Indonesia’s ‘Rainbow Village’ is Basically Where Asian Unicorns are Born

Every day is a colorful day in a small village in Indonesia called Kampung Pelangi, which literally means “Rainbow Village”.

The brightly colored community has 232 homes which are each painted in visually striking hues and designed with a variety of wall murals.

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In a bid to make the area tourist-friendly, the local government initiated a make-over that turned Kampung Pelangi into one of the most colorful villages in the world.

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According to Mashable, the government agency allocated a budget of $22,000 to alleviate the town, formerly called Kampung Wonosari, from its original slum status.

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The rainbow village project was reportedly initiated by high school principal Slamet Widodo who was inspired by other similarly transformed villages with the help of local governments in Indonesia.

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Kampung Kali Code in Yogyakarta and Kampung Tridi in Malang have earlier been splashed with rainbow paint although on a much smaller scale. Widodo is hoping their efforts exceed the earlier projects.

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“Hopefully Kampung Pelangi will be the biggest [colorful city] in Indonesia,” the principal was quoted as saying.

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