Karangtengah Tourism Village, Bantul, Yogyakarta

Karangtengah tourist village located in the hamlet Mojolegi Rt 03 Karangtengah, Imogiri, Bantul, Yogyakarta, within 2 km from the tomb of the king of kings in Imogiri and within 15 kilometers southeast of Yogyakarta city center.Karangtengah Tourism Village is located at an altitude of 250 meters above sea level, from where visitors can enjoy the beautiful views of the hills. As with other tourist village, one will find is the naturalness of the quiet village atmosphere.



Potential Crafts 
Bantul town worth mentioning as a craftsman because seventy percent of its citizens is a craftsman, both workers and employers. Forty percent of DIY craft exports contributed by residents of Bantul. Thus, the craft is the breath of life for residents of Bantul, including the villagers Karangtengah.

Craft of batik Imogiri including Karangtengah Tourism Village has been around since the 1800s. The first batik artisans scattered Wukirsari Village and Girirejo.
Local people who are members of the "Chess Makaryo" perform some activities such as cultivation there is a group of natural silk, natural silk handicraft, natural dye batik, handicraft accessories made ​​from wood, traditional herbal medicine, crafts and group order dagger convection.

Batik products with natural color of the Village Karangtengah sold for Rp. 200.000, - per meter, while batik with cheaper synthetic dyes, only Rp. 60.000, - per meter

craft Karangtengah

potential Agro 
Agro tourism is one of the potential of the Tourism Village Karangtengah initiated in 2000 with an area of ​​approximately 55 hectares. Travelers can look directly silkworms still in various types of crops such as cashew trees, avocado, soursop and mahogany trees. Collection of plants that exist in this agro very complete as indigovera, crimson, mahogany & cup which is a natural dye. Besides these plants around agro natural silk plants are also of the type empon-empon, forestry plants, plant Polowijo, and rare plants such as white ringin, gayam, sapodilla kecik, Nogosari, billowing and sandalwood plants.

Villagers Karangtengah, initially far from prosperous. Living in hilly region makes it impossible to grow rice citizens, especially in the hard water can. But behind these difficulties there was wisdom. With the reforestation of land that was originally critical now turned into a dense forest and it also is a potential for the cultivation of silkworms.

silkworms

Previously, residents assume Karangtengah silkworms are pests that cause plant leaves them bald so they often get rid of it, frying, and eating pests. However, after research by Prof. Hiromu from Japan, silkworms are killed residents were identified cricula triphenestrata is kind and is the only species in the world that produces golden-colored silk thread.
It seems that this species lives only in certain habitats and climates, such as in Java. Cricula a superior species of silkworms in Java, in addition to other species such as Attacus atlas and Antheraea. With Land in allowing Sultan Ground Middle Reef was in Imogiri, then the region is then transformed into a colony of silkworms. Silk worms developed a wild silkworms that live in trees cashew, avocado, soursop, mahogany, dadap, and keben.

Unlike the cultivation of silkworms which colonized in the room, wild silkworms that live outdoors are more vulnerable to predators, such as ants, birds, and lizards. However, the resulting higher quality yarn. Because life in the universe, vast land needed to plant trees where the silkworms alive. Of 40 acres Sultan Middle Ground Reef, airline Garuda Indonesia agreed to conduct reforestation on 12 hectares of land, ie by planting 50,000 trees.

For tourists this location could also be an alternative visit when visiting the tomb of the kings in Imogiri. With the touch of the tourism sector not only makes the lush jungle Middle Reef, but also tourists can witness the breeding silk worms that live on land that was originally barren. Now the area could be used as a tourist village that is not less interesting to visit. Moreover, because of the wild silkworm Cricula only live in Indonesia and is found in Bantul Karangtengah, should the resulting fabric can be the exclusive product of Indonesia. May be aligned with the international products like Armani and Gucci.

Potential of Traditional Arts

• Gamelan (Karawitan) 
• gejog dimples 
• Jathilan 
• Art bergodo soldiering 
• Laras Madyo 
• Studio Art Laskito Mas 

potential Culinary 

• dent chips 
• Cashew Nuts 
• bakpia 
• Traditional Herbal Medicine 

Educational Tour Package

• Batik with natural dyes 
• Make Gloves Keris 
• Make asesories wooden craft 

Other Facilities 

Existing facilities in the agro-environment natural silk are 6 pieces gazebo / observation post, laboratory silk, silk home building, showroom, parking lots, and so forth. Tourists visiting this agro will get a new experience that is very helpful.
Lodging (Homestay)

handicrafts produced by Karangtengah tourist village.

Going forward in this village will be set up laboratories, in addition to yarn spinning mills and weaving craft homestead silkworms, the inn was built of kayupun will be established to complement existing facilities. Presumably Middle Reef Village will complement the 'collection' tourist village in Bantul district besides village of Manding (leather goods), Kasongan and Pundong (pottery), Banyusumurup (dagger), and Pendowoharjo (primitive sculpture).

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