Trip to Jogjakarta

Special Region of Yogyakarta is located in the southern central part of Java and Central Java province bordering the Indian Ocean. Special Region has an area of ​​3185.80 km2 consists of one city and four counties, which are subdivided into 78 subdistricts and 438 villages / wards. According to the 2010 census had a population of 3.45239 million.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, Mountains Kulonprogo physiographic units, and units of the Lowlands physiographic.DIY has no less than 515 heritage buildings spread over 13 Heritage Area. The existence of cultural heritage assets of the high civilizations of the past.


Candi Borobudur

Stupa shaped temple was founded by the Mahayana Buddhists around AD 800-AD in the reign of an Syailendra.The monument comprises six square terraces on which there are three circular courtyard, the walls adorned with original 2672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues there.The world began to recognize the existence of this building since 1814 was found by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who was then serving as Governor General of British control over Java













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