Java

Not to be confused with Java programming language.

Topography of Java

Java (Indonesian: Jawa) is one of the Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

The area is 132,000 square km. It is the world's 13th largest island. Around 140 million people live there, which is half the people in Indonesia and more than on any other island in the world. Most of them speak the Javanese language and many also speak other languages.

The Java Sea is to the north, the Indian Ocean south. The capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta, is in Java. The center is an east-west chain of volcanic mountains.

Climate

Most of Java has a tropical monsoon climate (Am in the Koeppen climate classification). The northern coast of the island is low-lying. The soil is fertile, because the island was made by volcanoes. It is an important area for growing crops in Indonesia.

Religion

The majority religion in Java island is Islam. Majority of the Javanese are Muslim and they follow the branch of Sunni Islam.

Gallery

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  Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra
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  Mount Bromo is a volcano
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  The old harbour in Jakarta

Related pages

• List of Javanese people

Sources

• Taylor, Jean Gelman (2003). Indonesia: Peoples and Histories. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10518-6.