The Province of Bali consists of several islands. Those islands are: Bali, itself, the largest of the group, and the smaller islands of Nusa Penida, Nusa Ceningan, Nusa Lembongan, and Serangan Island as well as Menjangan Island.
Bali Island covers an area of 5,632.86 km or 0.29% of the entire Indonesian
archipelago. The Province of Jawa Timur, to the west is separated
from Bali by the Bali Strait. To the East is the island of Lombok,
across the Lombok Strait. Administratively, the island
is divided into 9 districts (8 regencies and 1 municipality),
51 sub districts, 565 villages, 79 local political district and 3,499
banjar or community groups.
Geographically, the Province of Bali is situated 8o - 03' – 40" to 8o – 50’ – 48" South of the Equator and 1140-25'-53" to 1550-42'-40" East longitude The relief or topography of Bali has as its main feature a mountain range that traverses the island from east to west. Among those mountains are two of significant size: the volcanoes of Gunung Agung (3,450 m) and Gunung Batur (1,717m). Bali has a tropical climate that is influenced by wind patterns which alternate every six months. There are two seasons: the dry season from April to October and the rainy season from October to April . Temperatures vary from 24.0 degrees Celsius to 30.8 degrees Celsius. Rainfall during the last five years ranged between a low of 893.4mm and a high level of 2,702.6 mm as an annual average.
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