Badung Regency

Badung Regency

*Kabupaten Badung*
Badung Regency Kabupaten Badung
Regency
Native transcription(s)
• Balinese	ᬓᬪᬹᬧᬢᬾᬦ᭄ ᬩᬤᬸᬂ; Kabupatén Badung
	Kecak dancers in Pandawa Beach Kuta Beach Seminyak Beach Nusa Dua Kecak dancers at Uluwatu Uluwatu Temple Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue
	Coat of arms
	Nicknames: Gumi Keris ('Land of Keris'), Hawaii Van Bally
	Motto: Çūra Dharma Rakṣaka (Sanskrit); ᬘᬹᬭᬟᬃᬫᬭᬓ᭄ᬱᬓ; "The Government is Obliged to Protect the Truth and the People"
	Location within Bali
	Badung Regency Location in Bali Badung Regency Location in Lesser Sunda Islands Badung Regency Location in Indonesia Badung Regency Location in Southeast Asia Badung Regency Location in Asia
	Coordinates: 8°35′0″S 115°11′0″E / 8.58333°S 115.18333°E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	Bali
Metropolitan area	Sarbagita
Districts	List South Kuta; Kuta; North Kuta; Mengwi; Abiansemal; Petang;
Established	14 August 1958
Capital	Mangupura
Government
• Body	Badung Regency Government
• Regent	I Wayan Adi Arnawa (PDI-P)
• Vice Regent	Bagus Alit Sucipta
• Legislature	Badung Regency Regional House of Representatives (DPRD)
Area
• Total	398.75 km2 (153.96 sq mi)
Population (mid 2025 estimate)
• Total	539,718
• Density	1,353.5/km2 (3,505.6/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups (2010)	78.40% Balinese; 15.13% Javanese; 0.60% Sasak; 0.51% Sundanese; 0.33% Flores; 0.28% Chinese; 0.20% Bugis; 0.12% Malays; 3.12% other
• Religion (2024)	81.96% Hinduism; 11.01% Islam; 6.24% Christianity 3.92% Protestanism; 2.32% Catholicism; ; ; 0.78% Buddhism; 0.01% Confucianism;
• Languages and dialects	Indonesian (official); Balinese (native); Lowland Balinese; Badung Balinese; Highland Balinese (northen only); other
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 361
ISO 3166 code	ID-BA (Bali)
Vehicle registration	DK
HDI (2024)	0.831 (2th) – very high
Website	badungkab.go.id

Badung Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Badung; Balinese: ᬓᬪᬹᬧᬢᬾᬦ᭄ ᬩᬤᬸᬂ, Kabupatén Badung) is a regency (kabupaten) of the province of Bali, Indonesia. Its regency seat is in the upland town of Mangupura. It covers districts to the west of the provincial capital of Denpasar, and it has a land area of 398.75 km². It is bordered by Tabanan Regency to its west, Denpasar City, Gianyar Regency and Bangli Regency to its east and Buleleng Regency to its north, and the Indian Ocean to its south.

The regency had a population of 543,332 at the 2010 Census and 548,191 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid-2025 was 539,718. It had undergone a population boom in recent decades (although not subsequent to 2010), and had grown into the largest of the suburban regions of Greater Denpasar (Sarbagita). It covers Bali's most heavily populated tourist regions, including Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, Jimbaran, Nusa Dua, Canggu, Uluwatu, Badung, and Mengwi. The northern part of the regency is relatively unpopulated, but the part near the coast and west of Denpasar from Jimbaran and up to Canggu is heavily populated. Ngurah Rai International Airport is located within the Regency.