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City : Denpasar
Width Area : 123,98 Km2
Subdistrics :
1. Denpasar Barat
2. Denpasar Timur
3. Denpasar Selatan
Mayor : Ida Bagus Rai Dharma Wijaya Mantra
Office : Jl. Gajah Mada No.1 Denpasar
Web Address : www.denpasar.go.id
A network of roads links Denpasar with Singaraja and other cities on the island. Denpasar also has an international airport. A branch of the National Archaeological Research Centre; the Bali Museum, built by the Dutch government in 1932 and containing specimens of Balinese art from prehistoric times to the early 20th century; and Universitas Udayana (founded 1962) are located at Denpasar. Sites of interest include the Puri (temple) Pemecutan, St. Joseph Church, Meredith Memorial Library, Pasar (market) Dadung, Kokar (Conservatory of Performing Arts), Academy of Indonesian Dances, and Abiankohas Art Centre.
Demography
Denpasar is the capital-city of Bali Province, Denpasar has got some fascination for tourism such as : remain of ancient building with Balinese architecture. It offers a city-tour where tourism can experience and learn about various cultural attraction of Denpasar. The tour start from Pemecutan Palace, proceed to Kuta Palace, Satria Palace, and Kesiman Palace then visit the old and the newest temples in town. The journey continued to visit Bali Meseum, Finger Print Museum, Le Mayeur Museum, and Archeology Museum in Sesetan. There is also a chance to do shopping at Kumbasari, River-side market of Pasar Badung. Finally visit Satria Bird market and Kereneng.
Geography
Administratively, Denpasar city divided 3 sub district, 43 village/administrative village, width of area about 12.780 ha, consists with 3,147 ha of rice field and 9,633 ha of land which can not be used as a rice field. Located on 8º-35’-31” - 8º-44’-49” south latitude and 115º-10-23” - 115º-16’-27” East longitude with the amount of citizen about 4,080 people/km and rate of growth average 3.01% per year.
From that amount of people 44.44% located in the west area and 24.90% located in the east area and 28.66% in the south area. As a capital of Bali Province, Denpasar is a center of any activities specially economic activities. There are many facilities and economic structure in this area that can be supported the growth of economy of Bali generally. In the year of 2000 PDRB which is reached about 3.1 quintillion rupiah if (based on valid price) or increase about 12.60%.
Home Industries
Crafting / Diligence of Wood Idol is one of exceeding / exporting pledge which from year to year has increased. There are 35 units of effort, which used 175 employees consists in 3 sub-district in Denpasar town.
Type of production : Generally design of wood crafting has special characteristic in each sub-district. Such as Denpasar Selatan is dominated by Buddha statue, Denpasar Barat dominated by Buddha statue and people in Denpasar Timur sub-district is dominated by Chicken hutch, farmer, fishermen, animal and pop art.
Raw material most of this effort use local raw material and outside the area. Production process use traditional and simple technology (with simple equipments). Marketing : Export to Dutch, American, Australian, Canadian, Polandia, Taiwan, Etc.
Silver Crafting / Diligence widespread in three sub-district in town of Denpasar consists of 20 Units effort with absorbingly of labour about 500 employees. Crafting / Diligence of Silver have typical design and very liked by foreign tourist and represent one of pledge commodity / pre-eminent export. This crafting / diligence is specially produced decoration good for souvenir and also export like : ring, pendant, mother of pearl, anything, bangle, other crafting / diligence and as goods of interior decoration. Marketing : Export to French, American, Canadian, Australian, Japan, Dutch and other state.
Garment craft was grown and developed in Denpasar very fast, both in the form of household crafting / diligence, small until middle representing pre-eminent product of especial exporting of area and at most permeating labor in town of Denpasar more or less than 75 units of effort which is use about 100.000 employees from the employees who has no skill until the employees who has special skill. The most production is produced are clothes of woman or man, spray, bad cover, coastal cloth and the other. Local marketing and export to any counties like American, Australian, Japan, French, and Italian.
Crafting / Diligence Kipas Cendana reside in one of village/administrative village in Denpasar namely in Sesetan administrative village and is one of villages in Bali which produced their production in Kipas Cendana Crafting. There are 15 units effort with absorbingly about 300 employees. Type production : Fan of graven Cendana and fan combined with painting with all kinds of form there are ½ circular and full with difference size. Raw material : Cendana wood which conducive from East of Indonesian. Local wood, Other indirect material. Marketing : as souvenir for tourist and domestic.
Crafting / Diligence of Matting also has prospect which fair enough, and this crafting / diligence have been able to penetrate marketing as a souvenir or interior and household tool and furniture. Production : as production of decoration like mirror, lantern, place tissue, place for fruit, newspaper of place, wallet, bag, beside decoration goods are also produced furniture like desk, chari, bad, toilet and others. Marketing : local and also export to American, Japan, Dutch, French, China and Others.
