Java Island

Java Island lies between Sumatra to the northwest and Bali to the east. Borneo lies to the north and Christmas Island to the south.

The island is administratively divided into four provinces (Banten, West Java, Central Java, and East Java), one special region (Yogyakarta), and one special capital district “Jakarta“as the capital city of Indonesia.

The island is almost entirely of volcanic origin, it contains no fewer than thirty-eight mountains forming an east-west spine which have at one time or another been active volcanoes. The highest volcano in Java is Mount Semeru, The most active volcano in Java and also in Indonesia is Mount Merapi.

Despite its large population and in contrast to the other larger islands of Indonesia, Java is comparatively homogeneous in ethnic composition. Only two ethnic groups are native to the island — the Javanese and Sundanese.

Java island has many popular tourist destinations include the city of Yogyakarta, the huge Buddhist stupa complex of Borobudur, the Hindu temples at Prambanan, and Mount Bromo in East Java, traditional village Kampung naga……

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