Denpasar

Denpasar
City
City of Denpasar Kota Denpasar
Native transcription(s)
• Balinese	ᬓᭀᬢ​ᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ Kotâ Dénpasar
Bajra Sandhi Monument Bali Museum Sanur Beach Kumbasari Park Bali's parliament hall
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Kota Seribu Pura (Indonesian) "City of a Thousand Temples"[1]
Motto(s):  Pūrādhip Bharā Bhāvana (Sanskrit) ᬧᬸᬭᬟᬶᬯᬪᬭ​ᬪᬯᬦ "The Capital Supports The Country"
Location within Bali, Indonesia
OpenStreetMap
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Coordinates: 8°40′18″S 115°14′2″E / 8.67167°S 115.23389°E / -8.67167; 115.23389
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	Bali
Settled	27 February 1788
Founded by	I Gusti Ngurah Made Pemecutan[2]
Government
• Body	Denpasar City Government
• Mayor	I.G.N. Jaya Negara (PDI-P)
• Vice Mayor	I Kadek Agus Arya Wibawa (PDI-P)
• Legislature	Denpasar City Regional House of Representatives
Area
• City	125.98 km2 (48.64 sq mi)
• Metro	722.19 km2 (278.84 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2022 estimate)
• City	726,808
• Density	5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
• Metro	1,785,800
• Metro density	2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
	[3]
Demographics
• Ethnic groups (2010) [4][5]	65.18% Balinese 25.78% Javanese 1.13% Chinese 1.05% Sasak 0.78% Madurese 0.70% Sundanese 0.53% Flores 0.43% Batak 4.42% others
• Religion (2020)[6]	67.50% Hinduism 22.50% Islam 7.50% Christianity 4.30% Protestantism 3.40% Catholicism 2.30% Buddhism 0.03% Confucianism 0.02% others
• Languages	Indonesian (official) Balinese (native) English Hokkien others
Time zone	UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code	(+62) 361
Vehicle registration	DK
Nominal GDP[7]	2023
- Total	Rp 60.100 trillion (23rd) US$ 3.943 billion Int$ 12.628 billion (PPP)
- Per capita	Rp 80,305 thousand US$ 5,269 Int$ 16,873 (PPP)
- Metro	Rp 184.558 trillion US$ 12.108 billion Int$ 38.778 billion (PPP)
- Growth	6.0%
HDI (2024)	0.852 (7th) Very High
Website	denpasarkota.go.id

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Denpasar (Indonesian pronunciation: [denˈpasar]; Balinese: ᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ, Dénpasar) is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. Denpasar is the largest city in the Lesser Sunda Islands and the second largest city in Eastern Indonesia after Makassar. The growth of the tourism industry on the island of Bali has pushed the city of Denpasar to become a center of business activities, and has positioned the city as an area with high per capita income and growth in Bali.^[8] The population of the City at the mid of 2022 was 726.808.^[3]

Denpasar is the main gateway to the Bali 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 encouraged and promoted business activities and ventures, contributing to it having the highest growth rate in Bali Province. The population of Denpasar was 725,314 at the 2020 Census,^[9] down from 788,445 at the 2010 Census due to pandemic outflow; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 726,808.^[3] The Denpasar metropolitan area centred on Denpasar (called Sarbagita) had 1,785,800 residents in mid 2022.^[3] The COVID-19 pandemic and travel related closures has further exacerbated the population loss.