Badung Travel guides and information while holiday in Bali.

Badung Regency is located on the southern part of Bali Island bordering Denpasar Special City and Tabanan Regency on the west. The regency shapes like a Keris, an traditional weapon of ancient Javanese and Hndus, representing a heroic spirit of Perang Puputan [Puputan War]. Badung was called Nambangan. It was I Gusti Ngurah Made Pemecutan who changed name from Nambangan to Badung, after succeeding in conquer Mengwi and Jembrana in 1810.

Badung Regency covers the area of  418.52 square and is divided to 6 sub district such as Mengwi as its capital city, Petang, Abiansemal, Kuta, North Kuta, and South Kuta.  Badung Regency has population up to 332.200 people, based on the statistic in 2001, with average population of 720 people per square km, mostly living in southern part as the center of tourism business. Most of the people work as a part of tourism industry at southern part and as farmer at northern part. Agriculture is well developed in the northern part of Badung, but its primary income comes from the tourism industry around Kuta, Kerobokan, Nusa Dua, Tanjung Benoa and  Jimbaran. Thus makes Badung to be the only regency in Bali which has the biggest income.

Tourism objects are easily found in Badung including
• Kuta - Wide range selection of accommodations, restaurants, shops and other tourist facilities.
• Jimbaran - Also well known for its white beaches with many private villas and beachfront open air cafes and resaturants.
• Uluwatu - Famous as one of best surfing point in the world. Some of beaches there are still natural, such as Suluban beach, Uluwatu Beach, Labuan Sait Beach, Nyang nyang beaches, Impossible beach and  Padang Padang beach. Do not forget to visit Luhur Uluwatu Temple to watch traditional dances.
• Ayung River - It is the largest river at Bali. Well known with its white water rafting
• Nungnung Waterfall  - 50m high waterfall, located at Nungnung village 900m above the sea level
• Gatot Kaca Statue
• Sadha Kapal Temple
• Sangeh Monkey Forest - Natural park with hundred of monkey live inside it.
• Tanah Wuuk - Beautiful River valley next to Penet River hidden with rice field.
• Tanjung Benoa  -Location of luxury hotel and water sport activities
• Taman Ayun Temple
• Traditional Village of Baha - Located not too far from Taman Ayun temple. Here you can see traditional village of Bali
• Nusa Dua - Location of stars hotel and fine dinning.
• Petang and Pelaga Village - Location of agro tourism industry where vegetable, coffee, vanilla, corn, and more grow in
the right climate 800m above the sea level