Sosrowijayan

 

Sosrowijayan is a small urban kampong that has played a significant role in Yogyakarta’s  tourism  development  since  the  1970s.  Tourism  development has  stimulated  and  generally  contributed  to  the  economic  development of many  people  in  the  area.  Sosrowijayan  changed  from  a  densely  populated area  with  semi  permanent  houses,  into  a  concentration  of  small,  low-budget  tourist  facilities  operated  by local  people  and  catering  to  mostly  young budget travelers whom the local government would rather ban from the  city  center.

Walking about 200 meters southwards from Tugu railway station, along Malioboro Street, you will find Sosrowijayan kampong. A plank at the corner of the small street with the same name on it leads you to the area. Connecting Dagen Street and Malioboro Street, Sosrowijayan is split into two areas, namely East Sosrowijayan and West Sosrowijayan. Later, East Sosrowijayan is known as the second famous tourist kampong in Yogyakarta after Prawirotaman. 

The  dominant  businesses  in  the  area  are  the  small-scale accommodations – homestays, losmen, inns, and small guesthouses.

There  is  an  abundance  of  small  hotels, or losmen   in  the local  parlance,  both  on  the  main  road  and  in  the  small  alleys  where  only bikes and motorcycles can pass.

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