Singaraja(Balinese:ᬲᬶᬗᬭᬚ) is a port town in northernBali,Indonesia, which serves as the seat ofBuleleng Regency.The name isIndonesianfor "Lion King" (fromSanskritsinghaandraja). It is just east ofLovinaand is also the centre of Buleleng District, which covers an area of 46.94 km² and had a population of 153,930 in 2022,[1]the second largest on the island.
Singaraja
ᬲᬶᬗᬭᬚ | |
|---|---|
 Singarajain 2005 | |
| Nickname(s): Kota pendidikan(Indonesian) ( "Education city" ) | |
  Singaraja Location in Bali | |
| Coordinates:8°07′S115°05′E/ 8.117°S 115.083°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Bali |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
• Total | 153,930 |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8(Central Indonesia Standard Time) |
Singaraja was theDutchcolonial capital for Bali and theLesser Sunda Islandsfrom 1849 until 1960, It was an administrative center and the port of arrival for most visitors until the development of theBukit Peninsulaarea in the south. Singaraja was also an administrative center for the Japanese during theirWorld War IIoccupation.
Gedong Kirtya,just south of the town center, is the only library oflontar manuscripts(ancient and sacred texts on leaves of therontal palm) in the world - apart from the Pustaka Lontar Museum in Penaban, north ofAmlapura.
Climate
editSingaraja has atropical savanna climate(Aw) with little to no rainfall from June to October and heavy rainfall from December to March. April, May, and November feature moderate rainfall.
| Climate data for Singaraja | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.6 (79.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 318 (12.5) |
284 (11.2) |
253 (10.0) |
103 (4.1) |
71 (2.8) |
30 (1.2) |
29 (1.1) |
13 (0.5) |
8 (0.3) |
19 (0.7) |
80 (3.1) |
191 (7.5) |
1,399 (55) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[2] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
edit- I Ketut Gedé,painter
- Jero Wacik,politician
- Pandji Tisna,writer, king Buleleng
- Putu Oka Sukanta,writer
Sister cities
editSingaraja has the followingsister cities:[3]
References
edit- ^abBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023,Kabupaten Buleleng Dalam Angka 2023(Katalog-BPS 1102001.5108)
- ^"Climate: Singaraja".Climate-Data.org.Retrieved17 November2020.
- ^"City to forge ties with South Korea, Indonesia".Sun.Star Bacolod. 2008-09-27. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-10-01.Retrieved2008-09-28.
External links
edit
Singarajatravel guide from Wikivoyage
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