Buleleng Regency

{{For|the district|Buleleng, Bali}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Buleleng Regency

| native_name = Buléléng

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| settlement_type = Regency

| image_skyline = Singaraja 200507-8.jpg

| image_caption = Singaraja, the administrative centre, lies in Buleleng district.

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| motto = Singa Ambaraja

| image_map = Location Buleleng Regency.png

| map_caption = Location within Bali

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Singaraja

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| leader_title = Regent

| leader_name = Putu Agus Suradnyana

| leader_title1 = Vice Regent

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| area_total_km2 = 1322.68

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| population_total = 828156

| population_as_of = mid 2024 estimate

| population_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Buleleng Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5108)

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| area_code = (+62) 362

| website = {{URL|http://www.bulelengkab.go.id/|bulelengkab.go.id}}

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| timezone = ICST

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| image_seal = Lambang Kabupaten Buleleng.png

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| demographics1_info1 = Balinese
Bali Aga

| demographics1_title2 = Religion

| demographics1_info2 = Hinduism (Balinese Hinduism • folk Hinduism)

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| demographics1_info3 = *Indonesian (official)

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File:Buleleng Regency seen from the air.jpg

File:Puputan of the Raja of Boeleleng.jpg against the Dutch. Le Petit Journal, 1849.]]

File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Studioportret van Gusti Jilantik vorst van Buleleng met secretaris. TMnr 60004267.jpg

Buleleng, officially Buleleng Regency ({{langx|ban|ᬓᬩᬸᬧᬢᬾᬦ᭄ᬩᬸᬮᭂᬮᭂᬂ|Kabupatén Buléléng}};
{{langx|id|Kabupaten Buleleng}}), is a regency ({{Lang|id|kabupaten}}) of Bali Province, Indonesia. It stretches along the north side of the island of Bali from the Bali Strait in the west (separating Bali from East Java) almost to the eastern end of the island. It has a land area of 1,322.68 km2 and a population of 624,125 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 791,910 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 828,156 (comprising 417,978 males and 410,178 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Buleleng Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5108) Its regency seat is in the town of Singaraja, whose urban area extends to the whole of Buleleng District.

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.H.J. de Graaf, 'Goesti Pandji Sakti, vorst van Boeleleng', Tijdschrift voor Indische Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 83:1 1949. The kingdom was weakened during its 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.Pringle, pp. 96-100 Buleleng was incorporated into the Dutch colonial system and lost its autonomy in 1882. In 1929 a descendant of Gusti Panji Sakti, the renowned scholar Gusti Putu Jelantik, was appointed regent by the Dutch. He died in 1944, during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies. His son was a well-known novelist, Anak Agung Nyoman Panji Tisna. 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 into the unitary republic of Indonesia.

Administrative districts

{{main|List of districts and sub-districts in Buleleng Regency}}

The regency is divided into nine districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as of mid-2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Buleleng Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5108) The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 129 rural desa and 19 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.

The administrative centres of each district have the same name as the district itself, except for the 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).

For convenience the table is divided into two geographical groups, a western group of four districts covering 61% of the land area but with just 41% of the population, and an eastern group of five districts with 39% of the land area and a faster-growing 59% of the population.

class="sortable wikitable"
Kode
Wilayah|| Name of
District
(kecamatan) || Area
in
km2 || Pop'n
census
2010|| Pop'n
census
2020|| Pop'n
estimate
mid 2024||No.
of
villages||Post
codes
51.08.01Gerokgak (a)align="right"| 405.74align="right"| 78,825align="right"| 97,552align="right"| 103,158align="center"| 1481155
51.08.02Seriritalign="right"| 123.10align="right"| 69,572align="right"| 93,412align="right"| 94,880align="center"| 21 (b)81153
51.08.03Busungbiualign="right"| 140.65align="right"| 39,719align="right"| 52,690align="right"| 52,830align="center"| 1581154
51.08.04Banjaralign="right"| 137.85align="right"| 68,960align="right"| 86,205align="right"| 88,034align="center"| 1781152
sub-totalsWestern groupalign="right"| 807.35align="right"| 257,076align="right"| 329,859align="right"| 338,902align="center"| 67
51.08.05Sukasadaalign="right"| 160.96align="right"| 72,050align="right"| 89,774align="right"| 95,223align="center"| 15 (c)81161
51.08.06Bulelengalign="right"| 46.25align="right"| 128,899align="right"| 150,211align="right"| 155,561align="center"| 29 (d)81111
-81119
51.08.07Sawanalign="right"| 91.29align="right"| 58,578align="right"| 80,174align="right"| 85,566align="center"| 1481171
51.08.08Kubutambahanalign="right"| 118.47align="right"| 53,765align="right"| 68,778align="right"| 74,411align="center"| 1381172
51.08.09Tejakulaalign="right"| 98.35align="right"| 53,757align="right"| 73,017align="right"| 78,493align="center"| 1081173
sub-totalsEastern groupalign="right"| 515.33align="right"| 367,049align="right"| 461,954align="right"| 489,254align="center"| 81
Totalsalign="right"| 1,322.68align="right"| 624,125align="right"| 791,813align="right"| 828,156align="center"| 148

Note: (a) Gerokgak District includes the offshore island of Pulau Menjangan Kecil. (b) includes the kelurahan of Seririt, plus 20 desa.
(c) includes the kelurahan of Sukasada, plus 14 desa. (d) comprises 17 kelurahan and 12 desa.

{{:List of districts and sub-districts in Buleleng Regency}}

File:Indonesia_Buleleng_Gerokgak_district_location_map.svg|Gerokgak district

File:Indonesia Buleleng Seririt district location map.svg|Seririt district

File:Indonesia Buleleng Busung Biu district location map.svg|Busung Biu district

File:Indonesia Buleleng Banjar district location map.svg|Banjar district

File:Indonesia Buleleng Sukasada district location map.svg|Sukasada district

File:Indonesia Buleleng Buleleng district location map.svg|Buleleng district

File:Indonesia Buleleng Sawan district location map.svg|Sawan district

File:Indonesia Buleleng Kubutambahan district location map.svg|Kubutambahan district

File:Indonesia Buleleng Tejakula district location map.svg|Tejakula district

Airports

Lt.Col. Wisnu Airfield is located in the Sumberkima village.

Research on 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/bali-daily/2012-06-22/expanded-bali-airport-be-full-capacity-2017.html |title=Expanded Bali airport to be at full capacity by 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811022827/http://www.thejakartapost.com/bali-daily/2012-06-22/expanded-bali-airport-be-full-capacity-2017.html# |archive-date=2012-08-11 |url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/bali-daily/2012-07-31/kubutambahan-become-airport-site.html |title=Kubutambahan to become airport site |date=July 31, 2012 |access-date=2012-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804000410/http://www.thejakartapost.com/bali-daily/2012-07-31/kubutambahan-become-airport-site.html# |archive-date=2012-08-04 |url-status=dead }}

History

The territory of Pedawa, one of the 62 Bali Aga villages in the island,{{cite journal |last1= Yudantini |first1= Ni Made |date= 2020 |title= Bali Aga Villages in Kintamani, Inventory of Tangible and Intangible Aspects |journal= Advances in Engineering Research |volume= 192 |issue= EduARCHsia & Senvar 2019 International Conference (EduARCHsia 2019) |pages= 160–165 |url= https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339588716_Bali_Aga_Villages_in_Kintamani_Inventory_of_Tangible_and_Intangible_Aspects |access-date= 2024-05-09 }} is the depository of several sarcophagi present at Ingsakan, Banjar Asah, Lebahlinggah, and Tampug. There are also three types of megaliths used in religious rituals and known as taulan (small stones used as symbols of Ida (God) - equivalent to Arca -, found in all main temples of Pedawa village); gainan (a stacked stone located at the Munduk Madeg Temple in Pedawa village), and umah taksu (a stacked stone similar to punden terraces in some areas of Pedawa village). Each of these items is witness to the ancient creation of the village, taking it into Prehistoric times{{cite journal |last1= Yasa |first1= I Wayan Putra |last2= Purnawibawa |first2= Ahmad Ginanjar |last3= Anjliani |first3= Komang Risna |date= 2022 |title= The Influence of Megalithic Tradition on the Religious System in the Bali Aga Community, Pedawa Village, Buleleng |journal= Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Law, Social Sciences, and Education, 28 October 2022, Singaraja, Bali |volume= |issue= |pages= |url= https://www.academia.edu/113902489/The_Influence_of_Megalithic_Tradition_on_the_Religious_System_in_the_Bali_Aga_Community_Pedawa_Village_Buleleng?uc-sb-sw=113740250 |access-date= 2024-05-09 }}

They come in par with the megaliths collected in various parts of Bali and gathered at Sanur stone park.{{cite journal |last1= Segliņš |first1= Valdis |last2= Kukela |first2= Agnese |last3= Lazdina |first3= Baiba |date= January 2019 |title= Indications of megalithic culture on the island of Bali in Indonesia |journal= Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Earth & Geosciences, Extended session SGEM Vienna Green 2018 |pages= |url= https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330366758_INDICATIONS_OF_MEGALITHIC_CULTURE_ON_THE_ISLAND_OF_BALI_IN_INDONESIA |access-date= 2024-05-09 }}

Pearl producers

Many big pearl producers have developed 130.9 hectares in Gerokgak village as an area for pearl breeding and world-class pearl production. It will enlarge to 250 hectares swath of water stretching from Gerokgak to Kubutambahan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/07/13/north-bali-coast-boasts-major-pearl-producers.html|title=North Bali coast boasts major pearl producers}}

Gallery

KITLV 4388 - Isidore van Kinsbergen - Two warriors, Boeleleng - 1865.tif|Two warriors in Buleleng, 1865

KITLV 4393 - Isidore van Kinsbergen - Balinese and a Papuan slave Rajah of Boeleleng - 1865.tif|Balinese and Papuan slaves of the Rajah of Buleleng, 1865

File:Pura Beji Sangsit - panoramio.jpg in Sawan District.]]

See also

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