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The Badung Regency
Around the end of the 18th century, the region of Badung, which was previously called Nambangan, had been established as a powerful kingdom similar to other kingdoms in Bali. The Badung regency has a very long history which had been led by the Puri Denpasar, Puri Pemecutan, Puri Kesiman, Puri Satria, and Puri Jro Kuta. From an administrative point of view, the political powers of these palaces located in Denpasar have been lessened, since the war of the Puputan Badung which occurred on the 20th of September in 1906. However, their image as a centre for traditional and cultural activities still remains strong up to the present day. Entering the year of 1992, on the 27th of February in 1992, the city of Denpasar was separated from Badung to be a town.
Located between 8 of southern meridian and 1150 of the eastern meridian or exactly at the heart of the island of Bali, Badung regency has an area of about 41.852 Ha stretching out from the centre of the island to its south end, making a shape of a sword. The area has a population of approximately 332,000, living across 6 districts, with 40 administrative villages. In respect to local custom, the Badung regency can be divided into 119 traditional villages.
The high population rate of the Badung regency, which is 720/km2 on average, the spread of the population is yet not well organized The southern side of Badung is more densely populated which is a major area of tourist accommodation facilities compared to the northern side of Badung which is relatively isolated, with agrirulture as its main source of living. Kuta, Kerobokan, Nusa Dua. Tanjung, and the area of Bukit Jimbaran which are all located in the southern side are major areas for tourist accommodation facilities which have raised big revenue for the Badung regency compared to other regencies.
If these areas are the centers for tourist accommodation facilities, the northern side of the Badung regency is a destination of the nature-interest tourism, such as rafting. The people of Badung, who welcome the tourism industry as an alternative way to earn living, has developed Badung to be an attractive tourist destination. |
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