Merapi Mountain

Merapi (peak height of 2968 m above sea level, as of 2006) is a volcano in the central part of Java Island and is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. Slopes of the south side are in administration Sleman, Yogyakarta Special Region, and the rest are in the region of Central Java Province, which is on the west side of Magelang regency, Boyolali District on the north and east, and Klaten on the southeastern side. Forest area around the peak became Mount Merapi National Park area since 2004.

The mountain is very dangerous because, according to modern records have erupted (peak activity) every two to five years and is surrounded by very dense settlements. Since 1548, this mountain has erupted 68 times as much. [Citation needed] The city of Yogyakarta is the nearest large town, located about 27 km from its peak, and still there are villages on its slopes to an altitude of 1700 m and only 4 km away from the summit. Because of this interest rate, Merapi became one of sixteen volcanoes of the world are included in Decade Volcano projects (Decade Volcanoes).