Buleleng Regency

Buleleng is a regency (kabupaten) of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 1,365.88 km2 and population of 624,125 at the 2010 Census;[2] the latest official estimate (as at mid 2017) is 653,600.[3] Its regency seat is at Singaraja.

For the district, see Buleleng, Bali.
Buleleng Regency

Kabupaten Buleleng
ᬓᬩᬸᬧᬢᬾᬦ᭄ᬩᬸᬮᭂᬮᭂᬂ
Regency
Seal
Motto(s): 
Singa Ambaraja
Location of Buleleng Regency in Bali
Country Indonesia
Province Bali
CapitalSingaraja
Government
 • RegentPutu Agus Suradnyana
Area
 • Total527.37 sq mi (1,365.88 km2)
Population
 (mid 2017)[1]
 • Total653,600
 • Density1,200/sq mi (480/km2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
Area code(s)+62 362
Websitebulelengkab.go.id
Singaraja, the administrative centre, lies in Buleleng District
Part of the coast of Buleleng Regency
The Raja of Buleleng martyred with 400 followers, in an 1849 puputan against the Dutch. Le Petit Journal, 1849.
Studio portrait made by Woodbury & Page of the Raja of Buleleng and his secretary C1875.

Buleleng was founded as a kingdom by Gusti Panji Sakti, who ruled c. 1660-c. 1700. He is commemorated as a heroic ancestor-figure who expanded the power of Buleleng to Blambangan on East Java.[4] The kingdom was weakened during his successors, and fell under the suzerainty of the neighbouring Karangasem kingdom in the second half of the 18th century. It was headed by an autonomous branch of the Karangasem Dynasty in 1806-1849.

The Dutch attacked Buleleng in 1846, 1848 and 1849, and defeated it on the last occasion.[5] Buleleng was incorporated in the Dutch colonial system and lost its autonomy in 1882. In 1929 a descendant of Gusti Panji Sakti, the renowned scholar Gusti Putu Jelantik, was appointed regent by the Dutch. He died in 1944, during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia. His son was a well-known novelist, Anak Agung Nyoman Panji Tisna. In 1947, Anak Agung Pandji Tisna surrendered the throne to his younger brother, Anak Agung Ngurah Ketut Djelantik, known as Meester Djelantik, until 1950. In 1949-50 Buleleng, like the rest of Bali, was incorporated in the unitary republic of Indonesia.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into nine districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census[6] and the official estimates for mid 2017.[7] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.

NameArea
in km2		Population
Census
2010[8]		Population
Estimate
mid 2017[9]		Number
of
villages		Post
codes
Gerokgak (a)356.5778,82583,8901481155
Seririt111.7869,57272,5702181153
Busungbiu196.6239,71940,8201581154
Banjar172.6068,96072,2601781152
Sukasada172.9372,05077,0901581161
Buleleng46.94128,899136,7902981111
-81119
Sawan92.5258,57860,4801481171
Kubutambahan118.2453,76555,5501381172
Tejakula97.6853,75754,1501081173
Totals1,365.88624,125653,600148

Note: (a) included offshore Menjangan Island.

Airports

Lt.Col. Wisnu Airfield is located in the Sumberkima village.

Research of a new airport was completed in 2017, due to the congestion of Ngurah Rai International Airport. The new two-runway airport will be built in the east part of Buleleng Regency, and will be connected by railway to the existing airport.[10] Kubutambahan, 15 kilometers east of Singaraja, was decided to be the new airport site over two other candidates, Sangsit and Gerokgak, after taking into account geographical conditions, wind speed, wind direction, and other factors.[11]

Pearl producers

Many big pearl producers have developed a 130.9 hectares in Gerokgak village as an area for pearl breeding and world-class pearl productions. It will enlarge to 250 hectares swath of water stretching from Gerokgak to Kubutambahan.[12]

  • Two warriors in Buleleng, 1865
  • Balinese and Papuan slaves of the Rajah of Buleleng, 1865
Pura Beji Sangsit in Sawan District.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  4. H.J. de Graaf, 'Goesti Pandji Sakti, vorst van Boeleleng', Tijdschrift voor Indische Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 83:1 1949.
  5. Pringle, pp. 96-100
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  8. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  9. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  10. "Expanded Bali airport to be at full capacity by 2017". Archived from the original on 2012-08-11. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  11. "Kubutambahan to become airport site". July 31, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  12. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/07/13/north-bali-coast-boasts-major-pearl-producers.html
  • Pringle, Robert (2004). Bali: Indonesia's Hindu Realm; A short history of. Short History of Asia Series. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-863-3.
  • North Bali travel guide from Wikivoyage

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