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Prambanan
A 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Java with towering spires dedicated to the Trimurti of Hinduism.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta, Indonesia · Asia
About Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Gamping Lor, 30km from Mount Merapi.
Yogyakarta is in Indonesia, with about 370,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Gamping Lor, about 4 km away.
Yogyakarta is the capital city of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, Yogyakarta is regarded as an important centre for classical Javanese fine arts and culture such as ballet, batik textiles,Read more
drama, literature, music, poetry, silversmithing, visual arts, and wayang puppetry. Renowned as a centre of Indonesian education, Yogyakarta is home to a large student population and dozens of schools and universities, including Gadjah Mada University, the country's largest institute of higher education and one of its most prestigious.
Yogyakarta is the capital of the Yogyakarta Sultanate and served as the Indonesian capital from 1946 to 1948 during the Indonesian National Revolution, with Gedung Agung as the president's office. One of the districts in southeastern Yogyakarta, Kota, was the capital of the Mataram Sultanate between 1587 and 1613.
The city's population was 388,627 at the 2010 census, and 373,589 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 375,699, composed of 182,840 men and 192,859 women. The greater metropolitan area includes the city of Magelang and 65 districts across Sleman, Klaten, Bantul, Kulon Progo and Magelang regencies and was home to 4,010,436 inhabitants in 2010. Yogyakarta has the highest HDI (Human Development Index) of all Indonesian regencies and cities, with a score of 0.887.
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Within an hour or so of Yogyakarta: Prambanan (15 km), Borobudur (28 km), Mount Merapi (30 km).
Where is Yogyakarta?
Yogyakarta is in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, about 4 km from Gamping Lor.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 373,589
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Yogyakarta
- Timezone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates
- -7.8014, 110.3647
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Worth the detour from Yogyakarta
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Borobudur
Enormous 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Java with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.
28 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Mount Merapi
Indonesia's most active volcano north of Yogyakarta, with jeep tours and viewpoints on the Kaliurang approach road.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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