Karangasem

Karangasem places of interest at Karangasem Regency is located in the eastern area of the island of Bali, also known as Amlapura, this place offers a lot of natural charm and very beautiful temples. If from Kuta it takes about two hours to reach this Karangasem location, and Karangasem Regency has a fairly large area. And Karangasem also has two ports that are often used for sea transportation to other islands in Indonesia, including the Padang Bay port which is often used to go to the Gilis, and the Tanah Ampo port which is planned to be used as a port to lean on cruise ships. The tourism objects in Karangasem are very diverse, from waterfall tours, historical buildings, holy temples and also other attractions that are no less interesting. Besides that, there are also beach tours that are often used for snorkeling and diving, as for others such as Blue Lagoon Beach, Labuah Amuk, Amed, Tulamben and others who are civilized in this Karangasem Regency. There is also Mount Agung which is the largest mountain on the island of Bali

Karangasem Regency Geographically
Geographically, Karangasem Regency is in the position of 8000’00”- 8041’37.8” South Latitude and 115035’9.8”- 115054’8.9”East Longitude. The area of Karangasem Regency is 839.54 Km or 14.90% of the area of Bali Province (5,632.86 Km). From the entire area, about 7,070 Ha. (8.42 %) is paddy field, while 76,884 Ha is not paddy field (91.58%). The area of Karangasem Regency has a very varied topography, in the form of plains, hills, mountains (including Mount Agung). Karangasem has a beach with a length of 87 km, some of which are potential and have been designated as tourist areas. Administratively, Karangasem Regency (in 2009) consists of 8 sub-districts, with 78 villages/kelurahan (75 definitive villages, 3 kelurahan), 532 official banjars, 52 neighborhoods. Meanwhile, according to custom, Karangasem Regency consists of 189 traditional villages with 605 traditional banjars