Coordinates: 8°32′38.76″S 115°19′31.66″E
Country Indonesia, Province Bali, Capital GianyarArea;
Gianyar is a regency (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province and island of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 368 km2 and population of 470,380,making it the second most densely populated district in Bali (after Badung). Its regency seat is Gianyar.
The civil registry survey of April 2011 listed 480,447 people, of which 469,929 were classified as Hindu. The town of Ubud, a centre of art and tourism, is located in Gianyar.
Ida Anak Agung Gde Agung (1921–1999) 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.
The regency is divided into seven districts (kecamatan), listed below with their 2010 Census populations:
Gianyar Regency’s civil registry recorded 480,447 residents by religion, in April 2012, 97.8% Hindu.
The following are some of the tourist objects in Gianyar Regency:
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