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Yogyakarta

South-eastern Asia

Yogyakarta is the capital city of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in south-central Java, Indonesia, and the only Indonesian city still ruled by a monarchy. Its city population was about 375,700 in mid-2023. Yogyakarta briefly served as Indonesia's capital from 1946 to 1948 during the independence struggle, and it remains a major center for classical Javanese arts such as batik and wayang puppetry, and for higher education as home to Gadjah Mada University.

Facts
Population
375,699 1
Area (sq km)
32.82 1
Founding Year
1755 1
The article gives no separate founding date for the settlement; 1755 is when the Yogyakarta Sultanate, and the city as its seat, was established by the Treaty of Giyanti.
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
113 1
Latitude
7.80139 degrees south 1
Longitude
110.36444 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+07:00 2
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Capital Of

Special Region of Yogyakarta, States or Territories
Source Special Region of Yogyakarta (Wikipedia)
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Site Of

Taman Siswa

Also in Education Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Taman Siswa (Wikipedia)Lead, official name
Quote, Lead, official name
Tamansiswa Educational Association Based in Yogyakarta
Sources
1. Yogyakarta (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, Population (mid 2023 estimate)
    375,699
  • Infobox, Area
    32.82 km2 (12.67 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    113 m (371 ft)
  • Lead section, Sultanate founding
    the Yogyakarta Sultanate was established as a result of the Treaty of Giyanti
  • Infobox, coordinates
    7.80139°S 110.36444°E / -7.80139; 110.36444
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2. GeoNames: Yogyakarta - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1621177
    -7.80139 110.36472 P PPLA ID 10 3471 375699 110 Asia/Jakarta
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 110 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -7.75, 110.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -7.75, 110.25
-7.75 110.25 Af
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Wikidata: Yogyakarta
  • Wikidata Q7568, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Special Region of Yogyakarta (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationCapital Of: Special Region of Yogyakarta, Infobox: seat
Quote, Capital Of: Special Region of Yogyakarta, Infobox: seat
Yogyakarta
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