Klungkung Regency is the smallest

regency A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy ...

(''kabupaten'') on Bali,

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. It has an area of 315 km² and had a population at the 2010

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of 170,543 which increased to 206,925 at the Census of 2020. The administrative centre for the regency (and for Klungkung District within the regency) is in the town of

Semarapura Semarapura is a town which serves as the administrative capital of the Klungkung Regency in Bali, Indonesia. See also Semarapura is the capital of Klungkung Regency, the smallest regency in the province of Bali, Indonesia. It also serves a ...

. Semarapura town is easily reached from

Gianyar Gianyar Regency is a regency (''kabupaten'') in the Indonesian province and island of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 368.0 km2 and had a population of 469,777 at the 2010 Census, and 515,344 at the 2020 Census, making it the second most ...

via the highway. The regency is famous for its classic Balinese paintings which mostly depict the story of epics such as

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Ramayana, Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the s ...

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. These classical style paintings come from the frescoes of the Balinese palaces, and can also be found at

Klungkung Palace The Klungkung Palace, officially Puri Agung Semarapura, is a historical building complex situated in Semarapura, the capital of the Klungkung Regency ( kabupaten) on Bali, Indonesia. The palace ( puri) was erected at the end of the 17th century, ...

in the downtown area.

Semarajaya Museum The Semarajaya Museum is a museum located in the town of Semarapura in Klungkung Regency on Bali, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans ...

is also located in the area. Some 64.4% of the land area of Klungkung is made of the offshore islands of

Nusa Penida Nusa Penida ( ban, ᬦᬸᬲᬧᭂᬦᬶᬤ, Nusa Penida, Penida Island) is an island located in the southeastern Indonesian island of Bali and a district of Klungkung Regency that includes the neighbouring small island of Nusa Lembongan and twelv ...

Nusa Ceningan Nusa Ceningan is a small island located between Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida, south of Bali, in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific ocean ...

Nusa Lembongan Nusa Lembongan is an island located southeast of Bali, Indonesia. It is part of a group of three islands that make up the Nusa Penida district, of which it is the most famous of the three islands of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan - ...

and eleven smaller islands, which together form Nusa Penida District, of which the town of Sampalan is the administrative centre; the other three districts lie on the island of Bali itself, in its southeast corner.

Administrative Districts

The regency is divided into four districts (''

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''), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 CensusBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. and the population density in 2020. The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its postal codes. File:Goa Jepang 200507.jpg, Japanese army Shelters,

Banjarangkan Banjarangkan is a district of Klungkung Regency, Bali, Indonesia. It is located 6 km from Semarapura or about one hour from Denpasar. Its area is approximately 45.73 km2, and it had a population of 37,115 at the 2010 Census and 44,431 ...

, Klungkung

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