Brayut is a village designated as a "

tourist village A holiday village (also abbreviated HV) is a holiday resort where the visitors stay in villas. There is a central area with shops, entertainment, and other amenities. One example is Center Parcs Center Parcs may refer to: * Center Parcs UK and ...

" located in Ngaglik district of Sleman Regency in

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, in the

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.(1 September 2010)
Sleman’s tourism villages ready for Idul Fitri
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'' (noting that Brayut was one of 10 tourist villages in the Sleman regency ready to welcome tourists during

Idul Fitri is the popular name for two Islamic official holidays, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in Indonesia, and is one of the major national holidays in the country. holiday officially lasts for two days in the Indonesian calendar, although the governmen ...

) The concept of a tourist village in Indonesia is generally a

rural area In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are descri ...

with particular characteristics that identify it as a potential or actual tourist destination. Brayut began to develop as a tourism village in 1995.Kartana, Singgir (27 January 2011)
Yogyakarta village promotes innovative cultural tourism
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'' Brayut village is a tourist village that highlights the local culture, especially in relation to

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

. This is not surprising given that the majority of the population of Brayut make a living from farming.

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