Administrative districts
Kulon Progo Regency is divided into twelve districts (kapanewon), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[2] and the 2020 census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (classed as kalurahan) in each district, and its post code.
Some local development efforts, carried on with the support of local cooperatives, work towards reafforestation activities. Trees being planted in the regency for both commercial and social reasons include Jati (Teak or Tecnona grandis), Mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni), Albasia (Albizia), and sono keliling (Blackwood or Rosewoon, Dalbergia latifolia).[4]
Yogyakarta International Airport
The central Indonesian government has indicated that a new airport for the Yogyakarta Special Region will be located in the Kulon Progo Regency. The plan is to build an airport with a 3,250 metre runway with 45 meters width and dual linear terminals to serve as an international gateway. The initial plan is to provide facilities to serve up to 10 million passengers per year for 28 aircraft together. Later expansions might accommodate up to 20 million passengers per year in phase-3. Around 637 hectares of land is being set aside for the project. Of this, 40% is classified as "Paku Alam (Sultan)" land while the rest belongs to local communities. The location is in Temon District between Congot Beach and Glagah Beach (which covers Palihan village, Sindutan village, Jangkaran village and Glagah village). In August 2013, 75 percent of land has been occupied.[5][6]
An airport train has been planned to serve Yogyakarta and the airport. The rail use existing rail plus 4 kilometers new rail from Kedundang Station to Temon Airport. Due to new rail is only short, so the train hopefully will be ready when the airport is ready to operate.[7]
Local residents of the Kulon Regency have been resisting the plans for the new airport. They claim there are several environmental issues with the proposed site as well as issues of safety, due to the area being at high risk for tsunamis and other natural disasters. There is also concern that the local residents who currently make their living by farming the area would be displaced.[8]
Tidak jauh dari Bandara Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) Kulon Progo, terdapat tempat kuliner bernama Kopi Jolotundo. Restoran bernuansa Jawa dengan suguhan pemandangan sawah ini banyak dikunjungi publik figur hingga pejabat negara.
Mulai dari artis Wulan Guritno, presenter kondang Ramzi Geys Thebe hingga ustadz beken Gus Miftah tercatat pernah l ke Jolotundo. Bahkan, salah satu pejabat negara sekaligus tokoh nasional, Menteri Koordinator Bidang Politik, Hukum dan Keamanan Indonesia, Mahfud MD sudah beberapa kali ke sini untuk menyantap kuliner "ndeso" sembari menikmati momen terbenamnya mentari.
"Yang cukup sering ke sini ada Pak Profesor Mahfud MD, beliau sudah tiga kali. Jadi ketika beliau punya kesempatan ke Jogja, pasti menyempatkan datang ke Jolotundo. Biasanya sambil nunggu (pesawat ) kembali ke Jakarta, beliau prefer datang ke Jolotundo, khususnya di waktu sore untuk menikmati sunset," ucap pengelola Jolotundo, Wawan Gunawan, saat ditemui di lokasi, Minggu (6/8/2023).
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Jolotundo terletak di area persawahan wilayah Kalurahan Sogan, Kapanewon Wates, Kulon Progo. Lokasinya tergolong dekat dengan bandara YIA, yakni berkisar 8,7 km atau 15 menit perjalanan menggunakan kendaraan bermotor.
Tempat kuliner yang baru beroperasi sekitar dua tahun terakhir ini mengusung konsep tradisional Jawa. Bisa dilihat dari struktur bangunan yang menggunakan joglo khas Jogja komplit dengan ornamen pendukungnya.
Umumnya restoran Jawa, Jolotundo juga menyediakan hidangan tradisional atau yang beken disebut menu "ndeso". Menu andalannya yakni sayur lodeh, tempe lombok hijau, tumis kikil, ayam bumbu lengkuas dan oseng daun pepaya.
"Menu andalan kami ada sayur lodeh tempe lombok ijo karena itu paling banyak dicari. Kemudian menu favorit lainnya dan ada ada tumis kikil, ayam goreng lengkuas serta oseng daun kates (pepaya) yang sudah diolah sedemikian rupa sehingga pahitnya tidak terlalu terasa," ujar Wawan.
Sembari menyantap hidangan ndeso, pengunjung bisa menikmati pemandangan alam sekitar berupa hamparan sawah. Jika datang saat sore hari, pengunjung dapat menyaksikan momen terbenamnya matahari yang tampak jelas dari tempat ini.
"Untuk menikmati suasana alam, dengan view sawah tadi saya rekomendasikan datang Jam 10 sampai jam jelang sunset. Karena best viewnya itu sunset, jadi orang makan di pinggir sawah nah itu sambil menikmati sunsetnya," ucap Wawan.
Wawan mengatakan, pihaknya juga menyediakan fasilitas lain berupa keliling pedesaan mengucapkan mobil Jeep. Cukup merogoh kocek Rp50 ribu per orang, pengunjung bisa jalan-jalan santai berkeliling desa dan area persawahan sekitar.
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"Additional servis kami selain bisa makan dengan nuansa joglo dan sawah, ada juga Jolotundo Jeep and adventure. Jadi kami siapkan jeep bagi customer yang setelah makan dan ngopi, bisa juga jalan-jalan pakai Jeep kita keliling Desa Sogan. Tarifnya terjangkau satu trip Rp 50 ribu untuk empat orang maksimal dengan durasinya 15-20 menit," terangnya.
Salah satu pengunjung Kopi Jolotundo, Kurnia Astuti mengaku terkesan dengan suasana yang dihadirkan restoran ini. Selain itu, menu yang dihidangkan komplit dengan rasa yang pas bagi lidahnya.
"Pertama kali ke sini suasananya enak ya. Adem, terus rindang banyak pohon. Makanannya juga cukup enak, bumbunya terasa banget. Kebetulan tadi coba kikil sama daun pepaya lauk tempe bacem," ucapnya.
Sementara itu, pengunjung lain, Noviayu mengaku cukup sering berkunjung ke Jolotundo. Biasanya dia mampir untuk menghabiskan waktu menunggu keberangkatan pesawat di YIA.
"Karena deket bandara ya, jadi kalau pas ada jadwal ke luar kota naik pesawat pasti mampirnya ke sini dulu, sekalian healing," ujarnya.
Enjoy your time in Yogyakarta Airport Kulon Progo
Whether you’re departing or arriving, there’s always something great going on at Yogyakarta Airport Kulon Progo.
The Yogyakarta International Airport Train is operated by Railink and provides route back and forth from Yogyakarta Tugu Station, Wates Station, and Yogyakarta International Airport. The Airport’s train only takes 39 minutes travel. Tickets available for purchase through online and offline canals.
For online canals, it is purchaseable at KA Bandara app, Railink website, or the KAI Access app. While the offline one is accessible at vending machines and station information counters with e-payment methods.
For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.railink.co.id/schedule
KA Bandara-Yogyakarta International Airport dikelola oleh Railink dengan rute perjalanan Stasiun Tugu Yogyakarta-Stasiun Wates-Bandara Internasional Yogyakarta (dan arah sebaliknya). Perjalanan KA Bandara-YIA ditempuh selama 39 menit. Pemesanan tiket dilakukan melalui seluruh kanal pembelian tiket baik secara online maupun offline.
Pembelian secara online di Aplikasi KA Bandara, Website Railink, dan KAI Acces. Sedangkan pembelian secara offline dapat dilakukan di vending machine dan meja informasi stasiun dengan metode pembayaran non tunai.
Informasi lebih lanjut, kunjungi tautan berikut: https://www.railink.co.id/schedule
Dear LIM H., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Yogyakarta International Airport Kulon Progo. We're delighted to hear that you had a comfortable stay and enjoyed our service, including the early morning breakfast and airport transfer. We’re sorry about the missing chili padi during your lunch next time, we’ll make sure it’s ready for you. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Gunawan Widodo General Manager
Regency in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Kulon Progo Regency (Javanese: ꦏꦸꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦥꦿꦒ, romanized: Kulon Praga, Javanese pronunciation: [ˈkulɔn ˈprɔɡɔ], Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈkulɔn pəˈroɡo]) is one of the four regencies within the Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Java, with a coastline on the south of that island. The regency's name stems from the fact that it is situated to the west (in Javanese "kulon") of the Progo River. The capital is Wates. The greatest part of the population of the regency work as farmers. Kulon Progo Regency is surrounded by the Menoreh Hills. The area of the regency is 586.28 km2, and the population was 388,755 at the 2010 census[2] and 436,395 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 443,053 - comprising 219,451 males and 223,602 females.[1]
In 1674, Keraton Mataram, Yogyakarta was attacked by Trunojoyo who received assistance from Macassar, resulting in damage to the palace; the king Amangkurat I had to flee and asked the Netherlands for help, till he died in Tegal during flight.
To anticipate attacks from Trunojoyo's followers, in 1677 the palace of Mataram led by Amangkurat II as the crown prince of Amangkurat I asked for the regent Ponorogo to obtain the palace protection by bala Warok famous skilled in war and asked for help from the Dutch colonial to capture Trunojoyo. After Mataram palace was guarded by Warok of Ponorogo, Tronojoyo had difficulties to penetrate the palace and was arrested and finally sentenced to death in 1679.
The Warok who managed to protect the palace got the prize a place to stay in the west of Mataram palace to facilitate the palace defence in case of an attack against the palace. The place was named Kulon Ponorogo and is now known as Kulon Progo which means Keraton Mataram western Ponorogo.
The area which currently includes the regency of Kulon Progo was - until the end of Dutch colonial rule - the territory of two regencies, namely the former Kulon Progo (which was a regency of the Ngayogyakarta Sultanate) and Adikarto (which was a regency of the Pakualaman Duchy). Both regencies were merged into Kulon Progo administration on 15 October 1951.
