Bangli Regency
Bangli Regency
Kabupaten Bangliᬓᬩᬸᬧᬢᬾᬦ᭄ᬩᬂᬮᬶ | |
|---|---|
 Bangli | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Bhukti Mukti Bhakti | |
 Location within Bali | |
| Coordinates: 8°17′0″S 115°20′0″E / 8.28333°S 115.33333°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province |  Bali |
| Capital | Bangli |
| Government | |
| • Regent | I Made Gianyar |
| Area | |
• Total | 520.81 km2 (201.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 258,721 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 366 |
| Website | banglikab.go.id |
Bangli Regency is the one and only landlocked regency (kabupaten) of Bali, Indonesia. It covers an area of 520.81 km2 and had a population of 215,353 at the 2010 Census[2] and 258,721 at the 2020 Census.[3] Its regency seat is the town of Bangli.
Up until 1907, Bangli was one of the nine kingdoms of Bali.[4] The capital has a famous Hindu temple, the Pura Kehen, which dates from the 11th century. Bangli also has one village, lies surround a hill, Demulih.
Geography
The northern part of the district includes the main road to the north coast passing through Kintamani and around the crater in which Gunung Batur sits.[5]
From the Demulih hill, Bali Island, particularly its southern part can be seen – Kuta, Nusa Dua, Gianyar and a part of Klungkung.
Bangli is the only regency in Bali which is landlocked.
Administrative districts
The Regency is divided into four districts (kecamatan), listed below from south to north with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[6] and the 2020 Census.[7] The most northern district - Kintamani - occupies over 70% of the regency's area and has 43.5% of its population. The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.
| Name | Area in km2 |
Population 2010 Census |
Population 2020 Census |
Number of villages |
Post code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susut | 49.3 | 43,202 | 48,682 | 9 | 80661 |
| Bangli | 56.3 | 48,267 | 54,438 | 9 | 80611 - 80614 |
| Tembuku | 48.3 | 33,806 | 43,138 | 6 | 80671 |
| Kintamani | 366.9 | 90,078 | 112,463 | 48 | 80652 |
| Totals | 520.8 | 215,353 | 258,731 | 72 |
Climate
Bangli has a tropical monsoon climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from April to October and heavy rainfall from November to March.
| Climate data for Bangli | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.5 (83.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.0 (75.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.5 (67.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 305 (12.0) |
331 (13.0) |
208 (8.2) |
113 (4.4) |
119 (4.7) |
110 (4.3) |
128 (5.0) |
65 (2.6) |
98 (3.9) |
123 (4.8) |
176 (6.9) |
275 (10.8) |
2,051 (80.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[8] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ The nine kingdoms were Gelgel (the original kingdom, based near present-day Klungkung), Klungkung, Karangasem, Gianyar, Badung, Bangli, Buleleng Mengwi and Tabanan. For details, see Adrian Vickers, 2012, Bali, A Paradise Created, Tuttle publishing.
- ^ p.435 of Dalton, Bill 1988 Indonesia Handbook 4th edition
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Climate: Bangli". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
External links
East Bali travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Bangli Regency at Wikimedia Commons- (in Indonesian) Official website
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