YOGYAKARTA

PROPINCE OF INDONESIA






Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) is the second oldest region in Indonesia after East Java, which is formed by the state government of Indonesia. This province-level area also has a special status or special autonomy. This status is a legacy of the days before the independence. Sultanate of Yogyakarta and also Pakualaman, as a forerunner or origin of DIY, has the status of a State / Dependent state "in the government of occupation ranging from VOC, Indian NETHERLANDS (Kingdom of the Netherlands), and the last Army XVI Japan (the Japanese Empire) , By the Dutch state is referred to as Zelfbestuurende Lanschappen and by Japan called Koti / Kooti. The status of the legal and political consequences in the form of the authority to regulate and manage the area [country] alone under the supervision of the colonial government of course.