Bali is the name of a province in Indonesia and is also the name of the largest islands that are part of the province. In addition to comprising the island of Bali, Bali Province region also consists of islands smaller in the vicinity, namely the island of Nusa Penida,Nusa Lembongan Island, Nusa Seningan Island and Serangan Island.
Bali lies between Java and Lombok Island. Denpasar is the provincial capital located on the southern island. The majority of Balinese are Hindu. In the world famous Bali as a tourist destination with a unique variety of art-culture, especially for the Japanese and Australian tourists. Bali is also known as the Thousand Islands and the island temple.
Bali lies between Java and Lombok Island. Denpasar is the provincial capital located on the southern island. The majority of Balinese are Hindu. In the world famous Bali as a tourist destination with a unique variety of art-culture, especially for the Japanese and Australian tourists. Bali is also known as the Thousand Islands and the island temple.
Bali Island is part of the Lesser Sunda Islands along the 153 km and 112 km wide around 3.2 km from the island of Java. Astronomically, Bali is located at 8 ° 25'23 "south latitude and 115 ° 14'55" East Longitude tropical climate that makes it like the rest of Indonesia.
Mount Agung is the highest point in Bali as high as 3148 m. The volcano last erupted in March 1963. Mount Batur is also one of the mountain in Bali. About 30,000 years ago, Mount Batur erupted and produced a terrible disaster on earth. Unlike in the north, the southern part of Bali is irrigated lowland rivers.
Based on the relief and topography, in the middle of the island lie the mountains that extends from west to east and between the mountains there is a cluster of volcanoes of Mount Batur and Mount Agung and the mountains are not volcanoes, namely Gunung Merbuk, Mount Gunung Patas and Seraya. The existence of these mountains cause by Geographic Region Bali is divided into 2 (two) parts are not the same as the North Bali with a narrow lowland and less sloping and the lowlands of South Bali's wide and sloping. Bali slope of the land consists of flat land (0-2%) covering 122 652 ha of undulating land (2-15%) covering 118,339 ha, steep land (15-40%) and covering an area of 190,486 ha of land is very steep (> 40%) an area of 132,189 ha.Province of Bali has 4 (four) lakes are located in mountainous areas, namely Danau Beratan, Buyan, Tamblingan and Lake Batur.
The capital of Bali is Denpasar. Other important places are Ubud as an art center located in Gianyar regency, while Kuta, Sanur, Seminyak, Jimbaran and Nusa Dua are some places become tourist destinations, both coastal and resort tourism.
The total area of Bali Province is 5636.66 km2 or 0.29% of the territory of the Republic of Indonesia. Administratively, the Province of Bali is divided into 9 districts / cities, 55 districts and 701 villages / village.
Mount Agung is the highest point in Bali as high as 3148 m. The volcano last erupted in March 1963. Mount Batur is also one of the mountain in Bali. About 30,000 years ago, Mount Batur erupted and produced a terrible disaster on earth. Unlike in the north, the southern part of Bali is irrigated lowland rivers.
Based on the relief and topography, in the middle of the island lie the mountains that extends from west to east and between the mountains there is a cluster of volcanoes of Mount Batur and Mount Agung and the mountains are not volcanoes, namely Gunung Merbuk, Mount Gunung Patas and Seraya. The existence of these mountains cause by Geographic Region Bali is divided into 2 (two) parts are not the same as the North Bali with a narrow lowland and less sloping and the lowlands of South Bali's wide and sloping. Bali slope of the land consists of flat land (0-2%) covering 122 652 ha of undulating land (2-15%) covering 118,339 ha, steep land (15-40%) and covering an area of 190,486 ha of land is very steep (> 40%) an area of 132,189 ha.Province of Bali has 4 (four) lakes are located in mountainous areas, namely Danau Beratan, Buyan, Tamblingan and Lake Batur.
The capital of Bali is Denpasar. Other important places are Ubud as an art center located in Gianyar regency, while Kuta, Sanur, Seminyak, Jimbaran and Nusa Dua are some places become tourist destinations, both coastal and resort tourism.
The total area of Bali Province is 5636.66 km2 or 0.29% of the territory of the Republic of Indonesia. Administratively, the Province of Bali is divided into 9 districts / cities, 55 districts and 701 villages / village.
Demography
Bali residents about a number of 4 million, with 92.3% majority Hindu religion. Otherreligions are Buddhism, Islam, Protestantism and Catholicism.
Apart from tourism, the Balinese are also living from agriculture and fisheries. Somealso choose to become artists. The language used in Bali is Indonesian, Balineseand English especially for those who work in tourism.
Balinese and Indonesian is the language most widely used in Bali and Indonesia asother residents, the majority of Balinese people are bilingual or even trilingual.Although there are several dialects in the language of Bali, the Balinese peoplegenerally use a form of Balinese language intercourse as an option in communication.Traditionally, the use of various dialects of the Balinese language is determined based on the color system of chess in the Hindu Dharma and clan membership (the term Bali: Soroh, gotra), although the implementation of these traditions tend todecrease.
English is the third language (and the primary foreign language) for many of the Balinese people are influenced by the needs of the tourism industry. Employees who work at tourist information centers in Bali, often also understand some of the foreignlanguage competence is sufficient.
Bali residents about a number of 4 million, with 92.3% majority Hindu religion. Otherreligions are Buddhism, Islam, Protestantism and Catholicism.
Apart from tourism, the Balinese are also living from agriculture and fisheries. Somealso choose to become artists. The language used in Bali is Indonesian, Balineseand English especially for those who work in tourism.
Balinese and Indonesian is the language most widely used in Bali and Indonesia asother residents, the majority of Balinese people are bilingual or even trilingual.Although there are several dialects in the language of Bali, the Balinese peoplegenerally use a form of Balinese language intercourse as an option in communication.Traditionally, the use of various dialects of the Balinese language is determined based on the color system of chess in the Hindu Dharma and clan membership (the term Bali: Soroh, gotra), although the implementation of these traditions tend todecrease.
English is the third language (and the primary foreign language) for many of the Balinese people are influenced by the needs of the tourism industry. Employees who work at tourist information centers in Bali, often also understand some of the foreignlanguage competence is sufficient.
Bali residents about a number of 4 million, with 92.3% majority Hindu religion. Otherreligions are Buddhism, Islam, Protestantism and Catholicism.
Apart from tourism, the Balinese are also living from agriculture and fisheries. Somealso choose to become artists. The language used in Bali is Indonesian, Balineseand English especially for those who work in tourism.
Balinese and Indonesian is the language most widely used in Bali and Indonesia asother residents, the majority of Balinese people are bilingual or even trilingual.Although there are several dialects in the language of Bali, the Balinese peoplegenerally use a form of Balinese language intercourse as an option in communication.Traditionally, the use of various dialects of the Balinese language is determined based on the color system of chess in the Hindu Dharma and clan membership (the term Bali: Soroh, gotra), although the implementation of these traditions tend todecrease.
English is the third language (and the primary foreign language) for many of the Balinese people are influenced by the needs of the tourism industry. Employees who work at tourist information centers in Bali, often also understand some of the foreignlanguage competence is sufficient.
Bali residents about a number of 4 million, with 92.3% majority Hindu religion. Otherreligions are Buddhism, Islam, Protestantism and Catholicism.
Apart from tourism, the Balinese are also living from agriculture and fisheries. Somealso choose to become artists. The language used in Bali is Indonesian, Balineseand English especially for those who work in tourism.
Balinese and Indonesian is the language most widely used in Bali and Indonesia asother residents, the majority of Balinese people are bilingual or even trilingual.Although there are several dialects in the language of Bali, the Balinese peoplegenerally use a form of Balinese language intercourse as an option in communication.Traditionally, the use of various dialects of the Balinese language is determined based on the color system of chess in the Hindu Dharma and clan membership (the term Bali: Soroh, gotra), although the implementation of these traditions tend todecrease.
English is the third language (and the primary foreign language) for many of the Balinese people are influenced by the needs of the tourism industry. Employees who work at tourist information centers in Bali, often also understand some of the foreignlanguage competence is sufficient.
Music
Balinese traditional music has in common with traditional music in many other areas in Indonesia, for example in the use of gamelan and a variety of other percussion instruments. Nevertheless, there are peculiarities in the technique of playing and gubahannya, for example in the form kecak, ie a form of singing that supposedly mimic the sound of monkeys. Similarly, a variety of gamelan are played even unique, for example jegog gamelan, gamelan gong gede, gamelan xylophone, gamelan and gamelan Semar selunding Pegulingan. There is also music Angklung played for the cremation ceremony as well as Bebonangan music played in a variety of other ceremonies.
There is a modern form of traditional music of Bali, for example Gamelan Gong Kebyar which is a dance music that developed in the Dutch colonial period and Joged tube which became popular in Bali since the era of the 1950s. Generally, Balinese music is a combination of various metal percussion instruments (metallophone), gongs and wooden percussion (xylophone). Because social relations, politics and culture, traditional music of Bali or Balinese gamelan game influence or affect each other in the surrounding cultural regions, such as traditional music community in Banyuwangi and traditional music community Lombok.
* Gamelan
* Jegog
* Genggong
* Silat Bali
Dance
Balinese dance in general can be categorized into three groups, namely the trustee or the sacred art of dance performances, bebali or dance performances for ceremonies and also for visitors and balih-balihan or the art of dance for the entertainment of visitors.
Balinese dance expert I Made Bandem at the beginning of the 1980s never classify the Balinese dances, among others who belong to the trustee for example Berutuk, Sang Hyang Dedari, Rejang and Baris Gede, bebali among others is Gambuh, Pajegan Mask and Puppet Wong, whereas balih-balihan among others is the Legong, Parwa, Arja, Prembon and Joged as well as various other modern dance choreography.
One of the dances are very popular for tourists is the Kecak Dance. Around the 1930's, Wayan Limbak worked with German painter Walter Spies to create Trance dance is based on tradition and part of the Ramayana story. Wayan Limbak popularized the dance this time around the world with his troupe of Balinese dancers.
