The island of Bali is part of the Lesser Sunda Islands along 153 km and is 112 km wide, about 3.2 km from Java Island. Geographically, Bali is located at 8 ° 25′23 Selatan South Latitude and 115 ° 14′55 ″ East Longitude which makes it tropical like other parts of Indonesia.
Mount Agung is the highest point in Bali as high as 3,148 m. This volcano last erupted in March 1963. Mount Batur is also one of the mountains in Bali. About 30,000 years ago, Mount Batur erupted and produced a terrible disaster on earth. In contrast to the north, the southern part of Bali is a lowland which is flowed by rivers.
Based on relief and topography, in the middle of the island of Bali lies a mountain range that extends from west to east and between the mountains there are volcanic clusters namely Mount Batur and Mount Agung and mountains that are not flaming, namely Mount Merbuk, Mount Patas and Mount Seraya. The existence of these mountains causes the Geographical Region of Bali to be divided into 2 (two) parts that are not the same, namely North Bali with a narrow lowland and less sloping and South Bali with a broad low and sloping land. The slope of the island of Bali consists of flat land (0-2%) covering an area of 122,652 ha, undulating land (2-15%) covering an area of 118,339 ha, steep land (15-40%) covering an area of 190,486 ha and very steep land (> 40%) covering an area of 132,189 ha. Bali Province has 4 (four) lakes located in mountainous areas, namely Lake Beratan or Bedugul, Buyan, Tamblingan, and Batur. Beautiful Balinese nature makes Bali island famous as a tourist area.
The capital city of Bali is Denpasar. Other important places are Ubud as an art and resting center, located in Gianyar Regency. Nusa Lembongan is one of the diving sites, located in Klungkung Regency. While Kuta, Seminyak, Jimbaran and Nusa Dua are some of the main destinations for tourism, both beach and resort, spa, etc., located in Badung Regency.
The total area of Bali Province is 5,636.66 km2 or 0.29% of the territory of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia. Administratively, the Province of Bali is divided into 8 districts, 1 municipality, 55 sub-districts, and 701 villages / kelurahan.
