Buleleng Regency

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Buleleng Regency
Kabupaten Buleleng
ᬓᬩᬸᬧᬢᬾᬦ᭄ᬩᬸᬮᭂᬮᭂᬂ
Regency
Official seal of Buleleng Regency
Seal
Motto(s): 
Singa Ambaraja
Location of Buleleng Regency in Bali
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
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total791,810
 • Density1,500/sq mi (580/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 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] and 791,910 at the 2020 Census.[3] Its regency seat is at the town of Singaraja.

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 , was appointed regent by the Dutch. He died in 1944, during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia. His son was a well-known novelist, . 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 2020 Census.[7] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.

The administrative centres of each district has the same name as the district itself, except for Buleleng District (of which the centre is Singaraja, which also serves as the administrative capital of the whole regency) and Sawan District (of which the centre is Sangsit). Gerokgak District includes the small offshore island of Pulau Menjangan Kecil.

Name Area
in km2		 Population
Census
2010[8]		 Population
Census
2020[9]		 Number
of
villages		 Post
codes
Gerokgak (a) 356.57 78,825 97,550 14 81155
Seririt 111.78 69,572 93,410 21 81153
Busungbiu 196.62 39,719 52,690 15 81154
Banjar 172.60 68,960 86,210 17 81152
Sukasada 172.93 72,050 89,770 15 81161
Buleleng 46.94 128,899 150,210 29 81111
-81119
Sawan 92.52 58,578 80,170 14 81171
Kubutambahan 118.24 53,765 68,780 13 81172
Tejakula 97.68 53,757 73,020 10 81173
Totals 1,365.88 624,125 791,810 148

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]

Gallery[]

  • 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, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  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, 2021.
  8. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  9. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  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. ^ "North Bali coast boasts major pearl producers".

External links[]

  • (2004). ; A short history of. Short History of Asia Series. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-863-3.
  • North Bali travel guide from Wikivoyage

Coordinates: 8°12′S 114°57′E / 8.200°S 114.950°E / -8.200; 114.950

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