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Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta is being assigned as The Special Region, is the smallest province of Indonesia (excluding Jakarta). It is located on the island of Java. Yogyakarta is the only province in Indonesia that is still governed by that area's precolonial monarchy; The Sultan of Yogyakarta serves as the elected governor of the province. Yogyakarta which derives from its Dutch spelling of Jogjakarta. In Javanese (and Dutch) it is pronounced the letter "J" as "Y". It is also referred to more casually as Yogya.comment | share |