Social study

The cultural aspects of special region of

Jogjakarta




Birgitta Azlia Pohan
P4c





Special Region of Yogyakarta

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Motto: Memayu Hayuning Bawana (Javanese)
(The Vision to Perfect Society) written in Javanese
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Location of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia
Coordinates: 747S 11022ECoordinates:
747S 11022E
Country Indonesia
Capital Yogyakarta
Government
Sultan & Paku
Alam
Hamengkubuwono X
Paku Alam IX
Area
Total 3,133.15 km
2
(1,209.72 sq mi)
Population (2014)Provicial Estimate
Total 3,594,290
Density 1,100/km
2
(3,000/sq mi)
Demographics
Ethnic groups
Javanese (96,82%), Sundanese
(0,56%), Tionghoa (0,32%)
Religion
Islam (91.4%), Christianity (8.3%),
Hinduism and Buddhism (0.3%)
Languages
Mataram Javanese, Indonesian (both
official)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Website www.pemda-diy.go.id
The Special Region of Yogyakarta (Indonesian: Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, or DIY) is a
region of Indonesia on the island of Java. The city of Yogyakarta is the capital of the region.
Yogyakarta is historically and culturally part of the Central Java region, although it is now a
separate administrative entity. It is the only region in Indonesia that is still governed by a pre-
colonial monarchy, the Sultan of Yogyakarta, who serves as the hereditary governor of the
region. Other than the special capital territory of Jakarta, it is the smallest region of Indonesia.
In Javanese it is pronounced [jojakart], and named after the city of Ayodhya in Javanese-
Hindu mythology.
Traditional weapon



Keris is a dagger stabbing weapon class (pointy and sharp on both sides) with many cultural
functions are known in the western and central archipelago. The shape is distinctive and easily
distinguished from other sharp weapons because it is not symmetrical at the base of the
dilated, often tortuous blade, and many of them have the prestige, the strokes on a piece of
bright metal blade. In the past Keris serves as a weapon in warfare, as well as complementary
offerings objects. In contemporary usage, the keris is more a matter of fashion accessories, has
a number of cultural symbols, or a collection of objects is assessed in terms of aesthetics.












Traditional house




Traditional house from Yogyakarta called Joglo house. The form of Joglo traditional house is
most perfect house in Java. The building has the shape and high technique of making, so it looks
very swanky and artistic. The excellence joglo is situated on four masts (called soko guru)
which support the roof framework. Joglo House requires a lot of wood as the main building
material.













Traditional food



Gudeg

Traditional food from Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia which is made from young Nangka (jack
fruit) among other things, boiled for several hours with palm sugar, and coconut milk. Additional spices
include garlic, shallot, candlenut, coriander seed, galangal, bay leaves, and teak leaves, which last
imparts a brown color to the dish. It is also called Green Jack Fruit Sweet Stew. Gudeg is usually served
with white rice, chicken, hard-boiled egg, tofu and/or tempeh, and a stew made of crispy beef skins
(sambal goreng krecek).



Mie Djowo

Another traditional dish from Yogyakarta with some basic ingredient was adapted from
chinnesse food and the taste very nice.




Traditional instrument



Gamelan
The most popular and famous form of Indonesian music is probably gamelan, an ensemble of
tuned percussion instruments that include metallophones, drums, gongs and spike fiddles along
with bamboo flutes. Similar ensembles are prevalent throughout Indonesia and Malaysia,
however gamelan is originated from Java, Bali, and Lombok.
In Central Java, gamelan is intricate and meticulously laid out. The central melody is played on a
metallophone in the center of the orchestra, while the front elaboration and ornamentation on the
melody, and, at the back, the gongs slowly punctuate the music. There are two tuning systems.
Each gamelan is tuned to itself, and the intervals between notes on the scale vary between
ensembles. The metallophones cover four octaves, and include types like the slenthem, demung,
saron panerus and balungan. The soul of the gamelan is believed to reside in the large gong, or
gong ageng. Other gongs are tuned to each note of the scale and include ketuk, kenong and
kempul. The front section of the orchestra is diverse, and includes rebab, suling, siter, bonang
and gambang. Male choruses (gerong) and female (pesindhen) solo vocalists are common.








Traditional dance






Srimpi

This dance is also a sacred dance performed by four girls-dancers. Sri means a king
or queen, Impi means desire, wish. The wish to live in honor and peace. The
Srimpi dance originally performed in the Pendopo (open hall) of Javanese mansion with
four main pillars in the middle. It is believed when Srimpi dance is performed correctly,
it should give magical power. The dance has a very soft movement depicting a good
moral behavior. The dancers have the same dresses and make up, wish that people
not to be jealous one to another. The life of mankind should be in accordance with the
nature consisting of fire, water, wind and soil.






RAMAYANA BALLET
A Drama in Typical Javanese Dance
This dance-drama is a marvelous visualization of legendary epos in Javanese culture, Ramayana.
Performed in an open stage, Ramayana ballet invites you to enjoy the story in a set of typical
Javanese dance accompanied by gamelan music.
Ramayana ballet is an art performance that is so beautiful, admiring and it is difficult to compare.
This performance is able to unite various Javanese arts such as dance, drama and music on one
stage and one momentum to present the Ramayana story, a legendary epos written by Walmiki in
Sanskrit language.













Tourism objects

Prambanan
Type Cultural
Criteria i, iv
Reference 642
UNESCO region Asia-Pacific
Coordinates 7458S 1102930E
Inscription history
Inscription 1991 (15th Session)

Location of Prambanan in Indonesia.
Candi Prambanan or Candi Rara Jonggrang is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in
Central Java, Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimurti, the expression of God as the Creator
(Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva). The temple compound is located
approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of the city of Yogyakarta on the boundary
between Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces
.

The temple compound, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest Hindu temple site in
Indonesia, and one of the biggest in Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its tall and pointed
architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the towering 47-metre-high (154 ft)
central building inside a large complex of individual temple.Prambanan attracts many visitors
from across the world.


Jalan Malioboro



Malioboro street lined with stores of batik, handycraft, and fashion products
J alan Malioboro (English: Malioboro Street) is a major shopping street in Yogyakarta,
Indonesia; the name is also used more generally for the neighborhood around the street. It lies
north-south axis in the line between Yogyakarta Kraton and Mount Merapi. This is in itself is
significant to many of the local population, the north south orientation between the palace and
the volcano being of importance.
The street is the centre of Yogyakarta's largest tourist district surrounded with many
hotels,restaurants, and shops nearby. Sidewalks on both sides of the street are crowded with
small stalls selling a variety of goods. In the evening several open-air street side restaurants,
called lesehan, operate along the street. This is the street of the artists. Street musicians, painters,
and other artists exhibit their creations on this road. Less obvious to the tourist, but more for the
local population, side streets, lanes and structures that lead on to Malioboro are as important as
the street itself.