Badung

The Regency of Badung, which is located between 08 degrees south latitude and 115 degrees east longitude, is shaped liked a “kriss”. The Regency, which has only 418.52 square kilometers of land, is divided into sixth districts (kecamatan), 40 administrative villages (desa dinas and kelurahan), and as many as 117 traditional villages (desa adat). Those villages are again subdivided into as many as 297 smaller community groups known as “Dusun”, and 498 “Banjar”. Each Banjar in the Regency has a youth organization named “Sekaa Teruna Teruni” (STT). The total population of Badung Regency is approximately 280,000 people, with the average density of 672 people per square kilometer. In compliance with the state objective, the harmony between material and spiritual development must be equal. The governmental structure down to the rural villages play an important role in keeping this balance. The Government programs also encourage people to consciously take an active part in all development fields, regardless of one’s gender. As the Regency is headed by Regent (Bupati), the Districts headed by Pak Camat, Desa and Dusun are headed by Perbeke (Lurah) and Klien Banjar / Kepala Dusun.

In this five-year term development, Badung is divided into three Development territories.
1. North Badung: Includes Districts of Petand and Abiansemal, centered in Blahkiuh. The priority here is agriculture in broad terms, as well as ground conservation.
2. Central Badung: Covers the whole Mengwi District with food crops, agriculture, and home industries as the priorities.
3. South Badung: Tourism industry, education and commercial development are the priorities in this area which include Kuta, Nusa Dua, Tanjung Benoa, Bukit, Jimbaran, and Kedonganan.

Agriculture and industries (especially the home and small-scale industries) that support the tourism sector are likely to be intensively expanded. Extension in the tourism sector has become the main sector to strengthen foreign exchange, visas, employment, equity of earnings, and private businesses, all of which increase the overall welfare of the community welfare.


Demography
Badung regency is one of 9 sub-provinces embraced by Bali province and located in the centre of Bali island, stretching from north to the island’s south end. It is bordering at north with Buleleng Regency, at west with Tabanan Regency, whilst at the east with Bangli Regency, Gianyar Regency and Denpasar Municipal, physically has the unique form, looks like a shape of “keris”. So this uniqueness is used as a symbol of this regency, means it contains of the spirit and which has close relation to the story of this area namely event of “Puputan Badung”. This spirit is used as the base of motto of Badung Regency that is “Cura Darma Raksasa” (Governmental obligation to protect the people and truth).


Geography
Geographic Regency of Badung covers 418.52sq : kilometers total of land, consists of 6 Kecamatan (district) known as Kecamatan Petang, Abiansemal, Mengwi, South Kuta, Kuta, North Kuta those consist 40 villages, 16 kelurahan (Administrative village) and 328 Dusun (Administrative sub-village), 119 Linkungan (environment), 28 propose environment, 119 Desa Adat (Traditional village) and 522 Banjar (Administrative sub-village) and also 522 youth organizations.
Regency of Badung area is an area of tropical climate which has two seasons, dry seasons (April – October) and rainy season (November – March). Air temperature vary form 24 ºC up to 30.8 ºC with average rainfall of 893.4 mm till 2,702.6 mm per year and average humidity is 79%. Its flora and fauna is of tropical Asia.
Total population according June 2001 report is 332.265 people, with average population density as much as 794 persons per sq. kilometers.
Majority population are followers of Hindhu religion with its everlasting magnificent religious ceremonies and unique tradition.
And the original income of regency (PAD) on 2000 equal to 203,861 billion Rupiah from target of equal 153,790 billion Rupiah, while up to June 2001, realization of PAD equal 170,176 billion Rupiah from the target 248,101 billion Rupiah.
Daily communication languages are Balinese and Indonesian language while English is not so much spoken. Most of the people living in agriculture sector, trade and services industry. Regional income is mainly from tourism sector.


History
Nambangan was said to be the name of the regency before Badung was forged by Gusti Ngurah Made Pemecutan in the late 18th century. He who aided by magical kriss and whip conquered Mengwi, and Jembrana until 1810. He was succeeded by two other "Rajas" of whom the demise seems to have been engineered by the successor, presumably brother, Raja Kesiman, who ruled trough crucial years of 1829 to 1863. He showed him self to be predisposed to the world beyond Bali and giving cause for hope to the Dutch. The Dutch were allowed to set up recruiting station at Kuta in 1826, return for handsome bounty paid to the response. A Danish trader, Mads Johannes Lange, who came to Bali when he was 18 took mediator role, where the raja then got attractive cut, since than Mads Lange who was born in 1806 got good relation ship to most raja in the island. In 1856, Lange was ill and tired, decided to head back to Denmark but he died suddenly before his ship left port. Kuta is also place where Captain Cornelius de Houtman and his crews pitched up in 1557, when 20.000 Balinese troops on the way to defend Blambangan from the encroaching Moslem of Mataram kingdom. In 1904, a Chinese Ship "Sri Komala" ran aground off Sanur under the Dutch flag.

The Dutch accused the local people to strip the wreck of its contents and claimed the raja for all his lost and damages of three thousand silver dollars and punish the culprits. The refusal of raja of the accusation to pay compensation, causing them to prepare the sixth Military expedition to Bali on September 20th 1906. Three battalions on infantry and two batteries of artillery arrived off the coast of Badung. After the bombardment, they marched toward Denpasar, and at the gate, they met no resistance. They were greeted by the crowded all in white costume ready to die at " Puputan" Commanded by the raja, his priests, his generals and all his relatives, men and women, adorned themselves with jewels and the dress of warrior, set out amidst the battle. Abided by his religion, the ultimate goal of the warrior is to die in battle; the soul may ascend to heaven. Surrender to Tabanan, West of Badung in 1908, the raja of Klungkung also held Puputan, giving the Dutch control the island.
In 1914 the army was replaced by a police force and the Dutch reorganized the Government. Although the remaining princes were deprived of political power, they maintained much of their influence and importance as patron of the art. Bali's culture was safe guarded and enjoyed a renaissance during the three decades of Dutch control. The town of Denpasar which of 3 Kecamatan (districts) used to be part of Badung Regency before it was assigned to be municipality on February 227, 1992. www.2indonesia.com

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Tabanan

Demography
Tabanan regency is one of 8 districts/1 city which have agriculture characteristic, with width of the area about 893.33 km² (19.9% from width of Bali island). Administratively Tabanan regency divided into 8 subdistricts, 10 administrative villages, 103 villages, 663 sub-villages, 663 environments, and 374,129 people with rate of growth 0.71%.

As agriculture area, so agriculture become the mean of livelihood of the people namely about 50.16%, while commercial sector, hotel and restaurant are the second of mean of livelihood about 15.6%, and others is done in household industrial about 11.27% and services sector about 10.93%.

Geography
Geographically Tabanan regency has strategic position because it located between Badung Regency in the east and Buleleng Regency in the north, Jembrana Regency in the west and Indonesian ocean in the south.

This regency is also has some potencial tourism object like Tanah Lot Temple and it Beach, Klating Beach, Soka Beach, Bedugul, Alas Kedaton and other objects that potencial to be developed

Home Industries
With nature and human resources which belong to this regency, tires to increase the properity life of people continuously. It is proved from the increase of the original income of this regency about 10,147 billion in 1999 become 10,665 billion in 2000 (in 9 month) and in this year 2001 is estimated about Rp. 21,092 billion. While the income of percapita in 1999 reaches more hat 3.70 billion and in the year of 2000 is estimated more than 4.12 billion.

Beside it rely on the income agriculture and tourism sector, Tabanan regency also rely on small industry and handicraft sector. While in the year of 2000 there are 154 units of industries sector such as ceramic, iron/metal crafting, wood carving, coconut shell, plating and textile.

Ceramic ceramic crafting / diligence is commodity of pledge Regency of this industrial in Tabanan expand in Pejaten village, sub-district Kediri, Regency of Tabanan ± 12 km southern side of Tabanan.

Before ceramic crafting was developed, begin with industrial of processing / gerabah of yielded product like : periok, belanga, other kithcen equipments. Progressively in fasting of development with technological growth of crafting / diligence its gerabah products is multivarious progressively the artistic goods manner like wall decoration and garden statue. Constructively the ceramic combustion stove from Royal Goverment of intensive constuction and Ducth of industrial BIPIK Bali Province minimize / ceramic crafting / diligence expand fast enough with product yielded in the form of snugly flower, tea set, dinner set and the other artistic goods.
With inwrought quality management applying, adequate equipments and the skillful energy, product marketing of crafting / diligence own by Pejaten village have penetrated marketing export like : Australian, Dutch, American, etc.
Sum up ceramic worker in Pejaten village there is 7 Units of effort, absorbently is labour 122 people and production rate of per year Rp. 1,215,000,000,-.

Crafting / Diligence of Metal Iron Product of other pledge besides ceramic is also crafting from iron. Regency Tabanan represent biggest sentra of crafting / diligence of iron in area of Bali because almost of entire / all product of crafting / diligence of iron which export from Bali supplied by worker of iron from Regency of Tabanan. Beginning is crafting / diligence of this iron developed in Regency of Badung.
Supported by Bali as the biggest tourism target in Indonesia this product developed very fastly almost all of Tabanan area. Kinds of production which produced such as : candle-stick, lamp shade, chair, desk, snugly the flower, figura and various other artistic goods. Through market development which innovation and creative crafting / diligence of iron have been able to access the special market of the world like United States, Germany, English, Australian and others. Sum of iron crafting in Regency Tabanan reach 77 units of effort with has used 4.500 employees.

Crafring / Diligence of Wood which is developed in Regency of Tabanan is traditional woodcarving, meubel of wood and some type of other wood product. In beginning this product was produced to satisfy household need like desk, chair, window cushion, expostulate, door carve and others, but in its growth until this time has risen decoration products such as “Pop Art” like Asmat statue, mask and others.

With supported by raw material in the form of wood of Albesia which is quite a lot, expected by crafting / diligence of wood for the frieze can expand better in the future. Industrial potency of crafting / diligence of wood specially for frieze of there are in Apuan village subdistrict of Baturiti, Selanbawak village of Subdistrict of Marga, Kukuh village subdistrict of Marga, administrative village of Dajan Peken of Subdistrict of Tabanan and others.

Besides crafting / diligence of the wood above in Regency of Tabanan also expand crafting / diligence of wood for toys of children which is marketed to Japan, Phipine and domestic. Where location from the crafting / dilegence in Gubug Village Subdistrict of Tabanan.

Crafting / Diligence of Shell relatively is a new crafting in Regency of Tabanan. The special product of this crafting such as candle-stick, pot, cup, spoon and others. Marketing area almost for the export marketing with the target of state like Japan, Australian, United State and others.
As agriculture area with the coconut result which is quite a lot representative very good potency in providing of raw material of shell crafting / diligence. Employees are hoped to make product with use nature and human resources. The potency of shell crafting in Regency of Tabanan is Pujungan village, Subdistrict Pupua, Rejasa village, Sub district Penebel, Gubug village, Sub district Tabanan, Pangkungkarung village, Sub district Kerambitan, Batannyuh village, Sub district Marga, with unit among of effort as much 6 units and permeate labour as much 180 people.

Matting Industrial of crafting / diligence of matting expanding in Regency of Tabanan for example bamboo matting, matting throw, screw pine matting, paper telek, matting or ate and others. Crafting / diligence of matting which in the beginning of it’s products is used for religious ceremony and traditional needs and now has developed become export commodity specially to Japan, which is form of matting of screw pine with product yielded by like bag, place tissue, trahs and others. Potency of matting product of screw pine there are in Gubug village, Sub district Tabanan. Matting throw located in Tanah Pegat sub-village, Gubug Village, Sub district Tabanan, permeating labour as much 40 employees, with especial product in the form of place of sesajen for ritual. While for matting of paper of telek located in Kerambitan village, Sub district of Kerambitan with the form of it product decoration of wall and desk frieze.

Potency of Crafting / Diligence Knit in Regency Tabanan located in Pujungan village, Batungsel village, Sanda village, Sub district Pupuan, Riang Gede village, Sub district Penebel with unit of effort amounting to 4 units is effort and the labour permeated by as much 1200 employees. www.2indonesia.com

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