TABANAN REGENCY

 

Tabanan regency geographically is located between 114° – 54’ 52” east longitude and 8° 14’ 30” – 8° 30’07” south latitude. The topography of Tabanan regency is located at an altitude 0 – 2.276 m above sea level with details on altitude 0-500 m above sea level is a flat region with a slope of 2-15%, and at an altitude of 500-1000 m above sea level is flat to sloping areas with a slope of 15-40%.

 

In areas that have a slope of 2-15% and 15-40% is a pretty fertile area where farmers undertake farming activities to make ends meet. In areas that have a height of over 1,000 m above sea level and with a slope of 40% and above is a hilly area and steep, a total of 23,358 hectares or 28.00% of the land area in the district of Tabanan is the rice fields, so that Tabanan is known as an agricultural area.

 

The boundaries of the regency of Tabanan are: in the north bordering with Buleleng regency which is bordered by the mountain range like Mount Batukaru (2,276 m), Mount Sanghyang (2,087 m), Mount Pohen (2,089 m), in the east bordering with Badung regency which is bordered by  Yeh Sungi  river,  Yeh Ukun  river and  Yeh Penet  river. In the south it's bordered by Indian ocean with a width of the beach approximately 37 km, in the west bordering with Jembrana regency which is bordered by  Yeh Let  river.

 

Tabanan regency (kabupaten) is divided into 10 districts (kecamatan), all of them are listed below :

 

Places of Interest in Tabanan

 

Tabanan is one of the most popular tourist destination in Bali, There are many places of interest that can be visited in Tabanan, and also there are many hotels, restaurants, villas and other accommodation that fit perfectly used as a family holiday or just simply as a refreshing place. Below are some of the best tourist destinations in Tabanan regency.

 

• Ulun Danu Temple and Lake Beratan (good place for fishing and water sports activities)
• Candi Kuning Fruit Market
• Alas Kedaton Monkey Forest
• Subak Museum (The museum of Bali water irrigation system called Subak)
• Tanah Lot Temple
• Bali Butterfly Park
• Jati Luwih Rice Terrace
• Tabanan Hot Spring Water
• Batukaru temple
• Balian Beach (Surfing beach