Geographic features

Yogyakarta Special Region is located near the southern coast of Java, surrounded on three sides by the province of Central Java, and with the Indian Ocean on the south side. It’s the second-smallest area of the provinces in Indonesia, after the Jakarta Capital Region. Along with surrounding areas in Central Java, it has some of the highest population densities of Java. Mount Merapi is located to the immediate north of the region. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548.

Main industries

Tourism, education, creative industry (advertising, architecture, art market, craft, design, fashion, movies, video, photography, interactive games, music, performance art, publishing, computer and software development), agriculture and marine products (Aquaculture of sea fish, aquarium fish, etc.)

Number of visitors

5,689,093（2018）
416,374 （Foreign tourists）/ 5,272,719 (Indonesian tourists)

Administrative divisions

Yogyakarta Special Region --- 4 regencies, 1 city

Official website

http://www.jogjaprov.go.id/


Sources：Accountability Report of the Governor of Yogyakarta Special Region FY 2018 (LKPJ Gubernur DIY 2018), accessible through: http://bappeda.jogjaprov.go.id/download/index?id_kategori=78,; Statistics Indonesia on the Demography of Yogyakarta Special Region (2020), accessible through https://yogyakarta.bps.go.id/pressrelease/2021/01/21/1077/hasil-sensus-penduduk-2020.html