Merapi is a volcano in the central part of Java Island and became the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. Slopes of the south side are in the administrative district of Sleman, Yogyakarta Special Region, and the rest are in the region of Central Java province, namely Magelang district on the west side, Boyolali district in the north and east, and Klaten district in the southeast.The mountain is very dangerous because, according to modern records have eruption (peak activity) every three to five years and is surrounded by very dense settlement. Since the year 1548, this mountain has erupted 68 times as much. The city of Yogyakarta is the nearest big city, located about 27 km from the peak, and there are still villages in the slope to a height of 1700 m and only 4 km away from the summit.Population density is not independent of the local cultural history and benefits provided in the form of Merapi volcanic materials as building materials and minerals that fertilize agricultural land in the area around this mountain. The area around MerapiFor people in the venue, Merapi brings material blessing of sand, whereas for the local government, Mount Merapi, a tourist attraction for tourists. Merapi is now included in the National Park area of Mount Merapi