Gianyar Regency

Gianyar
—  Regency  —
Seal
Motto: Dharma Raksata Raksita
Location Gianyar Regency
Coordinates: 8°32′38.76″S 115°19′31.66″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Bali
Capital	Gianyar
Government
• Regent
Area
• Total	368 km2 (142 sq mi)
Population (2003)
• Total	422,186
• Density	1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Website	www.gianyarkab.go.id

Gianyar is a regency (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province and island of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 368 km² and population of 416,728 (2003), making it the second most densely populated district in Bali (after Badung). Its regency seat is Gianyar.

The town of Ubud, a centre of art and tourism, is located in Gianyar.

Rajas of Gianyar

• Ida Anak Agung Gde Agung (1921–1999)

Condotels and Apartments ban

Although Badung Regency, Denpasar and Gianyar Regency are the three richest regions in Bali and most of their wealth comes from tourism, in February 2012 Gianyar Regency officially banning the construction of new increasingly-popular condominium hotels (condotels) and apartment facilities. Not as Badung Regency and Denpasar which condotels and apartments are the hottest items in the market for tourist developers and investors, Gianyar Regency wants to protect the local entrepreneurs.

Further reading

• Vickers, Adrian (1995), Gianyar Regency. taken from Oey, Eric (Editor) (1995). Bali. Singapore: Periplus Editions. p. 115.. ISBN 962-593-028-0. 

External links

Media related to Gianyar Regency at Wikimedia Commons Central Bali travel guide from Wikitravel