Bantul
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| Coordinates | 7 ° 53 ′ S , 110 ° 20 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Indonesia | ||
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Geographical unit |
Java | ||
| Special region | Yogyakarta | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ID-YO | ||
| Administrative district | Bantul | ||
The Indonesian town of Bantul is the capital of the Bantul administrative district .
geography
Bantul is located in the center of the island of Java , about 10 km south of the city of Yogyakarta with a population of 600,000 . It belongs to the special region of Yogyakarta .
history
On May 27, 2006, the village of Bantul was devastated by the Yogyakarta earthquake . About 80% of the buildings were destroyed. More than 4,100 people in the administrative district were killed.