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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Borobudur Temple Compounds is about 16 km south of Magelang. The nearest other World Heritage site is Yogyakarta Cosmological Axis, about 30 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Magelang · about 111,000 peopleabout 16 km north
  • Yogyakarta · about 637,000 peopleabout 25 km south-east
  • Salatiga · about 176,000 peopleabout 45 km north-east
  • Surakarta · about 555,000 peopleabout 70 km east
  • Semarang · about 1,396,000 peopleabout 75 km north
  • Pakalongan · about 272,000 peopleabout 100 km north-west
Borobudur Temple CompoundsYogyakartaSurakartaSalatigaMagelangYogyakarta Cosmological AxisPrambanan Temple Compounds20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Borobudur Temple Compounds and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesYogyakarta Cosmological Axis1Prambanan Temple Compounds2Sangiran Early Man Site3Ujung Kulon National Park4Pegulingan Temple5Borobudur Temple Compounds
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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