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Bali
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In General
Bali is a tourism icon of Indonesia in the eyes of the world. Bali is famous as a center of tourism in Indonesia as well as one of the leading tourist destination areas in the world. Bali is well known to tourists because it has a very beautiful natural potential, among others, tropical climate, green forests, mountains, lakes, rivers, rice fields and beautiful beaches with white sand and black variety. In addition, Bali is known also as a fusion with human nature and the unique indigenous culture, which is based on the concept of harmony and the harmony that has embodied an aesthetic ideal condition and high quality.
geographic
Bali is one of the provinces of 30 provinces in Indonesia. Bali province consists of the island of Bali, the island of Nusa Penida and other small islands have an area of 5632.86 km2 (0.29% of the area of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia). In Bali provincial administration consists of 8 districts, namely Badung, Gianyar, Bangli, Klungkung, Karangasem, Tabanan, Buleleng, Jembrana and the Municipality of Denpasar as the center of the provincial capital, 55 Districts, 701 Village / Village, 1432 Village People / Village Pekraman and 3045 Banjar Adat.
Bali is located in the region between 7.54 º and 8.13 º south latitude and 114.25 º and 115.43 º East Longitude. Bali island has a strategic location for connecting traffic between the land and sea with the islands of Java Nusa Tenggara. Regionally Bali also has a strategic location because it connects the continents of Asia and Australia.
Geographically, the island has a mountain range that stretches lengthwise from west to east. Among these mountains like a mountain with a peak of Mount Agung (3,142 m), Mount Batur (1,717 m), Mount Abang (2,152 m), Mount Batukaru (2,276 m). Mount Agung and Mount Batur volcano is still active condition. On the north and south of these mountains lies the mainland, with the west end to the east end to ± 140 km and the north end to the south end reaches ± 80 km. The lakes are located on the island of Bali is the Lake Batur (1607.5 broad Ha), Lake Beratan (375.6 Ha), Lake Buyan (336 Ha), Lake Tamblingan (110 ha). In general, rivers in Bali are sourced from the forest and the lake flows into the southern areas, such as Unda river, Patanu river, Ayung River, Pulukan rivers, streams and other Loloan.
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climate
Bali and the surrounding areas including tropical area that is affected by monsoons that changes every six months. Regional Bali has two seasons namely dry season which falls in April to October and the rainy season which lasts from October to April. Air humidity in Bali on average reached 79% and the air temperature varied between 24.0 º and 32.8 º Celsius Celsius. Rainfall that occurred in Bali varies between a low of 893.4 mm and 2702.6 mm highest.
Fauna & Flora
The state of fauna in Bali are mostly manifested as fauna that have been raised, including cows, buffaloes, goats, pigs, horses, chickens and ducks. For the state as a whole flora of Bali belong to the type of tropical flora. Type of unprocessed natural flora mankind is so varied that grows in the forests. While processed flora includes species of flora associated with food agriculture (rice and pulses), the plantation business, the business of garden plants and ornamentals as well. For this type of plantation in Bali are generally processed include coconut, coffee, clove, tobacco, cotton, rubber, chocolate, strawberry, vanilla and cashew.
population
The population of the province of Bali's population according to the 2005 census was 3,431,368 people. Five previous census recorded the population in Bali as follows: in 1930 the census recorded 1,101,029 people, the census recorded 1,782,529 people in 1961, the census recorded 2,120,091 people in 1971, the census in 1980 recorded 2 469 930 people , census in 2000 recorded 3,146,999 people.
culture
The Balinese or Bali tribe is one of the tribes residing in the Indonesian archipelago. Bali tribe is a group or community of people who are bound by consciousness or unity of culture, both local Balinese culture and national culture of Indonesia. Sense of awareness of the unity of the Balinese culture is reinforced by the presence of national unity and the unity of the Hindu religion. The Balinese have their own language which is the language of Bali which has a literary tradition both written and oral, and supported by its own script system. Balinese people will be tied to the traditional aspects of their lives, which is obliged to worship at a particular temple, compulsory for the community, the land ownership required in a particular Subak, obligatory on one's social status on the basis of color, the bond must kinship patrilineal principle, compulsory for membership 'sekeha' specific, mandatory for a unity administration of certain village.
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Society and culture of Bali, both by internal and external causes has undergone various dynamics and changes. Dynamics and changes in the flow of development will proceed according to the three main traditions that are a reflection of the overall culture of Bali, the 'little tradition', 'great tradition', and 'modern tradition'. 'Little tradition' consists of elements of Balinese culture from pre-Hindu life as it looks in terms of the lives of the native peoples of Bali (Bali Aga). 'Great tradition' includes elements of community life and culture developed along with the Hindu religion. While the 'modern tradition' includes elements that have developed since the colonial era, independence era of information and globalization. Identity of the Balinese are predominantly shaped by culture of Bali is inspired by Hinduism with the support of three main elements, namely the Balinese language, art and traditional institutions, and based on the configuration of the basic values that include religious values, solidarity and aesthetic.
Existence of Balinese culture has historical roots that originated from prehistoric times to the modern era and continues on a global civilization. In its openness to modernization and globalization, culture Bali shows dynamic properties, selective, flexible and adaptatif. Broadly speaking, the periodization of the history of Balinese culture developed according to three main stages, namely the culture of prehistoric era, the era Hindu-Buddhist influences, and cultural influences modern era. The evidence shows that prehistoric discovery Bali originate in the era of hunting and gathering food during the modest level. Furthermore, the evidence in the form of tools during hunting, the tools in the plant and tools on perundagian. A special communication that has meaning in the existence and continuation of the development of the culture of Bali is Balinese culture with the establishment of the Hindu religion which originated around the beginning of the chronicle BC. Communication is now realizing a complete integration between religious traditions and cultures and to realize the cultural configuration of the identity of the people of Bali. The influence of Western culture which introduced the Dutch, then continue in the framework of the integration of the national culture and openness internationally through tourism.
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History
History of Bali reveal the existence of a variety of local dynasties and kingdoms. Dynasty is the first time in Bali is Warmadewa Dynasty circa 913. In 989-1011 reigning king of Dharma Udayana of the Dynasty Warmadewa. He ruled with the empress Gunapriya Dharmapatni, a daughter of East Java and the results of his marriage, was born three sons namely Airlangga, Marakata and Children Wungsu. Then, since in 1343, Bali was in power and the kingdom of Majapahit in 1352 under the rule of the dynasty Krishna Kepakisan berkeraton in Samprangan. After several years in Samprangan, in 1380 the palace was transferred to Gelgel and then moved again to Klungkung in 1686 Despite the Klungkung royal power, at that time there were also other kingdoms such as Gianyar, Karangasem, Bangli, Badung, Tabanan, Mengwi and Jembrana. In those days these kingdoms role as centers of cultural development.
Bali also records the history of Islam that is expected to arrive in the 14th century, while the arrival of the Dutch colonial occupation occurred in 1597 and according to the history of warfare that occurred in Bali against the Dutch colonization among other war in 1849 Buleleng, Badung PUPUTAN war in 1906 and war bellows Klungkung in 1908 then a physical revolution with the great battle known as bellows Margarana war on 20 November 1946 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel I Gusti Ngurah Rai who died as a National Hero.
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