Why so unique Yogyakarta

Why so unique Yogyakarta

15 November 2015 10.45 AM

Yogyakarta (often spelled and called in different ways such as Jogjakarta, Yogya or Jogja). When visitors come to breathe the air of Yogyakarta, they feel like the experience that is completely different. Yogyakarta has been described as Never Ending Asia, the cultural heart of Java, The soul of the island of Java, or embedded in the heart of Central Java, (it is) the cradle of great Javanese royal capital .Yogyakarta ancient kingdom, the kingdom of medieval and modern revolution.
 
Why so unique Yogyakarta

Kepatihan Danurejan
This place is Dalem (home) and office Patih (Chief Minister Sultan) during the feudal (colonial). The official name of each Patih Karaton Yogyakarta is Danurejo, so local building known as Kepatihan Danurejan, now is the office of Governor of Yogyakarta, which is located north Beringharjo.

Tugu Station
The main railway station in a colonial style Kepatihan located north, south Tugu.Stasiun This is a very convenient station with regular lines to Jakarta, Solo, Semarang, Surabaya and other cities in Java.

Monument
A monument stands at the intersection of Jl. Malioboro and Jl. Sudirman. It has a symbolic meaning for meditation and it is one of the magical line of Yogya, which consists of (south to north); South Seas, Karaton Yogyakarta, Tugu and Mount Merapi.

Special Region of Yogyakarta located about 7 degrees the south of the equator and tropical rain drenched; sunshine throughout the year. Has a tropical climate the daily atmosphere feels a little hot and humid. Yogyakarta there are only two seasons of the year, wet or rainy season and the dry season. Usually the rainy season starts in September and lasts about August.

Generally there is no rainfall from May to August and there fore is the atmosphere feels hot and humid on the day and cold at night and early morning. Monthly rain falling Yogyakarta varies between 3mm and 496mm where rainfall above 300mm take place from January to April. The heaviest rainfall usually occurs in February while the lows usually occur between May and October each year, an average rainfall of about 1,900mm
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