Jembrana Regency

Jembrana Regency

The Jembrana Regency is located at the western end of the island of Bali, extending from east to west in the form of low land and mountains with dense forest, with wild life like tigers, wild boars. Snakes and other animals like small deer’s, monkeys and numerous birds, among others the jalak putis (white starling) which still exist only in this region. The inhabitants of ± 300.000 souls are for the most part peasants, besides breeders of pigs cows and water buffaloes. Further important, they raise rice, maize, second crops and copra, on their farms.

Kota Negara

The Jembrana regency’s capital is Negara. Site of trade activities and busy economic traffic due to its location near the western gateway to Bali, namely the port of Gilimanuk, 90 km from Denpasar, provincial capital.

Gilimanuk

The port of Gilimanuk is the western gateway to Bali, a port for import and export of economic goods and the first stop for foreign and domestic tourist coming from Java. The “Kintamani” passenger boat goes in and out of the harbor from 06.00 hours to 17.00 hours ferrying between the port of Ketapang (east java) and Gilimanuk.

Old / historic building

The Rambut Siwi temple (pura) is located on the beach of Yeh Embang, which slopes down to meet the mighty waves of the Indonesian ocean, around this pura there are extensive rice fields and the ripening rice enhances the beauty of the nature at the beach in the afternoon with its golden look. Nearby, there are also other big Puras like Pura Majapahit, Pura Perancak, Pura Jati. There are ceremonies at Pura Rambut Siwi on every Wednesday Umanis, uku Prangbakat by the Balinese calendar.