Klungkung

The smallest regency in Bali is Klungkung Regency. It covers 315 square km of land with 170.612 people living in 4 subdistricts such as Banjarakan, Klungkung, Dawan and Nusa Penida. Even the area is not as wide as other regencies in Bali, Klungkung covers small islands of Nusas such as Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan. In 15th century Klungkung was the capital of Bali. After Patih Gusti Agung Maruti rebelled to Dalem Batur Enggong, the kind who governed moved the capital city from Gelgel to Klungkung.

The regency has very potential aspect to be developed as tourism area. Art, culture and crafting are well developed regarding to social cultural life and religion. The area produces traditional musical instrument, silver, clothes, and also well known with the classical wayang painting of Kamasan which has rich full meaning of religion art.

The region of Klungkung has played a most important role in Bali’s history. It was the seat of rule of Bali’s history. It was the seat of rule of Bali’s most powerful dynasty of rajas, the Dewa Agung, under whom the island was united during a glorious period of rich cultural influence. The great Japanese general, Gajah Mada, pacified and united Bali towards the end of the 13th Century, incorporating the is land into the Majapahit Empire. He set Raja Kapakisan, the first Dewa Agung (“Great Deity”). To rule over the island from his court at Samprangan , near the present town of Klungkung. Several generations later this seat of power was removed to nearby Gelgel, where it established much authority and prestige under the fourth succeeding Dewa Agung

With the collapse of the Majapahit Empire in 1515, many thousands of javanese Hindus, priests, nobles and entire followings of soldiers, artists and artisans fled the onslaught of Islam in Java. Pledging their services to the current Dewa Agung they settled in bali, bringing fresh impetus to the already strongly hinduised culture.

The 16 th century was a golden age for Bali. Under the wise rule of Dalem Baturenggong from his court at Gelgel the island became a strongly unified kingdom, so powerful it was able to conquer and colonize both Lombok and Sumbawa. Under the auspices of the royal court the transplanted Javanese traditions of language and literature, music, dance and sculpture, took firm root. The philosophy fitted perfectly over the beliefs and practises of the people.

Gelgel’s period of peace and prosperity was not fated to last, however. Under the rule of waturenggong,s granson, Di Made, who misused his power to an extreme, the outlying colonies were lost, as well as much of the allegiance of the other Balinese princes. He flirted with the Dutch, and made himself so unpopular in his lifetime that his successor decided the place of Gelgel must be under a curse, and moved his entire court to a new site in Klungkung in 1686.
Although the Raja of Klungkung was still considered by the regional king’s the supreme ruler of Bali, he had little political power, and the structure of the many little kingdoms was more like a confederation at this stage. However, the Klungkung court continued to play a major role in government, diplomacy and the arts. Most of Bali’s nobility are descendants of this royal lineage. Along with the other kingdoms, the Dewa Agung fought the Dutch to the bitter end, leading a ceremonial “puptan” in 1908 after heavy bombardment of both Klungkung and Gelgelby the Dutch artillery. This was the final conquest for the Dutch, giving them control over all of Bali.

Bangli

Regency of Bangli is one of regencies in Province Bali which doesn’t have sea area, but that way Regency of Bangli save the number of potency namely human resources, among other things the beauty panorama of Mount and Lake Batur which located in Subdistrict Kintamani.

The Regency of Bangli Region is about 520.81 km² in administratively divided into 4 subdistrict, 4 administrative village and 65 village, with resident amount as much 197,210 people. Labor force amount to 121.563 people.

Regency of Bangli Development Priority placed on economic area with emphasis of Agricultural Sector in wide meaning, Tourism and Industrial of small craft specially supporting tourism.

Crafting / Diligence of Bamboo is small industry crafting / diligence in Regency of Bangli represent pre-eminent commodity with local raw material still enough made available. Crafting / diligence observed fas growth Bamboo, with spreading location in Kubu village, Kayubihi village, subdistrict Bangli, Tanggahan village and three subdistrict, Susut. Type production for example : snugly the flower, lamp shade, chanp, bag and multifarious of other bamboo matting. Up to year 2000 effort unit amount reach 2,966 units absorbingly labor as much 4,838 employees.

Crafting / Diligence Wood is also pre-eminent product of Regency of Bangli. Location of crafting / diligence of wood gone the round of Tembuku village, Yangapi village, subdistrict Tembuku Bangli, Abangsongan village, Abangbatudinding village, Suter village, Banua village, subdistrict Kintamani Bangli, Sekaan village, subdistrict Kintamani, Bangli, Serokadan village, Demulih village subdistrict Bangli.

rafting / Diligence Keris, Gold, Brass and Silver seen from raw material that used this crafting / diligence does not use local raw material but sum up employees which is elaborated this crafting / diligence are quite a lot. This crafting located such as in Kubu administrative village, subdistrict of Bangli, Undisan village, Peninjoan village, Bangbang village subdistrict of Tembuku, Apuan village, Tanggahan village subdistrict of Susut. Type production of this crafting in the form of : keris, silver accessories, brass accessories, Balinese clothes accessories. Sum up this employees up to year 2000 reaches 112 units, which used 467 employees.

Garment crafting / diligence of garment not use local substance but also have good growth of prospect. Up to year 2000 amount of unit this effort reach 156 units which is used 1,478 employees. Location of this crafting / diligence such as in Bangbang village, Tamanbali village, Bunutin village subdistrict of Bangli.

Copy Arabica is pre-eminent product of the Regency of Bangli garden with potential areas about 18,775 ha. Location of garden which has done about 8,377,495 ha, and the garden has resulted about 6,734.001ha.

Jembrana

The Regency of Jembrana is a rugged area covering a large strip of the southwest coast of Bali. The western tip of the island is separated from East Java by a narrow strait, serviced by a regular ferry service between Gilimanuk, and Ketapang.

Legend has it that Bali was once joined to Java here by a narrow piece of land, until one day a distinguished Javanese priest of great powers banished his badly behave son to Bali, drawing a finger scross the connection sands and cutting Bali off from the “mainland” of Java. Indeed, geological evidence proves that there was once a land connection. The strait is lees than three kilometres at is widest point and in some places reaches only 60 metres.

An enterprising Buginese prince from Makasar named Kapiten Patimi set himself up during the 17th Century as ruler of Jembrana. He was tolerated by the Badung royalty, who basically considered Jembrana as an appendage of their own extensive realm. At the turn of the 19th Century the Raja of Karangasem, having conquared both Buleleng and Lombok, proceeded to covet Jembrana, and actually succeeded in taking over for a stage, much to the chagrin of Badung.

The Ducth military expedition of 1846-49 enabled the colonials to exert an increasing degree of control over northern and western Bali. In 1847 the Raja of Jembrana finally relinquished his kingdom to the Dutch who appointed a “puppet” member of the royal family a Regent.
Independence brought increased prosperity to Jembrana, and the narrow stri of the coastal land is now intensively cultivated. Large coconut plantations back onto a range of mountainous jungle. The most important and largest fishing port in Bali is at Pengambengan just ten kilometres southwest of the major town of Negara, within view of the nearby coast of Java. The local fishermen here, using large motorized peraus, catch quantities of sardines in the triangular area of Indian Ocean between Bali and Java known as Selat Bali. There are several large canneries right on the beach at Pengambengan. Prawn-breeding is also a small industry with tremendous potential in this area.

As one of Bali’s most isolated and untouched areas , with its mountainous hills of virgin jungle, wildlife and stretches of beautiful beaches Jembrana has a great deal to offer to the tourist wishing to delve further than the popular resort areas and experience the beauty of Bali’s natural scenery. Visitors coming to Bali overland from Java all pass this way, on the main highway from Gilimanuk to Denpasar, but until now, due to the distance from the major resorts, Jembrana has received very little exposure to tourism.

Badung

The Regency of Badung, which is located between 08 degrees south latitude and 115 degrees east longitude, is shaped liked a “kriss”. The Regency, which has only 418.52 square kilometers of land, is divided into sixth districts (kecamatan), 40 administrative villages (desa dinas and kelurahan), and as many as 117 traditional villages (desa adat). Those villages are again subdivided into as many as 297 smaller community groups known as “Dusun”, and 498 “Banjar”. Each Banjar in the Regency has a youth organization named “Sekaa Teruna Teruni” (STT). The total population of Badung Regency is approximately 280,000 people, with the average density of 672 people per square kilometer. In compliance with the state objective, the harmony between material and spiritual development must be equal. The governmental structure down to the rural villages play an important role in keeping this balance. The Government programs also encourage people to consciously take an active part in all development fields, regardless of one’s gender. As the Regency is headed by Regent (Bupati), the Districts headed by Pak Camat, Desa and Dusun are headed by Perbeke (Lurah) and Klien Banjar / Kepala Dusun.

In this five-year term development, Badung is divided into three Development territories.
1. North Badung: Includes Districts of Petand and Abiansemal, centered in Blahkiuh. The priority here is agriculture in broad terms, as well as ground conservation.
2. Central Badung: Covers the whole Mengwi District with food crops, agriculture, and home industries as the priorities.
3. South Badung: Tourism industry, education and commercial development are the priorities in this area which include Kuta, Nusa Dua, Tanjung Benoa, Bukit, Jimbaran, and Kedonganan.

Agriculture and industries (especially the home and small-scale industries) that support the tourism sector are likely to be intensively expanded. Extension in the tourism sector has become the main sector to strengthen foreign exchange, visas, employment, equity of earnings, and private businesses, all of which increase the overall welfare of the community welfare.

Badung regency is one of 9 sub-provinces embraced by Bali province and located in the centre of Bali island, stretching from north to the island’s south end. It is bordering at north with Buleleng Regency, at west with Tabanan Regency, whilst at the east with Bangli Regency, Gianyar Regency and Denpasar Municipal, physically has the unique form, looks like a shape of “keris”. So this uniqueness is used as a symbol of this regency, means it contains of the spirit and which has close relation to the story of this area namely event of “Puputan Badung”. This spirit is used as the base of motto of Badung Regency that is “Cura Darma Raksasa” (Governmental obligation to protect the people and truth).

Karangasem

The regency of Karangasem is one of the nine regency in Bali, situated in the eastern part of Bali, covering an area of 839,54 sq. kilometers. Karangasem itself consist of eight District namely : Karangasem, manggis, Rendang, Selat, Sidemen, Bebandem, Abang, and Kubu District.

Karangasem has an extraordinary variety of scenic landscapes. Low and high mountain ranges intermingle with upland plain, tropical forests, teracced rice field, beautiful beaches, culture and history archeological remains, traditional " Bali Aga" village with their way of life make Karangasem worth visiting.

It is very easy to reach all of the interesting places in Karangasem which are supported by fairly good road conditions, facilities such at hotels, restaurants, money changers, souvenir shops and others which would you expect in a tourist environment.

Gianyar

Regency of Gianyar as the famous of artistic and high culture, has an interesting areas as a tourism areas, has nature view, mountain, beautiful coast, rest of ancient object and all kinds of product crafting / diligence yielded by skillful and creative hand motivated tourist / investors visit to Gianyar.

Demographic / Living Sum up resident(1999) as much 354.530 people, Men 180.760 people and woman 173.770 people. Sum up labor force 225.520 employees, living of dominant resident in industrial sector crafting / diligence, agriculture, commerce, and construction services.
Astronomically located between 8º18’48” and 8º37’58 South latitude, 115º12’29” and 115º22’23” East longitude. Wide of continent 368km² or 36.800 ha (6.53% from wide of Bali Island) with Tropical climate, recognized by 2 season, that is the rains and dry. Average temperatures 26ºC with lowest temperature of 23ºC and highest 29ºC.

Gianyar As Crafting / Diligence center as center of development of design from solidarity between above matter and the science growth / technological expand design from classical / made contemporary until production made by raw material wood, servant, silver, palm leaf, bone with various animal type, human being with function as goods of decoration and article of furniture.

As Center Produce with existance of skilled man power and creative in number enough and supported by marketing center, entrepreneur / crafting able to produce various type of goods in number and complete in market local / global.

As Marketing Center predikat center aritsry, cultural, goods of crafting / diligence and others make famous Gianyar of the world and have multifier of very typical is inclusive of making Gianyar as center of marketing of crafting / diligence goods. Not merely local product, but also from outside the Bali area.

Singaraja

Singaraja is the regency seat of Buleleng, Bali, Indonesia. It is on the north coast just east of Lovina. It has an area of 27.98 km² and population of 80,500.

Singaraja was the Dutch colonial administrative centre for Bali and the Lesser Sunda Islands until 1953, and the port of arrival for most visitors until development of the Bukit Peninsula area in the south.

Gedong Kirtya, just south of the town centre, is the only library of lontar manuscripts (ancient and sacred texts on leaves of the rontal palm) in the world.

The old Dutch capital of Bali during the colonial era, Singaraja is a quiet town with some quaint old Dutch warehouses on the waterfront. It's easily reached from the south via Bedugul or Kintamani or from Candidasa in the east. There is some accommodation here but you would be better to stay at the nearby Lovina Beach only a few kilometers to the west. Lovina has had a recent spruce up and the gravel beach is now pristine clean. The town has plenty of accommodation from basic to good quality and some adequate restaurants.

There’s little nightlife to speak of so rise early and hire a fisherman to take you out to see dolphins and a beautiful sunrise at the same time. The fishermen will also take you to the reef for snorkeling or diving. It’s a pleasant rural area with mountains and foothills coming down to the sea.

Tabanan

Tabanan regency is one of 8 districts/1 city which have agriculture characteristic, with width of the area about 893.33 km² (19.9% from width of Bali island). Administratively Tabanan regency divided into 8 subdistricts, 10 administrative villages, 103 villages, 663 sub-villages, 663 environments, and 374,129 people with rate of growth 0.71%.

As agriculture area, so agriculture become the mean of livelihood of the people namely about 50.16%, while commercial sector, hotel and restaurant are the second of mean of livelihood about 15.6%, and others is done in household industrial about 11.27% and services sector about 10.93%.

Geographically Tabanan regency has strategic position because it located between Badung Regency in the east and Buleleng Regency in the north, Jembrana Regency in the west and Indonesian ocean in the south.

This regency is also has some potencial tourism object like Tanah Lot Temple and it Beach, Klating Beach, Soka Beach, Bedugul, Alas Kedaton and other objects that potencial to be developed.

With nature and human resources which belong to this regency, tires to increase the properity life of people continuously. It is proved from the increase of the original income of this regency about 10,147 billion in 1999 become 10,665 billion in 2000 (in 9 month) and in this year 2001 is estimated about Rp. 21,092 billion. While the income of percapita in 1999 reaches more hat 3.70 billion and in the year of 2000 is estimated more than 4.12 billion.

Beside it rely on the income agriculture and tourism sector, Tabanan regency also rely on small industry and handicraft sector. While in the year of 2000 there are 154 units of industries sector such as ceramic, iron/metal crafting, wood carving, coconut shell, plating and textile.

Ceramic ceramic crafting / diligence is commodity of pledge Regency of this industrial in Tabanan expand in Pejaten village, sub-district Kediri, Regency of Tabanan ± 12 km southern side of Tabanan.

Before ceramic crafting was developed, begin with industrial of processing / gerabah of yielded product like : periok, belanga, other kithcen equipments. Progressively in fasting of development with technological growth of crafting / diligence its gerabah products is multivarious progressively the artistic goods manner like wall decoration and garden statue. Constructively the ceramic combustion stove from Royal Goverment of intensive constuction and Ducth of industrial BIPIK Bali Province minimize / ceramic crafting / diligence expand fast enough with product yielded in the form of snugly flower, tea set, dinner set and the other artistic goods.
With inwrought quality management applying, adequate equipments and the skillful energy, product marketing of crafting / diligence own by Pejaten village have penetrated marketing export like : Australian, Dutch, American, etc.
Sum up ceramic worker in Pejaten village there is 7 Units of effort, absorbently is labour 122 people and production rate of per year Rp. 1,215,000,000,-.

Crafting / Diligence of Metal Iron Product of other pledge besides ceramic is also crafting from iron. Regency Tabanan represent biggest sentra of crafting / diligence of iron in area of Bali because almost of entire / all product of crafting / diligence of iron which export from Bali supplied by worker of iron from Regency of Tabanan. Beginning is crafting / diligence of this iron developed in Regency of Badung.
Supported by Bali as the biggest tourism target in Indonesia this product developed very fastly almost all of Tabanan area. Kinds of production which produced such as : candle-stick, lamp shade, chair, desk, snugly the flower, figura and various other artistic goods. Through market development which innovation and creative crafting / diligence of iron have been able to access the special market of the world like United States, Germany, English, Australian and others. Sum of iron crafting in Regency Tabanan reach 77 units of effort with has used 4.500 employees.

Crafring / Diligence of Wood which is developed in Regency of Tabanan is traditional woodcarving, meubel of wood and some type of other wood product. In beginning this product was produced to satisfy household need like desk, chair, window cushion, expostulate, door carve and others, but in its growth until this time has risen decoration products such as “Pop Art” like Asmat statue, mask and others.
With supported by raw material in the form of wood of Albesia which is quite a lot, expected by crafting / diligence of wood for the frieze can expand better in the future. Industrial potency of crafting / diligence of wood specially for frieze of there are in Apuan village subdistrict of Baturiti, Selanbawak village of Subdistrict of Marga, Kukuh village subdistrict of Marga, administrative village of Dajan Peken of Subdistrict of Tabanan and others.

Besides crafting / diligence of the wood above in Regency of Tabanan also expand crafting / diligence of wood for toys of children which is marketed to Japan, Phipine and domestic. Where location from the crafting / dilegence in Gubug Village Subdistrict of Tabanan.

Crafting / Diligence of Shell relatively is a new crafting in Regency of Tabanan. The special product of this crafting such as candle-stick, pot, cup, spoon and others. Marketing area almost for the export marketing with the target of state like Japan, Australian, United State and others.
As agriculture area with the coconut result which is quite a lot representative very good potency in providing of raw material of shell crafting / diligence. Employees are hoped to make product with use nature and human resources. The potency of shell crafting in Regency of Tabanan is Pujungan village, Subdistrict Pupua, Rejasa village, Sub district Penebel, Gubug village, Sub district Tabanan, Pangkungkarung village, Sub district Kerambitan, Batannyuh village, Sub district Marga, with unit among of effort as much 6 units and permeate labour as much 180 people.

Matting Industrial of crafting / diligence of matting expanding in Regency of Tabanan for example bamboo matting, matting throw, screw pine matting, paper telek, matting or ate and others. Crafting / diligence of matting which in the beginning of it’s products is used for religious ceremony and traditional needs and now has developed become export commodity specially to Japan, which is form of matting of screw pine with product yielded by like bag, place tissue, trahs and others. Potency of matting product of screw pine there are in Gubug village, Sub district Tabanan. Matting throw located in Tanah Pegat sub-village, Gubug Village, Sub district Tabanan, permeating labour as much 40 employees, with especial product in the form of place of sesajen for ritual. While for matting of paper of telek located in Kerambitan village, Sub district of Kerambitan with the form of it product decoration of wall and desk frieze.

Potency of Crafting / Diligence Knit in Regency Tabanan located in Pujungan village, Batungsel village, Sanda village, Sub district Pupuan, Riang Gede village, Sub district Penebel with unit of effort amounting to 4 units is effort and the labour permeated by as much 1200 employees.

Denpasar

Denpasar (Indonesian: Kota Denpasar) is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It is also the site of Ngurah Rai Airport, the main gateway to Bali. It has a population of 491,500 (2002). It is located at 8°39′S 115°13′E / 8.65°S 115.217°E / -8.65; 115.217.

Denpasar has various attractions. The white sandy beaches are famous all over the island. Some of the famous surfing beaches are Kuta Beach, Legian Beach and Canggu Beach. Sanur beach has calmer waters and is excellent for sunbathing.

Ten minutes from the Ngurah Rai International Airport lies the town of Kuta. Kuta is where most of the hotels, restaurants, malls, cafes, marketplaces, and spas that cater to tourists are located. In the Denpasar area, all kinds of beautiful Balinese handicrafts are represented in local shops. These include artwork, pottery, textiles, and silver. Bali is a haven for shoppers everywhere.

The famous batik cloth is sold all over Denpasar. These bright sheets of cloth are as beautiful as they are cheap. Made of pure cotton with glorious patterns, Balinese batik is definitely a good buy. Sometimes batik cloth is made into wearable clothing such as a sarong or men's shirts. The jewelry district is in a town called Celuk which is 30 minutes away from Kuta. Here you will find rows and rows of silversmiths' and goldsmiths' shops selling jewellery at very low prices.

It has a population of 491,500 people and covers 47.9 sq miles. Its time zone is UTC+8.