Belanting
Belanting | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Belanting Location in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 8°17′47″S 116°38′10″E / 8.29639°S 116.63611°ECoordinates: 8°17′47″S 116°38′10″E / 8.29639°S 116.63611°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Province | West Nusa Tenggara |
| Regency | East Lombok Regency |
| Kecamatan | Sambelia |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,610 |
| Time zone | UTC+08 |
Belanting is a village in northeastern Lombok, Indonesia. It lies along the main road around the island, southeast of and northwest of . It belongs administratively to the kecamatan of Sambelia in East Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara.[1] As of 2010, the village had a population of 6610 people.[2] The islands of (Gili Sulat) and (Gili Lawang) of the just off the coast can be viewed from the village.[3]
Ghost of Raden Gagar[]
A Balinese named Raden Gagar died and was buried in Belanting and was believed to haunt the village. In order to deal with the supernatural problems the villagers were reportedly encountering, a few of his bones and skull were later unearthed and wrapped in a white cloth and taken to and he given a formal funeral, which was believed to free the area of its ghosts.[4] However, during the "cleaning ceremony" (pengasuh gubug) a series of unfortunate events occurred which were blamed on upsetting his spirit during the reburial process.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Master Kecamatan". Badan Pusat Statistik - Direktorat Pengembangan Metodologi Sensus Dan Survei. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Population of Indonesia by village" (PDF). Badan Pusat Statistik. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ Reader, Lesley; Ridout, Lucy (2002). Bali and Lombok. Rough Guides. p. 473. ISBN 978-1-85828-902-1.
- ^ a b Cederroth, Sven (1 January 1995). A Sacred Cloth Religion?: Ceremonies of the Big Feast Among the Wetu Telu Sasak (Lombok, Indonesia). NIAS Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-87-87062-54-1.
- Populated places in Lombok