Bangli Regency

Bangli is a regency (kabupaten) of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 520.81 km2 and population of 197,210 (2004). Its regency seat is Bangli.

Bangli Regency

Kabupaten Bangli
ᬓᬩᬸᬧᬢᬾᬦ᭄ᬩᬂᬮᬶ
Regency
Seal
Motto(s): 
Bhukti Mukti Bhakti
Location of Bangli Regency
Coordinates: 8°17′0″S 115°20′0″E
Country Indonesia
Province Bali
CapitalBangli
Government
 • RegentI Made Gianyar
Area
 • Total520.81 km2 (201.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total213,808
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code(s)+62 366
Websitebanglikab.go.id
Bangli

Up until 1907, Bangli was one of the nine kingdoms of Bali.[1] 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.

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.[2]

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.

Administration

The regency is divided into four districts (kecamatan):

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
Average high °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)
Average low °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[3]

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. p.435 of Dalton, Bill 1988 Indonesia Handbook 4th edition
  3. "Climate: Bangli". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

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