About Bali

The name of Bali

Ulun Danu Temple at Bedugul Bali

The word of ‘Bali’ like how the peoples call this island, first time emerge carved in the stone of Blanjong inscription, was founded at Blanjong village in Sanur at Denpasar regency. That inscription numerical is year “835″ before century. It is about in 913 century, where is released by the king, so called “Sri Kesari Warmadewa “. On that inscription, Bali Island it is called ‘Bali Dwipa’. These words represent the combinations of word from language of Sanskrit element. Which it is consist from two words, that is “Bali ” and ” Dwipa”. The word ‘Bali’ have various meaning, for example : ” Kembali” it’s mean comeback, “wali” it’s mean devoting, “sesaji” it’s mean offerings, while the word “Dwipa” it’s mean ‘island’. The name of this“Balidwipa” is probably gives by the merchants from India, that was predictable they are disseminating in south-east asia, includes Bali, about in 1 century pre christian.

Geographical circumstance and sum up the resident.

Green view rice terrace

Bali based on geographically is one of 33 province of Indonesia. Province of Bali it is consist of 6 ( six) island, where they are is : (1) Bali island, is the biggest island, the main island of Bali, as the mother of this island, and then Bali have five more island, where they includes in Bali province. That 5(five) islands is ;( 2) Nusa Penida Island, (3) Nusa Lembongan, (4) Nusa Ceningan,(5) Serangan island and (6) Menjangan Island. Where the wide of this entire district it is about 5.633 kilometers squares. Province of Bali consist of 8 (eight) regency and one capital city, (middle town), and 53 sub district. Bali Island consist of 674 villages and 3945 of Banjar, what I mean about Banjar is?” Banjar” is like a group, when in one of the village they have too many people; (population) so it is could be difficult to control, and to manage. So they makes some groups it is consist of 200 – 300 people and that groups it is call with “ Banjar”. One of the villages in Bali it is maybe have 4, 5, 7, or maybe more, It is depend from the large of their villages, and also have 1399 of custom countryside. The population in Bali it is about 3.156.392 people in 2001 population census, now it is probably about 3.500.000 peoples. Bali Island is located between the Asia and Australia continent. Geographically, in the middle of Bali island  is had long mountain unfolding from west to east, between that mountain it is have a number of mountain as the  top, it is Agung mountain, as the highest mountain in Bali, the high it is about 3.142 meters, Batur mountain, (1.717 meters,) Abang mountain (2.152) Batukaru mountain ( 2.276 ). Agung Mountain and Batur Mountain it is representing natty mount. In north side and south of that mountain it is had mainland unfolding. In Bali also had four lake, among other things is lake Batur, (1.607.5 Ha),Beratan lake (375,6 Ha ), Buyan lake,(336 Ha )and Tamblingan lake (110 Ha). The rivers steaming from forest and lake it is mostly empty into the southland, likes Unda River, Petanu River, Ayung River, Pulukan River, Loloan River, etc. Bali is included the district with tropic climate where influence by the wind seasons that change ones in six month. Bali had two seasons, there is dry season at April until October and rain season from October until April and the normal temperature here it is about 28 Celsius degrees. The air dampness means it is about 97%.

Religion and Culture

90% (ninety percents) of Balinese people it is embracing Hindu’s religion. The Hinduism temple in Bali  is called with “Pura” Bali had a thousands temples, where the biggest temple in Bali is Besakih temple, Besakih temple is the mother of temples in Bali. Can you imagine, in Bali had 1399 of customs countryside’s, every countryside’s own 3 (three) main temples, those are: (1) Pura Dalem, (2) Pura Desa, (3) Pura Puseh, and that it is not includes another temples, In Bali also had a lot of Historical temples. That is just about the temples, how about the culture? Bali had a lot of culture of their life’s, for example in era of 70-80‘s,it is about 70% of Balinese people  work as a farmers, farming is their main job. Balinese people it is cannot be separated with their hobbies to do art, and create some idea to makes what the things that they makes it is going to be interesting and fun, for example, they makes their rice fields looks nice with arranging in such a manner like to be a rice terrace. And until now the rice terrace in Bali it is still famous and become one of the tourism objects. They also had a irrigation system it is call “Subak”.Subak is the name of farmers groups of irrigation system in Bali, that is the way to how they controlling the water from the rivers in Bali. Another than that culture, Bali also had a lot of art and culture, for example the Balinese dances, wood carvings, paintings, Balinese traditional music’s and gamelan etc. Bali it is had a thousands of dances too, the most famous dances is, Barong dance, Kecak dance, Legong dance, Pendet dance, and etc. Bali had a lot of name from the tourist from foreign country. That is :Bali is the paradise island, Bali is an island with thousand temples, The island of dances, the last paradise, and many more…so my conclusion is Bali is the great Island carrying peace and touching into your heart, love god, love people, love world and love Bali.