Klungkung Regency Kabupaten Klungkung (Indonesian) | |
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| Regional transcription(s) | |
| • Balinese | ᬓᬩᬸᬧᬢᬾᬦ᭄ᬓ᭄ᬮᬸᬂᬓᬸᬂ |
 Kerta Gosa | |
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| Motto: Dharmaning Ksatriya Mahottama | |
 Location withinBali | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province |  Bali |
| Capital | Semarapura |
| Government | |
| • Type | Constitutional monarchy underregent |
| • Raja (King) | Dewa Agung Cokorda Géde Agung Sémaraputra |
| • Regent | I Nyoman Suwirta |
| Area | |
• Total | 121.62 sq mi (315.00 km2) |
| Population (2020 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 206,925 |
| • Density | 1,700/sq mi (660/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 366 |
| Website | klungkungkab.go.id |
Klungkung Regency is the smallestregency (kabupaten) in the island province ofBali,Indonesia. It has an area of 315 km2 and had a population at the 2010Census of 170,543[2] which increased to 206,925 at the Census of 2020;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 214,012 (comprising 107,177 males and 106,815 females).[1] The administrative centre for the regency (and for Klungkung District within the regency) is in the town ofSemarapura.
Semarapura town is easily reached fromGianyar via the highway. The regency is famous for its classicBalinese paintings which mostly depict the story of epics such asMahabharata orRamayana. These classical style paintings come from the frescoes of the Balinese palaces and can also be found atKlungkung Palace in the downtown area.Semarajaya Museum is also located in the area.
Some 64.4% of the land area of Klungkung is made of the offshore islands ofNusa Penida,Nusa Ceningan,Nusa Lembongan and eleven smaller islands, which together form Nusa Penida District, of which the town of Sampalan is the administrative centre; the other three districts lie on the island of Bali itself, in its southeast corner.
Klungkung Regency is the successor of theKingdom of Klungkung [id] (Kloengkoeng in older spelling), one of several kingdoms on Bali that traces its founding to before European arrival in Southeast Asia. The realm, while small in comparison to its neighbors, is actually the most important one. Its rulers, titledDewa Agung (lit. 'Great God'), are long considered by other lords as high king of Bali with both spiritual and temporal powers.
The royal house of Klungkung is direct descendant of the kings of Gelgel, a kingdom which ruled over the entire island, first as vassal kingdom ofMajapahit, and later as an independent kingdom with influence overeastern Java and nearbyNusa Penida,Lombok, andSumbawa. According toBabad Dalem, a breakdown in royal authority following a palace coup sometimes in the 16th century resulted in regional lords attaining greater autonomy. While the royal family managed to resumed control in Klungkung, they were in no position to assert any lost authority over the now-independentrajahs. However, the rajah of Klungkung is still considered senior in rank to other rajahs.
The arrival of European ships on Balinese ports introduced the isolated island to global trade. Especially the Dutch, missions to establish economic relations soon turn into military colonial expeditions:
Following the fall of Klungkung as the last independent native realm on Bali, Dutch colonial administration either ruled the island indirectly (rulers of Karangasem and Gianyar asstedehouder, "viceroy") or directly administered public administration in the absence of local rulers. However in 1920s, living relatives of former royal houses deemed acceptable by the Dutch were appointed as regents in their fallen realms. By 1938,Paruman Agung, a council of rajahs of Bali was established, and the regents and viceroys were consecrated as kings (including Klungkung) reestablishing the kingdoms as "self-governing realms" within theNetherlands East Indies.
This system of self-rule was maintained somewhat duringJapanese occupation of the colony, though the occupying Japanese force intervened in various kingdoms, forcefully deposing local rulers. In 1946, Dutch colonial administration returned to the island, and began to introduce Bali rulers to the idea of a federation of states in eastern Indonesia, in opposition to unitarian Indonesian Republic. By 1947, theState of East Indonesia was formed with Bali as a part of it. In 1949, the state became part ofUnited States of Indonesia, and in less than a year, decided to merge intoRepublic of Indonesia. With it, the kingdom of Klungkung loses its sovereignty and transformed into the current Regency of Klungkung, a subdivision of theProvince of Bali.
Currently, the regency is the smallest (excludingDenpasar, which is a city and smaller in size) and least populated in Bali, as well as least visited by tourists.[4]
The regency is divided into fourdistricts (kecamatan), listed below 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] and the population density in 2022. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number ofadministrative villages in each district (totaling 53 ruraldesa and 6 urbankelurahan - the latter all in the Semarapura part of Klungkung District), and its postal codes.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km2 | Pop'n Census 2010 | Pop'n Census 2020 | Pop'n Estimate mid 2022 | Density (per km2) in 2022 | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post codes |
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| 51.05.01 | Nusa Penida | 202.84 | 45,110 | 57,370 | 59,900 | 295 | Sampalan | 16 | 80771 |
| 51.05.02 | Banjarangkan | 45.73 | 37,115 | 44,431 | 45,800 | 1,002 | Banjarangkan | 13(a) | 80752 |
| 51.05.03 | Klungkung (district) | 29.05 | 55,141 | 64,235 | 65,900 | 2,269 | Semarapura | 18 | 80711 -80716 |
| 51.05.04 | Dawan | 37.38 | 33,177 | 40,889 | 42,400 | 1,135 | Dawan | 12 | 80761 |
| Totals | 315.00 | 170,543 | 206,925 | 214,012 | 679 | Semarapura | 59 |
Note: (a) including the 6kelurahan of Semarapura Kaja, Semarapura Kangin, Semarapura Kauh, Semarapura Klod, Semarapura Klod Kangin and Semarapura Tengah.
Klungkung Regency travel guide from Wikivoyage
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