Tampaksiring is a town in central

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Gianyar Regency Gianyar Regency (; , ''Kabupatén Gyañaŕ'') is a regency (''kabupaten'') of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 368.0 km2 and had a population 523.973 at mid of 2022 census. It is bordered by Badung Regency and Denpasar City ...

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. As of the 2010 census, the area was 42.63 km² and the population was 45,818; the latest official estimate (as at mid 2019) is 48,740. It is the home to the

Gunung Kawi Gunung Kawi Temple, popularly known as The Valley of The Balinese Kings, is an 11th-century temple and funerary complex in Tampaksiring, northeast of Ubud in Bali, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country ...

Temple and archaeological site and the Senang Hati Foundation. The word "Tampak" in Balinese means foot, while "Siring" means Oblique. According to the legend the slope of the mountain where the town stands today, was created by footstep of a king named Mayadenawa. Tampaksiring was also one of the major kingdom during Bali's pre-colonial period. The town is home to Tirta Empul Temple Villages around Tampaksiring are: Manukaya,

Pejeng Pejeng is a village in Bali, Indonesia, in the Petanu River valley. It is a bit east of Ubud in Gianyar Regency. It is home to the Moon of Pejeng, the largest single-cast bronze kettle drum Timpani (; ) or kettledrums (also informally calle ...

Pejeng Kaja Pejeng is a village in Bali, Indonesia, in the Petanu River valley. It is a bit east of Ubud in Gianyar Regency. It is home to the Moon of Pejeng, the largest single-cast bronze kettle drum Timpani (; ) or kettledrums (also informally called ...

, Pejeng Kangin,

Pejeng Kawan Pejeng is a village in Bali, Indonesia, in the Petanu River valley. It is a bit east of Ubud in Gianyar Regency. It is home to the Moon of Pejeng, the largest single-cast bronze kettle drum in the world. Pejeng is a rural area with extensive, and ...

, Pejeng Kelod,

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, and Tampaksiring.

Presidential Palace

Tampaksiring is also location of

Istana Tampaksiring The Tampaksiring Palace () is one of 7 Presidential Palaces of Indonesia, it is located in Tampaksiring, Gianyar Regency, Bali. Built in 1957 and finished in 1963, unlike other presidential palaces of Indonesia that mostly were inherited from the ...

, one of the six presidential palaces in Indonesia. The Palace was built between 1957 and 1960 at the initiation of President

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. The buildings of the complex are scattered around on an area covering 19 hectares. The main palace building are built on a higher ground overlooking Tampaksiring Tirta Empul Temple and

Mount Agung Mount Agung (, ) is an active volcano in Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia. It is located southeast of Mount Batur volcano, also in Bali. It is the highest point on Bali, and dominates the surrounding area, influencing the climate, especially ...

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Gianyar Gianyar Regency (; , ''Kabupatén Gyañaŕ'') is a Regency (Indonesia), regency (''kabupaten'') of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 368.0 km2 and had a population 523.973 at mid of 2022 census. It is bordered by Badung Regen ...

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