About Yogyakarta

      The Special Region of Yogyakarta is widely known as the centre of Javanese culture as well as the centre of learning. Its designation as a center of learning is marked by the existence of 120 state and private education institutions, with a student population of over 300,000. The Special Region of Yogyakarta has 3,400,000 inhabitants, 511,000 of whom reside in the city of Yogyakarta. The city is the second tourist destination of Indonesia. It is renowned as a centre of classical Javanese fine art and culture such as batik, ballet, drama, music, poetry, and puppet shows. Most tourists come to Yogyakarta for its strong Javanese culture and tradition. This makes it prominent among other Javanese cities. Yogyakarta was the Indonesian capital during the Indonesian National Revolution from 1945 to 1949. There are two seasons in Yogyakarta; wet and dry season. The weather in rainy season is often unpredictable, the sun still shines during the day and it will rain in the afternoon. The city features a lengthy wet season running from October until June and a short dry season that only covers the months of July, August and September. The city averages roughly 2200 mm of precipitation annually. Yogyakarta experiences particularly heavy rainfall from November through April. In the dry season, the weather is quite comfortable and sometimes could be very hot. However, temperatures remain relatively constant throughout the course of the year, with average high temperatures at around 30 degrees Celsius and average lows at around 22 degrees Celsius. For further information please visit http://www.visitingjogja.com/ or http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/yogyakarta/ .