The Oldest Village in Indonesia

 



Do you know which village is the oldest village in Indonesia?


That village is Ngupit Village, located in Klaten Regency, Central Java, Indonesia.


This is proven by the discovery of inscriptions in Kahuman Village, Ngawen District, Klaten Regency.


The inscription is named Upit or Yupit with carved writing in Javanese Kawi or Old Javanese.


In its development, to facilitate pronunciation, people call the name Upit or Yupit by Ngupit.


Upit, Yupit, or Ngupit is the old name of the village in Klaten which is currently split into Kahuman Village and Ngawen Village.


At this point, do you know which village is the oldest village in Central Java and even in Indonesia?


Its name is Ngupit Village which is located in Klaten Regency.


This is proven by the discovery of inscriptions in Kahuman Village, Ngawen District, Klaten Regency.


The inscription is named Upit or Yupit with carved writing in Javanese Kawi or Old Javanese.


In its development, to facilitate pronunciation, people call the name Upit or Yupit by Ngupit.


Upit, Yupit, or Ngupit is the old name of the village in Klaten which is currently split into Kahuman Village and Ngawen Village.


So, it is only natural that today we cannot find a village administratively named Ngupit.


This inscription is in the form of a lettered phallus stone with a cube-shaped bottom. The overall height of the Upit Inscription is 85 cm with the bottom 48 cm and the top 37 cm.


Various sources mention that this inscription reads the year 788 Saka or 866 AD.


The year is believed to be the founding year of Ngupit Village. So Ngupit Village has been around for more than 1,155 years.


This is the information about this village that is more than 1,000 years old, this is the oldest village in Indonesia which turns out to be in Central Java.

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