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Karangasem Regency (Indonesian: ''Kabupaten Karangasem'') is a
Interesting places include:
* The major 
Karangasem Regency (Indonesian: ''Kabupaten Karangasem'') is a 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'') of 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 Nu ...
, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. It covers the east part of Bali, has an area of 839.54 km2 and had a population of 396,487 at the 2010 Census which rose to 492,402 at the 2020 Census. Its regency seat is the town of Amlapura. Karangasem was devastated when Mount Agung
Mount Agung ( id, Parwata Agung; ban, ᬕᬦ ᬆᬕ) is an active volcano in Bali, Indonesia, southeast of Mount Batur volcano, also in Bali. It is the highest point on Bali, and dominates the surrounding area, influencing the climate, especiall ...
erupted in 1963, killing 1,900 people. Karangasem was a kingdom before Bali was conquered by the Dutch.
Administrative districts
The regency is divided into eightdistricts
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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and population totals at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census. The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its postal codes.
Note: (a) including 6 small offshore islands.
Tourism
Interesting places include:
* The major Pura Besakih
Besakih Temple ( Balinese: ᬧᬸᬭᬩᭂᬲᬓᬶᬄ) is a ''pura'' complex in the village of Besakih on the slopes of Mount Agung in eastern Bali, Indonesia. It is the most important, the largest and holiest temple of Balinese Hinduism, ...
Hindu temple, sometimes called the Mother Temple of Besakih.
* Mount Agung
Mount Agung ( id, Parwata Agung; ban, ᬕᬦ ᬆᬕ) is an active volcano in Bali, Indonesia, southeast of Mount Batur volcano, also in Bali. It is the highest point on Bali, and dominates the surrounding area, influencing the climate, especiall ...
, the highest peak in Bali
* Telaga Waja River, the only rafting spot at eastern Bali
* Tenganan
Tenganan Pegringsingan or Pageringsingan is a village in the regency of Karangasem in East Bali, Indonesia. Before the 1970s was known by anthropologists to be a secluded society in the archipelago.
Rapid changes have occurred in the village si ...
"the original Bali", a Bali Aga
The Bali Aga, Baliaga or Bali Mula are the indigenous people of Bali, predominantly located in the eastern part of the island, in Karangasem. They can also be found in north-western and central regions. Bali Aga people that are referred to as ''B ...
village whose inhabitants who still live according to their ancient traditions
* Amed, a beach town.
* Tulamben
Tulamben is a small fishing village on the north-east coast of Bali. It is among the most popular dive sites on Bali since the wreck of the , a US Army Transport ship torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1942 lies just off shore. During high-season ...
, a dive site
* Candidasa
Candi Dasa, or often Candidasa is a seaside town on the eastern cost of Bali that rests on the edge of a fresh water lagoon, named Candi Dasa Lagoon. The town is centred around ''Jalan Raya Candida'', where a number of hotels, restaurants, and s ...
, a starting point for visiting the east coast of Bali. East of Candidasa is the village of Bugbug
Bugbug is an area of Karangasem Regency, Bali. Indonesia. It is located east of Candidasa
Candi Dasa, or often Candidasa is a seaside town on the eastern cost of Bali that rests on the edge of a fresh water lagoon, named Candi Dasa Lagoon. Th ...
, whose inhabitants celebrate the ''Perang Dawa'' (war of the gods) every other year on the full moon of the fourth month, October.
* Prasi Beach in Prasi village, known as Pantai Pasir Putih "White Sandy Beach)" and also as Virgin Beach. Its white sandy beaches are mainly free of crowds, less polluted, and popular for swimming or snorkeling from April to October.
* Ujung Water Palace
Ujung Water Palace is a former palace in Karangasem Regency, Bali. Now, this palace also known as Ujung Park or Sukasada Park. It is located approximately 5 kilometres from Amlapura. In the Dutch East Indies era, this place known by the name ' ...
, built by the King Anak Agung Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem
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*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
.
* Tirta Gangga
Tirta Gangga is a former royal palace in eastern Bali, Indonesia, about 5 kilometres from Karangasem, near Abang. Named after the sacred river Ganges
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known ...
water palace
* Puri Agung Karangasem, collectively several royal palaces of the Karangasem kingdom
* Budakeling, an area where both Hindus and Muslims live. Saren Jawa village is home to 100 Muslim families, surrounded by Balinese Hindu villages following the Siwa-Buda belief system, which is a combination of Hinduism and Mahayana Buddhism. The people of Saren Jawa use Balinese first names before their Muslim last names, such as Ni Nyoman Maimunah.
* Seraya Village, which keeps the Gebug Ende tradition related to scarcity of water during drought season
* Mencol Hill, the eastern-most hill on Bali island. It is known as a sunrise viewpoint; the temple at the peak of the grassy hill has a view to the east coast and Gili Selang islet.
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* * * {{Authority control Hindu Buddhist states in Indonesia