Badung Regency

Badung regency is currently headed by a regent who is currently held by Anak Agung Gde Agung from Mengwi area, and as vice regent is I Ketut Sudikerta. Badung formerly Nambangan before it was replaced by I Gusti Ngurah Made acceleration at the end of the 18th century.

Badung regency has an area of 418.52 km2 or 7.43%, the island of Bali, extensive sequence number 5 after Bangli regency and population of 543,332 (2010 census) and density of 1,293.37/ km2, most of the population is Hindu. The borders on the north side bordered with Buleleng, Tabanan regency bordering western and Indonesian ocean, south bordered with indonesian ocean, while the eastern border with the Denpasar city and Gianyar regency. Have considerable coastal areas and beautiful, so that all coastal areas in the district's delinquent be leading tourist attraction in Bali and in Indonesia, such as Kuta beach, Dreamland, Uluwatu, and Nusa Dua.

Mangupura is capital of Badung regency, one district in Bali, the area forms physically resemble a Keris, if we see a very unique, and the dagger itself is a Balinese traditional weapons. So this uniqueness, the dagger emblem is a symbol of the spirit of the area and warrior soul, a close relationship with heroic event of Puputan Badung. In astronomy located at 08•14'17"-08•50'57 south latitude and 115•05'02"-115•15'09" East longitude, streched across the middle of the island, like a dagger with the head in the north. Badung regency is divided adminitratively into 6 district that streches from north to the south. Attractions beaches in Badung regency, especially in south, making it the world tourist destinations, with beautiful white sand, big waves, surfing as a vehicle even be a quiet beach waterspot recreation center, were decorated by the sunrises and sunset view, also including accomodation facilities available from inn to star hotels, there are regions in the south Badung area will not be left by the tourists. So that tourism sector is a major revenue Badung regency, around 90% of revenue comes from this sector.

Badung area is divided into 6 districts, namely :

1) Petang, widely 115 km2

2) Mengwi, widely 82 km2

3) Abiansemal , widely 69.01 km2

4) Kuta , widely 17.52 km2

5) North Kuta

6) South Kuta

Season, as well as seasonal conditions in Indonesia are 2 seasons, dry and rainy season, among others, influenced the wind flows across the land as well as the success of the moisture content. Rainy season in Badung regency in 1997 occurred at the beginning of the year until February occurred later in the dry season from March to December. Although there are between months rainfall but relatively small numbers.

Temperature and humidity, air temperature comparison for 1997 is not too different good view of the state of maximum and minimum temperatures and associatednormal temperature average of 20 years ago. This means that the ambient temperature experienced by the Badung regency until 1997, nearly the same. The highest Celcius from the normal temperature of 31.3 degrees celsius and lowest in rate in July was 29.2 degrees Celcius. Minimum temperature of 25.9 degrees Celsius peak numbers are lowest in December and 22.5 degrees Celsius in the month of August with a difference 1.0 degrees celsius compared to the normal rate. Humidity range from 80%-83% in the month of February, from September to December and everything is above the normal rate while the humadity ranged between 77%-79% occurred there in January, March and August and all are under the normal rate, except August on top of the normal rate.
Knowing rainfall precipitation growth can be utilized in planning agricultural activities because rain water is one of the supporting factors for plant life. Numbers are relatively large rainfall in January and February 557mm rainfall figures -548mm far higher than the normal rate. Then start month from March to December looks pretty drastic decline in rainfall, especially in November and December.

Goverment. Number of Villages and Banjar until 1997 the state of the Village and Banjar number unchanged is 40 pieces and 117 pieces village office village people. Then the number of Banjar Dinas 416 pieces and 498 pieces of Banjar Adat. Activities for the purposes of statistic, the district. Badung formed into 215 enumeration areas(enumeration) 2 regular and special areas.
In Badung a lot of attractions that can be visited, for example : waterfall nungnung,attraction Mekotek at Munggu village, ayung rafting, campground hamlet (blahkiuh), bungy jumping, petang village, plaga village, Kapal village, tipat bantal war (Kapal village), dreamland beach, padang-padang beach, tukad bangkug bridge ( the longest in Bali Nusa southeast and values in South East Asia), penataran goverment center of Badung temple, seseh beach, Batu Bolong Beach, Brawa Beach, area tourism night oberoi, baha tourism village, Garuda Wisnu Kencana, Geger Sawangan, mandala tourism, bali bomb monument humanitarian tragedy, kuta art stage east, Canggu Beach, Jimbaran Beach, Kedonganan Beach, Kuta Beach, Legian Beach, seminyak beach, international region legian, Labuan Sait Beach, Nyang-Nyang Beach, Suluban, Satria Gatot Kaca Statue, Turtle Breeding Deluang Sari, Petitenget Temple, Puncak Tedung Temple, Sadha Temple, Taman Ayun Temple, Uluwatu Temple, Safari Horses, Sangeh, Indonesia Jaya Reptile Park, Mangupura City, Wuk Land, Tanjung Benoa, Waka Stairs, Waterboom (Kuta), Agro Tourism Pelaga, expatriates housing sub region north Kuta.