Singaraja

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In the 17th century and 18th century Singaraja was the center of government of the Buleleng Kingdom. The capital of the Kingdom was in Sukasada. At that time I Gusti Anglurah Panji Sakti thought that the palace should be located in a strategic place, and finally Singaraja was chosen. The name of this city was taken from the authority of the King I Gusti Anglurah Panji Sakti.

In 1846 the Dutchcolonized part of North Bali. Singaraja was the colonial capital for Bali and the Lesser Sunda Islands from 1849 until 1960. It was an administrative center and the port of arrival for most visitors until the development of the Bukit Peninsula area in the south. Singaraja was also an administrative center for the Japanese during their World War II occupation.

In 2000s, the city area was officially divided into a number of sub-districts and villages in Buleleng District.

Gedong Kirtya, just south of the town center, is the only library of lontar manuscripts (ancient and sacred texts on leaves of the rontal palm) in the world - apart from the Pustaka Lontar Museum in Penaban, north of Amlapura.

Singaraja has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with little to no rainfall from June to October and heavy rainfall from December to March. April, May, and November feature moderate rainfall.

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| Jan high C = 31.2

| Feb high C = 31.3

| Mar high C = 31.4

| Apr high C = 31.8

| May high C = 31.4

| Jun high C = 30.9

| Jul high C = 30.4

| Aug high C = 30.6

| Sep high C = 31.4

| Oct high C = 32.3

| Nov high C = 32.4

| Dec high C = 31.8

| Jan mean C = 26.8

| Feb mean C = 26.9

| Mar mean C = 26.8

| Apr mean C = 26.8

| May mean C = 26.5

| Jun mean C = 25.9

| Jul mean C = 25.4

| Aug mean C = 25.7

| Sep mean C = 26.3

| Oct mean C = 27.1

| Nov mean C = 27.3

| Dec mean C = 27.1

| year mean C =

| Jan low C = 22.4

| Feb low C = 22.5

| Mar low C = 22.2

| Apr low C = 21.9

| May low C = 21.6

| Jun low C = 20.9

| Jul low C = 20.5

| Aug low C = 20.8

| Sep low C = 21.3

| Oct low C = 21.9

| Nov low C = 22.2

| Dec low C = 22.4

|rain colour=green

|Jan rain mm=318

|Feb rain mm=284

|Mar rain mm=253

|Apr rain mm=103

|May rain mm=71

|Jun rain mm=30

|Jul rain mm=29

|Aug rain mm=13

|Sep rain mm=8

|Oct rain mm=19

|Nov rain mm=80

|Dec rain mm=191

|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web

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|title = Climate: Singaraja

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|accessdate = 17 November 2020}}

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• Gedong Kirtya (palm leaf library)
• Buleleng Harbor (natural harbor since the VOC era).
• Penglatan Village, Buleleng, Buleleng (center for making traditional food Dodol Bali).
• Penimbangan Beach (culinary tourist spot on the beach with various choices and classes of restaurants).
• Lovina Beach (beautiful beach tourist spot, to see dolphins in their natural habitat).
• Bung Karno Park (Bung Karno Park Green Open Space equipped with a stage located in Sukasada Village, Singaraja)

• I Ketut Gedé, painter
• Jero Wacik, politician
• Pandji Tisna, writer, king Buleleng
• Putu Oka Sukanta, writer

Singaraja has the following sister cities:{{cite news |title=City to forge ties with South Korea, Indonesia |url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2008/09/28/news/city.to.forge.ties.with.south.korea.indonesia.html |publisher=Sun.Star Bacolod |date=2008-09-27 |access-date=2008-09-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001161240/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2008/09/28/news/city.to.forge.ties.with.south.korea.indonesia.html |archive-date=2008-10-01 }}

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