Amlapura | |
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  Amlapura Amlapura (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia | |
| Coordinates:8°26′49.2″S115°36′54″E / 8.447000°S 115.61500°E /-8.447000; 115.61500 | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Region | Bali |
| Province |  Bali |
| Regency | Karangasem Regency |
| Kuta Negara Karangasem | 22 June 1611[1] |
| Amlapura | 17 August 1971[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
Amlapura is theregency seat ofKarangasem,Bali,Indonesia. Previously named Karangasem, it was renamed in 1963 after the eruption ofMount Agung.[2]
After the eruption of Mount Agung in 1963, a new city had to be built since most of the office complexes built during the Dutch East Indies Government were destroyed by the lava floods.
The name Amlapura includesamla ("fruit") andpura ("place").[1] It refers to the name of the previous Puri Kelodan, namely Puri Amlaraja. It is also a reminder of a place named in thecolophon of theNegarakretagama manuscript, in the village of Negarakretagama or Warnana (Griya Pidada Karangasem), stating that thelontar was finished writing in Amlanegantun (wus puput sinurat ring Amlanagantu). In addition, there are also mentions in theBabad Dalem.[1]
The 1991 songAmlapura onTin Machine's albumTin Machine II cites the place, whichDavid Bowie the frontman of the band had visited.[3]
In 2011, for a third consecutive time, Amlapura City received the Adipura Award as Indonesia's Cleanest Small City and also received the Adiwiyata Award for a fourth consecutive time for the Cleanest Elementary School.[4]
Amlapura has atropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from April to October and heavy rainfall from November to March.
| Climate data for Amlapura | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.4 (86.7) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.4 (84.9) | 29.8 (85.6) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.4 (86.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.8 (78.4) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.9 (78.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 21.1 (70.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 21.5 (70.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 267 (10.5) | 220 (8.7) | 178 (7.0) | 106 (4.2) | 113 (4.4) | 73 (2.9) | 81 (3.2) | 52 (2.0) | 35 (1.4) | 82 (3.2) | 125 (4.9) | 204 (8.0) | 1,536 (60.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
ThePustaka Lontar Museum [id] in Penaban, located 5 km north of Amlapura, is alontar museum, restoration workshop and research center. It was inaugurated in November 2017 in the presence oflontar maestro Ida I Dewa Gede Catra and Dutchlontar researcher Professor Hinzler, the latter also one of the museum's curators. Its various buildings, of traditional Balinese style, spread over one and a half hectares. As of 2021, it held 313cakap (volumes oflontar). On demand, they also do what could be termed as 'home service', where they helplontar owners to take care of theirlontars. The museum's team has digitized and put online 130lontars. The center provides an unabridged formation forSang Kul Putih, one of the two disciplines ofpemangku (priest). As an introduction to the world oflontars, it also hold workshops to Balinese hymns,lontar manuscript making, and Balinese alphabet. The museum operates on donations.[6]
East Bali travel guide from Wikivoyage
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