Buleleng
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Buleleng is a regency (kabupaten) of Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...

, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

. It has an area of 1,365.88 km2 and population of 577,644 (1999). Its regency seat is Singaraja
Singaraja
Singaraja is the regency seat of Buleleng, Bali, Indonesia. The name is Indonesian for "Lion King". It is on the north coast just east of Lovina...

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Buleleng was founded as a kingdom by Gusti Panji Sakti
Gusti Panji Sakti
Gusti Panji Sakti was King of the Kingdom of Buleleng, in northern Bali, Indonesia, from around 1660 to 1700. He is commemorated as a heroic ancestral figure who expanded the power of Buleleng to Blambangan on East Java....

, who ruled c. 1660-c. 1700. He is commemorated as a heroic ancestor-figure who expanded the power of Buleleng to Blambangan on East Java
East Java
East Java is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes neighboring Madura and islands to its east and to its north East Java is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes neighboring Madura and...

. The kingdom was weakened during his successors, and fell under the suzerainty of the neighbouring Karangasem kingdom in the second half of the 18th century. It was headed by an autonomous branch of the Karangasem Dynasty in 1806-1849. The Dutch colonial power attacked Buleleng in 1846, 1848 and 1849, and defeated it on the last occasion. Buleleng was incorporated in the Dutch colonial system and lost its autonomy in 1882. In 1929 a descendant of Gusti Panji Sakti, the renowned scholar Gusti Putu Jelantik, was appointed regent by the Dutch. He died during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia
Japanese Occupation of Indonesia
The Japanese Empire occupied Indonesia, known then as the Dutch East Indies, during World War II from March 1942 until after the end of War in 1945...

. His son and successor was the well-known novelist Anak Agung Nyoman Panji Tisna (r. 1944-1948). In 1949-50 Buleleng, like the rest of Bali, was incorporated in the unitary republic of Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

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Administrative divisions

Buleleng comprises nine kecamatan:
  1. Gerokgak
    Gerokgak, Buleleng
    Gerokgak is a subdistrict in the regency of Buleleng in northern Bali, Indonesia....

  2. Seririt
  3. Busung Biu
    Busung Biu, Buleleng
    Busung Biu is a subdistrict in the regency of Buleleng in northern Bali, Indonesia. The Balinese government has been active in the district to increase village connectivity and was evaluated on April 11, 2007 in the village of Umejero....

  4. Banjar
    Banjar, Buleleng
    Banjar is a subdistrict in the regency of Buleleng in northern Bali, Indonesia. A notable waterfall, Singsing Waterfall is located in the district. It is located in the village of Temukus, around 3 km from Lovina Beach and 13 km from Singaraja City....

  5. Buleleng
  6. Sukasada
    Sukasada, Buleleng
    Sukasada is a subdistrict in the regency of Buleleng in northern Bali, Indonesia....

  7. Sawan
    Sawan, Buleleng
    Sawan is a subdistrict in the regency of Buleleng in northern Bali, Indonesia. The district is the most important rice producing area of Bali and employs many local people....

  8. Kubutambahan
    Kubutambahan, Buleleng
    Kubutambahan is a subdistrict in the regency of Buleleng in northern Indonesia. It contains a number of notable temples such as Pura Meduwe Karang which have been painted in recent years....

  9. Tejakula
    Tejakula, Buleleng
    Tejakula is a subdistrict in the regency of Buleleng in northern Bali, Indonesia. In 2008 with a bizarre story about a cow which villagers from Julah believed was impregnated by a human and was drowned....


Airports

Lt.Col. Wisnu Airfield
Lt.Col. Wisnu Airfield
Lieutenant Colonel Wisnu Airfield, is located in Sumberkima Village, Buleleng province in the north-west corner of Bali, Indonesia. Construction was funded by the local government and completed in 2007. Airfield runway are planned to be extended from 600 to 1200 meters by 2010.- Airfield...

, located in the Sumberkima
Sumberkima
Sumberkima Village is a small settlement, located in Buleleng province, in the north-west corner of Bali island, part of the Indonesian archipelago.- Economy :...

 village.
By 2014 it will use also for commercial airlines after finishing the extended runway.

Pearl producers

Many big pearl producers have developed a 130.9 hectares in Gerokgak
Gerokgak, Buleleng
Gerokgak is a subdistrict in the regency of Buleleng in northern Bali, Indonesia....

 village as an area for pearl breeding and world-class pearl productions. It will enlarge to 250 hectares swath of water stretching from Gerokgak to Kubutambahan
Kubutambahan, Buleleng
Kubutambahan is a subdistrict in the regency of Buleleng in northern Indonesia. It contains a number of notable temples such as Pura Meduwe Karang which have been painted in recent years....

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