Bali's General Info
Bali, a province of Indonesia, is comprised of
several islands: Bali, Penida, Ceningan, Lembongan,
and Menjangan. Bali covers an area of 5,632.86
square kilometres with a population of 3,021,247.
These averages out to 517 inhabitants per km2.
The Bali strait separated Bali from East Java
on the western side. Meanwhile, the Lombok strait
on the eastern side separated Bali and Lombok.
Administratively, the Province of Bali is divided
into 9 districts (8 regencies and 1 municipality),
51 sub districts, 565 villages, and 79 local political
districts.
Geographically, Bali is located at 80-30'40"
to 80-50'48" south of the equator and 1140-25'53"
to 1150-42'40" east longitude.
Bali's relief and topography have their main features
of a mountain range that transverse the island
from west to east. Among those mountains are two
of significant sizes: Agung ( 3,140 m ) and Batur
(1,717 m).
Bali also has four lakes: Beratan (375.6 Ha),
Buyan (336 Ha), Tamblingan (11 Ha), and Batur
(1,607.5). Rivers, which have their sources on
these lakes as well as forests, flow to the southern
side of the island. Among these rivers are: Ayung,
Ho, Loloan, Pakerisan, Petanu, Pulukan, and Unda.
Bali has a tropical climate, which is influenced
by seasonal wind pattern and alternate every six
months. There are two seasons: the dry season
(April - October) and the wet season (October
- April). Temperatures vary from 24 °C to 30.8
°C. Rainfall during the last five years ranged
between 893.4 mm and 2,702.6 mm.
Humidity averages are 90 %, during the wet season
as high as 100 % and in the dry season around
60 %.
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