Badung Regency
Badung is a regency of Bali, Indonesia. Its regency seat is in the upland town of Mangupura. It covers districts to the west of the provincial capital of Denpasar, and it has a land area of 418.52 km2.
Badung Regency
Kabupaten Badung ᬓᬩᬸᬧᬢᬾᬦ᭄ᬩᬤᬸᬂ | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
| Motto: Çura Dharma Raksaka | |
 Location within Bali | |
| Coordinates: 8°35′0″S 115°11′0″E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province |  Bali |
| Capital | Mangupura |
| Government | |
| • Regent | I Nyoman Giri Prasta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 418.52 km2 (161.59 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 549,527 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 361 |
| Website | badungkab.go.id |
The regency had a population of 543,332 at the 2010 Census[2] and 548,191 at the 2020 Census.[3]; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 549,527 (comprising 275,168 males and 274,359 females).[1] It had undergone a population boom in recent decades (although not subsequent to 2010), and had grown into the largest of the suburban regions of Greater Denpasar (Sarbagita). It covers Bali's most heavily populated tourist regions, including Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, Jimbaran, Nusa Dua, Canggu, Uluwatu, Badung, and Mengwi. The northern part of the regency is relatively unpopulated, but the part near the coast and west of Denpasar from Jimbaran and up to Canggu is heavily populated. Ngurah Rai International Airport is located within the Regency.
Administrative districts
The Regency is divided into six districts (kecamatan), listed below from south to north with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] It is further subdivided into 16 urban villages (kelurahan) and 46 rural villages (desa).
| Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km2 | Pop'n 2010 Census | Pop'n 2020 Census | Pop'n mid 2022 Estimate | No. of villages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kuta (Kuta Selatan) | 101.13 | 115,918 | 131,139 | 131,400 | 6 |
| Kuta | 17.52 | 86,483 | 59,160 | 59,300 | 5 |
| North Kuta (Kuta Utara) | 33.86 | 103,715 | 95,189 | 95,400 | 6 |
| Mengwi | 82.00 | 122,829 | 132,786 | 133,200 | 20 |
| Abiansemal | 69.01 | 88,144 | 98,904 | 99,100 | 18 |
| Petang | 115.00 | 26,243 | 31,013 | 31,100 | 7 |
| Totals | 418.52 | 543,332 | 548,191 | 549,527 | 62 |
- Map of Badung Regency in Bali
Map of districts in Badung Regency
List of districts and sub-districts in Badung Regency as follows:
| Code | Districts | Urban villages | Rural villages | Status | List |
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| 51.03.03 | Abiansemal | - | 18 | Rural villages |
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| 51.03.01 | Kuta | 5 | - | Urban villages | |
| 51.03.05 | South Kuta | 3 | 3 | Rural villages |
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| 51.03.06 | North Kuta | 3 | 3 | Rural villages |
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| 51.03.02 | Mengwi | 5 | 15 | Rural villages |
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| 51.03.04 | Petang | 7 | Rural villages |
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| TOTAL | 16 | 46 |
Demographics
Badung Regency is home to many people from outside Bali who came for work. Therefore, its ethnic makeup is more cosmopolitan than rural Bali, although some parts of the regency itself are still agricultural and rural. It has an area of 418.52 km2 with a population of 548,191 (at the 2020 Census), giving a density of 1,309.8 per square kilometre.[4] The official estimate as at mid 2022 was 549,527 (comprising 275,168 males and 274,359 females).[1]
Breeding Center
On 8 November 2011 a breeding center for the endangered Bali starling was officially inaugurated in Sibang, Badung Regency inside the Green School area with initial 73 starlings. 20 of the birds came from various zoos in Europe, another 3 came from Jurong Bird Park in Singapore, and the others were already at the breeding center. If the breeding program gets success, some of them will be released into the wild, 4 of the breeding stock to Koelner Zoo and 3 to Jurong Bird Park. There were currently about 500 birds throughout Bali, 287 of them in breeding centers.[5]
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Badung Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5103)
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- "Statistics Indonesia". Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- "Bali starling breeding center opened". November 9, 2011.
External links
Media related to Badung Regency at Wikimedia Commons
South Bali travel guide from Wikivoyage- (in Indonesian) Official website
- Map of Badung Regency
