: Location of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia
- **seat type**: Capital

- **seat**: Yogyakarta
- **established title**: Established
- **established date**: 4 March 1950
- **government type**: Devolution, Devolved Non-sovereign monarchy, Sultan-led Subdivisions of Indonesia#First level, special region
- **governing body**: Yogyakarta Special Region Government
- **leader title**: Governor of Yogyakarta, Governor (Sultanate of Yogyakarta, Sultan)
- **leader name**: Hamengkubuwana X
- **leader title2**: Vice Governor (Pakualaman#List of rulers, Paku Alam)
- **leader name2**: Paku Alam X
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 3133.15
- **area rank**: Provinces of Indonesia, 33rd in Indonesia
- **population total**: 3668719
- **population as of**: 2020 census
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population rank**: Provinces of Indonesia, 18th in Indonesia
- **demographics type1**: Demographics
- **demographics1 title1**: Ethnic groups
- **timezone1**: Time in Indonesia, WIB
- **utc offset1**: +7
- **iso code**: ID-YO
- **blank name sec1**: Human Development Index, HDI
- **blank info sec1**: 0.799 ()
- **blank1 name sec1**: HDI rank
- **blank1 info sec1**: List of Indonesian provinces by Human Development Index, 2nd (2020)
- **type**: Provinces of Indonesia, Special Region of Indonesia
- **elevation max m**: 2955
- **elevation max point**: Mount Merapi
- **demographics1 info1**: 96% Javanese people, Javanese
0.6% Sundanese people, Sundanese
 3.4% other
- **demographics1 title2**: Religion
- **demographics1 info2**: 92.94% Islam
4.11% Catholicism
2.44% Protestantism
0.43% Hinduism
0.09% Buddhism
0.002% others
- **demographics1 title3**: Languages
- **demographics1 info3**: Indonesian Language, Indonesian (official)
Javanese language, Javanese (official regional)
- **motto**:

Slogan:
Slogan, Tourism Slogan: _Jogja Istimewa_ (Special Jogja)