Geology of Indonesia active volcanoes formed Sumatra, Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara islands, most of which, particularly Java and Bali, emerged within the last 2–3 million years. The Pacific and Australian plate movements controlled the tectonics of the eastern portion of Indonesia. The tectonics processes in Indonesia formed major structures in Indonesia. The most prominent fault in the west of Indonesia is the Semangko Fault or the Great Sumatran Fault, a dextral strike-slip fault along Sumatra Island (about 1900 km). The formation of this fault zone is related to the subduction zone in the west of Sumatra. Palu-Koro fault is another major structural
Tourist village (Indonesia) developed for tourism, but that it is believed the potential for tourism exists. Nearby Mount Merapi helped encourage a number of villages to be named tourist villages. Tourist village (Indonesia) In Indonesia, a tourist village ("desa wisata") is a village officially designated as one that welcomes tourism. In the Special Region of Yogyakarta (which includes the Sleman Regency), the concept was embraced around 2000 with dozens of villages being dubbed as tourist villages. According to a 2009 report in "The Jakarta Post" there were 48 tourist villages listed in Yogyakarta, though only ten were actually operating as such, including: Kebonagung,