Singaraja
Singaraja | |
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 Singaraja statue on the stamp of Indonesia | |
  Singaraja Location in Bali | |
| Coordinates: 8°07′S 115°05′E / 8.117°S 115.083°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Bali |
| Population (2020 Census) | |
| • Total | 150,210 |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Central Indonesia Standard Time) |
Singaraja is a port town in northern Bali, Indonesia, which serves as the seat of Buleleng Regency. The name is Indonesian for "Lion King" (from Tamil singam and raja). It is just east of Lovina, and is also the centre of Buleleng District, which covers an area of 46.94 km² and had a population of 150,210 in 2020, the second largest on the island.
Singaraja was the Dutch colonial capital for Bali and the Lesser Sunda Islands from 1849 until 1960, an administrative center and the port of arrival for most visitors until the development of the Bukit Peninsula area in the south. Singaraja was also an administrative center for the Japanese during their World War II occupation.
Gedong Kirtya, just south of the town center, is the only library of lontar manuscripts (ancient and sacred texts on leaves of the rontal palm) in the world.
Climate
Singaraja has a tropical 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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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
- I Ketut Gedé, painter
- Jero Wacik, politician
- Pandji Tisna, writer, king Buleleng
- Putu Oka Sukanta, writer
Sister cities
Singaraja has the following sister cities:[3]
References
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Climate: Singaraja". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "City to forge ties with South Korea, Indonesia". Sun.Star Bacolod. 2008-09-27. Archived from the original on 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
External links
Singaraja travel guide from Wikivoyage
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| Sumatra |  | |
| Java | ||
| Kalimantan | ||
| Lesser Sunda | ||
| Sulawesi | ||
| Maluku | ||
| Papua | ||
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