Travel guide to jogja

jogja

Yogyakarta-despite the official spelling, the name is often spoken and written not uncommon Jogjakarta or just Jogja (JOGH-jah) - is a major tourist destination in Indonesia. It is the provincial capital of Special Region of Yogyakarta which is located in the southern province of Central Java, Indonesia.

Yogyakarta is the name of a province Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY), literally the Special Zone of Yogyakarta, and the name of a DIY 5-districts, Kota (or city) Yogyakarta. " Other districts are Sleman on the slopes of Mount Merapi burning toward the North, Bantul all the way to the sea to the south, the hills of Gunungkidul east and the lowlands of the West Kulon Progo.

One of Indonesia in some regions Special (another who Aceh), the Special Region of Yogyakarta owes its special status for the Sultanate of Hamengkubuwono, who has ruled the region since 1749 and led the state through difficult times of occupation and revolution. When the central government tried to weaken the power of the sultan asking for a direct election for the state leader, the current Sultan Hamengkubuwono X was elected by an overwhelming majority.

Yogyakarta today is a bustling city of about 500,000 people and the most popular tourist destination in Java, largely thanks to its proximity to the temples of Borobudur and Prambanan. The city is a center of art and education, offers some good buys and has a wide range of tourist facilities.

At 6:30 am on Saturday morning, May 27, 2006, an earthquake measuring 5.9 Richter struck the province of Yogyakarta and the neighboring district of Klaten in Central Java. Although relatively mild, 40 km below the surface of the earthquake caused violent shock waves that wobbled through the soft clay soils of Yogya's southern and eastern districts of paddy rice by a brutal odd 60 seconds. In this brief moment in time nearly 6000 people died and more than 300,000 houses were completely destroyed, with another 300,000 seriously damaged, bringing the Jogja earthquake, (in terms of physical damage) one of the worst in world history .

Although the city of Yogyakarta was less than 25 km from the epicenter some areas of the city suffered extensive damage visually, with most damage is confined to the south and east of the city center in areas such as the famous silver smithing area of Kota Gede and artistic areas south of Jl Prawirotaman

The massive response from the people of Java, the Indonesian government and national authorities and the international aid community has resulted in one of the most rapid and effective recovery operations in disaster ever.

This said, many residents in the affected districts of Jogja and Central Java are still deeply traumatized, still suffers from the deep pain caused by the loss of the family, injuries and loss of livelihoods. Aid efforts continue to this day, many families are still housed in makeshift accommodation or semi full. Visitors should feel encouraged to travel through the area affected by earthquake, however they can help