Java (page still under construction)


Java is not the largest, but by far the most densely populated island of Indonesia. Java is about 975 km long from West to East and its surface is around 137174 km2, which is four times as large as the Netherlands or almost exactly the size of Arkansas. The climate is hot and humid.

The population is around 90 million (cf. Arkansas just under 2 million in 1972). In West Java, Sundanese is spoken, with the exception of parts of Banten (a Javanese dialect) and of Jakarta (Indonesian). The most common language of Middle and east Java is Javanese (with many dialects), furthermore in East Java Madurese is spoken in Madura, the North coastal areas and in Jember. Balinese speakers live in Banyuwangi. Some elderly Chinese still speak a South Chinese language, most however speak Indonesian and javanese. Older people speak Dutch as a second language, some families in Depok (South of Jakarta) still speak Dutch at home. As Indonesian is the national language, this is the language used in schools, shops and government offices.

Because of the Panca Sila state philosophy every Indonesian is required to have one of the five officially recognized religions: Islam, Protestant, Catholic, Buddhist or Hindu. Atheists and agnostics are not recognized as such, neither are Bahai's, Jews, Jains, Sikhs et cetera. Most Javanese are registered as Muslims, but many regard themselves as "Islam statistik" (statistical Muslims) only. Others are Catholic, and several Protestant churches exist. Also, several Javanese mystical sects have a following.

Contents/Inhoud/Isi:

Temples/Candi-Candi:

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-Barabudur
-Prambanan
-Kalasan
-Candi Singasari
-Candi Sukuh
-Candi Jago (Tumpang)

Gamelan:

-Notaties en muziekvoorbeelden/Notations and examples of gamêlan music/Titilaras dan contoh-contoh

Diversen/Sundries/Macam-Macam:

-Batu
-Tumpang
-Terug/Back/Tilbake/Retour/Kembali/Wangsul