MERAPI NATIONAL PARK

Mount Merapi National Park – There are not many national parks in Indonesia, which have relatively well-known kuncen or caretakers like Mount Merapi National Park. Mbah Maridjan's name was once known by various circles for being involved in advertising programs. The positive effect is that Mount Merapi National Park has succeeded in being better known by the Indonesian people and has become a tourist destination for both families and educational institutions. Being part of two regencies, namely Central Java and Yogyakarta, making Mount Merapi National Park an irreplaceable resource for the villages that surround it, despite the relatively frequent cycle of explosions. Mount Merapi National Park is located in two districts, Central Java and Yogyakarta. The two regencies which incidentally are closely related to social values ​​and are famous for the hospitality of the local residents make the existence of kuncen important not only for the sustainability of the Mount Merapi National Park, but also as a connector for cultural values ​​with scientific values. The journey of Mount Merapi to become a national park is relatively long because Mount Merapi has been recognized even before Indonesia's independence. At first, Indonesia, which at that time was still colonized by the Dutch, made Mount Merapi a protected forest, this status lasted for quite a long time from 1931 to 1975. Until it officially became Mount Merapi National Park, a total of three stages have been passed by Mount Merapi and changes from start to finish. protected forest to nature reserves. In 2004, the status of a national park was finally achieved through the Decree of the Minister of Forestry 134/Menhut-II/2004 dated May 4, 2004. The status that changed from a protected forest or nature reserve to a national park did not have too big an impact on the surrounding community, apart from of course the economic value. This is because Mount Merapi National Park has always been a source of air and a support for the life system for various districts and even cities that surround it, besides Yogyakarta, there are Sleman, Boyolali, Klaten to Magelang. #beautifulsunsets#naturalwonders#themepark#nationalpark