Dutch cavalry in front of the Royal Palace at Tabanan 1906

Tabanan is one of the regencies (''kabupaten'') in

Bali Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and ...

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. Relatively underdeveloped (compared with Badung and Denpasar to the east), Tabanan Regency has an area of 1,013.88 km² and had a population of 386,850 in 2000, rising to 420,913 in 2010, then 461,630 at the 2020 census. Its regency seat is the town of

Tabanan Tabanan is one of the regencies (''kabupaten'') in Bali, Indonesia. Relatively underdeveloped (compared with Badung and Denpasar to the east), Tabanan Regency has an area of 1,013.88 km2 and had a population of 386,850 in 2000, rising to 42 ...

. One of the popular tourism attractions located in Tabanan is

Tanah Lot Tanah Lot ( Balinese: ) is a rock formation off the Indonesian island of Bali. It is home to the ancient Hindu pilgrimage temple ''Pura Tanah Lot'' (literally "Tanah Lot temple"), a popular tourist and cultural icon for photography. Tanah Lot t ...

Administrative districts

The regency is divided into ten

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and population totals at the 2010 censusPopulation by Region, Urban/Rural, and Sex - Tabanan Regency
/ref> and the 2020 census.
/ref> The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district and its postal codes. The administrative centre of Selemadeg District is at Bajera, that of Selemadeg Timur is at Megati, and that of Selemadeg Barat is at Antosari; the other districts share the same name as their administrative centre.

Jatiluwih

Jatiluwih village in Penebel District, north of Tabanan, has

paddy field A paddy field is a flooded field of arable land used for growing semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro. It originates from the Neolithic rice-farming cultures of the Yangtze River basin in southern China, associated with pre-A ...

s following the contours of terraced land against the background of spellbinding Mount Batukaru and Mount Agung use traditional Balinese irrigation known as ''subak'', Bali's community-based water control management system. Lies at an altitude of 700 meters, the cool atmosphere of more original beautiful Jatiluwih is better than the most well-known Tegallalang which has plenty of cafes and souvenir shops. Two routes to Jatiluwih are Denpasar>Kediri>Tabanan>Penebel>Jatiluwih or Denpasar>Mengwi>Baturiti>Jatiluwih. Jatiluwih is one of the five rice terraces that describe the "Subak" water management system which has gain acknowledgment from

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as part of the world's cultural heritage.

Tourism development control

To preserve the largest area of 53,000 hectares of agriculture fields on the island, Tabanan Regency Administration would not allow the development of star-rated and city hotels anymore, unless tourism facilities with a commitment to environmental conservation would be allowed with 30 percent of buildings and 70 percent had to be left naturally as paddy field or plantation. The administration has also decided 300-hectare protected paddy field zone with a 100-hectare housing zone lies outside the protected zone. For visitors, it is possible to visit the 300-hectare on foot (about 3 hrs trekking) or alternatively with an e-bike tour that the local villagers organize since 2017 (about 1 h).

Climate

Tabanan has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southe ...

(Af) with moderate rainfall from April to September and heavy rainfall from October to March.

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