Denpasar

Denpasar Dénpasar
City and provincial capital
City of Denpasar Kota Denpasar
Regional transcription(s)
• Balinese	ᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ
Bajra Sandhi Monument Bali Museum Sanur Beach Badung Market Pura Tirta Empul
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  ᬧᬸᬭᬟᬶᬧᬪᬭᬪᬯᬦ (Balinese) Puradhipa Bhara Bhavana (The Capital Supports The Country)
Location within Bali, Indonesia
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Coordinates: 8°39′S 115°13′E / 8.650°S 115.217°E / -8.650; 115.217
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	Bali
Settled	27 February 1788 Independent from Badung Kingdom
Government
• Mayor	I.G. Ngurah Jaya Negara
• Vice Mayor	I Kadek Agus Arya Wibawa
Area
• City and provincial capital	125.98 km2 (48.64 sq mi)
• Metro	722.19 km2 (278.84 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2022 estimate)
• City and provincial capital	726,808
• Density	5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
• Metro	1,785,800
• Metro density	2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
	[1]
Demographics
• Ethnic groups (2010)	Balinese (65.18%) Javanese (25.78%) Chinese (1.13%) Sasak (1.05%) Madura (0.78%) Sundanese (0.70%) Flores (0.53%) Batak (0.43%) others (4.42%)[2][3]
• Religion (2020)	Hinduism 63.3% Islam 28.65% Protestantism 5.04% Catholicism 2.36% Buddhism 2.37% Confucianism 0.03% Others 0.02% [4]
• Languages	Indonesian (official) Balinese (regional) English (international) Javanese (minority)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code	(+62) 361
Vehicle registration	DK
HDI (2022)	0.844 (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 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,^[5] down from 788,445 at the 2010 Census due to pandemic outflow; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 726,808.^[1] The metropolitan area centred on Denpasar (called Sarbagita) had 1,785,800 residents in mid 2022.^[1] Pandemic and travel related closures has further exacerbated the population loss.