Administrative Divisions
Yogyakarta Special Administrative Region (province-level) is subdivided into four regencies (kabupaten) and one city (kota):
| Name | Capital | Area (km²) | Population 2000 Census |
Population 2005 estimate |
Population 2010 Census |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantul Regency | Bantul | 506.86 | 781,000 | 859,968 | 910,572 |
| Gunung Kidul Regency | Wonosari | 1,485.36 | 670,400 | 681,554 | 674,408 |
| Kulon Progo Regency | Wates | 586.30 | 371,000 | 373,757 | 388,755 |
| Sleman Regency | Sleman | 574.80 | 901,400 | 988,277 | 1,090,567 |
| Yogyakarta City | Yogyakarta (city) | 32.50 | 396,700 | 433,539 | 388,088 |
| Totals | 3,133.15 | 3,121,045 | 3,337,095 | 3,452,390 |
Located within the Yogyakarta Special Administrative Region, the city of Yogyakarta is known as a center of classical Javanese fine art and culture such as batik, ballet, drama, music, poetry and puppet shows. It is also one of Indonesia's most renowned centers of higher education. At the city's center is the Sultan's palace called the kraton. While the city sprawls in all directions from the kraton, the core of the modern city is to the north.
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