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How many sultans are there in Indonesia?
Long-dormant sultanates are being revived all over Indonesia. My own list, no doubt incomplete, contains about 24 of them in Kalimantan, Sumatra, Java, and Maluku.
What is the main religion in Yogyakarta?
| Yogyakarta | |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| • Religion | Islam 83.22\% Christianity 15.65\% Buddhism 0.29\% Hinduism 0.20\% Confucianism 0.02\% Others 0.01\% |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 274 |
Is Sultanate a monarchy?
Sultan is a noble title in Muslim countries, whereas king is a generic title of a male ruler in a monarchy. King rules a kingdom, while a sultan rules or controls a sultanate.
Where is the Sultanate of Yogyakarta?
The Sultanate is claimed to own almost 10\% of land in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. The sultanate is located on the southern coast of the island of Java. In the south it is bordered by the Indian Ocean, with land surrounded by the province of Central Java.
What is the current ruler of Yogyakarta?
Yogyakarta Sultanate (Javanese: ꦏꦱꦸꦭ꧀ꦠꦤ꧀ꦤꦤ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦡꦲꦢꦶꦤꦶꦔꦿꦠ꧀, romanized: Kasultanan Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Javanese pronunciation: [ŋajogjɔkartɔ hadinɪŋrat]; Indonesian: Kesultanan Yogyakarta) is a Javanese monarchy in Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. The current head of the Sultanate is Hamengkubuwono X.
What does Yogyakarta mean?
Yogyakarta Sultanate (Javanese: Kasultanan Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Javanese pronunciation: [ŋajogjɔkartɔ hadinɪŋrat]; Hanacaraka: ꦤꦴꦒꦫꦶꦏꦴꦱꦸꦭ꧀ꦠꦤꦤ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠꦲꦢꦶꦤꦶꦔꦿꦠ꧀; Indonesian: Kesultanan Yogyakarta) is a Javanese monarchy in Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia.
When did Yogyakarta become part of Indonesia?
In 1950, Yogyakarta, along with the Principality of Pakualaman became part of Indonesia, with the former royal realms united as a Special Region, with equal status to that of a national province.