Usually called Yogya, Yogyakarta (pronounced Jog-ja-KAR-ta) is the country's center for higher education: The population swells by a few hundred thousand during the school year. It is the country's second major center for foreign tourism after Bali, and a major site for Indonesian tourists as well.
An earthquake in May 2006 caused extensive damage in Yogyakarta. More than 5,000 people were killed.
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