Kintamani is a district (kecamatan), and a village within that district, on the western edge of the larger caldera wall of the
Mount Batur (''Gunung Batur'') caldera in
Bali
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,
Indonesia
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. It is on the same north–south road as
Penelokan and has been used as a stopping place to view the Mount Batur region. Kintamani is also known for
Pura Tuluk Biyu's 1,000-year-old "Rites of Peace" stone tablets and the
Kintamani dog breed. It is situated next to Mount Batur.
Kintamani District covers a greater land area than the city of
Denpasar
Denpasar (; Balinese: ᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ) is the capital of Bali and the main gateway to the island. The city is also a hub for other cities in the Lesser Sunda Islands.
With the rapid growth of the tourism industry in Bali, Denpasar has e ...
at 366.9 km
2, and it was home to 112,463 people at the 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] but the area is rural, with only 7,402 people in 2010 in the administrative village of 19.45 km
2 which has grown up along the single main road. Altogether there are 48 villages (''desa'') in the district.
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Populated places in Bali
Tourist attractions in Bali
Bangli Regency
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