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BALI Bali is a small fertile island midway along the string of islands which makes up the Indonesian archipelago, stretching from Sumatra in the north-west to Irian Jaya, on the border of Papua New Guinea, in the South-east. Bali is volcanically active and extravagantly fertile. The Province of Bali is comprised of several islands. Those islands are Bali itself, the largest islands and the smaller islands of Nusa Penida, Nusa Ceningan, Nusa Lembongan, and Serangan Island, as well as Menjangan Island. Bali Island covers an area of 5,632.86 square kilometers with a population of 3.021.247. These averages out to 517 inhabitants per km2. On the western side of Bali, which is separated by the Bali Strait, is the Province of East Java, and on the eastern side is Lombok Island, across the Lombok Strait. 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, the Province of Bali is located 80-30'-40" to 80-50'-48" south of the Equator and 1140-25'-53" to 1150-42'-40" east longitude. The relief and topography of Bali have their main features of a mountain range that transverse the island from West to East. Among those mountains are two of significant sizes: the volcanoes of Gunung Agung (3.140 m) and Gunung Batur (1.717 m). As well as these features, Bali also has four lakes: Lake Beratan (375,6 Ha), Lake Buyan (336 Ha), Lake Tamblingan (11 Ha) and Lake Batur (1.607,5). Rivers, which have their sources on these lakes as well as forests, flow to the southern side of the island. Such rivers are; Ayung, Unda, Sangsang, Balian, Pangi, Petanu and Sabah and many others. Area: 5620 sq km, |
| Gunung Agung known as the 'mother mountain'
is over 3000 meters. The southern region is a wide, gently sloping area where most of Bali's abundant rice crop is grown. The south-central area is the true rice basket of the Island. The northern coastal strip is narrower, rising more rapidly into the foothills of the central range, but the main export crops - coffee, copra and rice - are grown here. Cattle are also raised in this area. Climate Bali has a tropical climate, which is influenced by seasonal wind pattern and alternate every six months. There are two seasons: the dry season from April to October and the rainy season from October to April. Temperatures vary from 24.O o C to 30.8 o C. Rainfall during the last five years ranged between a low of 893.4 mm and a high of 2,702.6 mm. Humidity averages 90%; during the wet season as high as 100% and in dry season around 60%. |
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