'Bantul' is the name of a
regency and a town located in the province of
Yogyakarta (special region),
Indonesia. The regency's population is approximately 800,000. Like many regions on the island of
Java, it is densely populated with roughly 1,600 people per square kilometer. The regency is bordered by the city of
Yogyakarta to the north, the regencies of
Kulon Progo and
Sleman to the west, the
Gunung Kidul Regency to the east and the
Indian Ocean to the south.
The village
Kemusuk is the birthplace of
President Suharto.
2006 Earthquake
On 27 May 2006 an
earthquake measuring 6.3 on the
Richter scale struck near Java's southern coast causing widespread damage. Bantul Regency was the region most affected by the disaster. More than 2,000 residents of
Bantul were killed, thousands of its residents injured, and 80% of its homes damaged or destroyed.
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References
1. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060528/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake]
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