Singaraja

Singaraja
Near the crossing of Ahmad Yani Street and Diponegoro Street
Singaraja Location in Bali
Singaraja Location in Indonesia
Coordinates:
Country	Indonesia
Province	Bali
Population (2005)
• Total	80,500
Time zone	Central Standard Time (UTC+8)

Singaraja is a town in northern Bali, Indonesia, which serves as the seat of Buleleng Regency. The name is Indonesian for "Lion King" (from Sanskrit singa and raja). It is on the north coast just east of Lovina. It has an area of 27.98 km² and population of 80,500.

Singaraja was the Dutch colonial administrative centre for Bali and the Lesser Sunda Islands from 1849 until 1953, and the port of arrival for most visitors until development of the Bukit Peninsula area in the south. Singaraja was also an administrative center for the Japanese during their World War II occupation.

Gedong Kirtya, just south of the town centre, is the only library of lontar manuscripts (ancient and sacred texts on leaves of the rontal palm) in the world.

Notable people

• Jero Wacik (1949-) -politician

Sister cities

Singaraja has the following sister cities:

Bacolod, Philippines Andong, South Korea

External links

• Singaraja travel guide from Wikivoyage