Editing Bali (section)

==Government==
=== Politics ===
[[File:Gedung_Utama_DPRD_Provinsi_Bali_-_panoramio.jpg|thumb|Bali's [[Bali Regional House of Representatives|parliament]] (DPRD) building]]
In the [[People's Representative Council|national legislature]], Bali is represented by nine members,<ref name="borong">{{cite news |title=PDIP Borong 6 Kursi DPR RI di Dapil Bali, Demokrat Disisakan 1 Kursi |url=https://www.merdeka.com/politik/pdip-borong-6-kursi-dpr-ri-di-dapil-bali-demokrat-disisakan-1-kursi.html |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=Merdeka |date=31 August 2019 |language=id}}</ref> with a single electoral district covering the whole province.<ref>{{cite news |title=KPU Bali Tetapkan 3.208.249 Pemilih di Pemilu 2019 |url=https://www.beritasatu.com/nasional/510625/kpu-bali-tetapkan-3208249-pemilih-di-pemilu-2019 |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=beritasatu.com |date=15 September 2018 |language=id}}</ref> The [[Bali Regional House of Representatives]] (DPRD), the provincial legislature, has 55 members.<ref>{{cite news |title=KPU Bali: Dapil DPRD Bali Masih 55 Kursi - Redaksi9.com |url=https://www.redaksi9.com/read/9294/kpu-bali:-dapil-dprd-bali-masih-55-kursi.html |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=redaksi9.com |date=3 March 2023 |language=id}}</ref> The province's politics has historically been dominated by the [[Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle]] (PDI-P), which has won by far the most votes in every election in Bali since the [[1999 Indonesian legislative election|first free elections in 1999]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Teguh |first1=Irfan |title=Bagaimana Bali Menjadi Basis Kuat PNI dan PDI Perjuangan |url=https://tirto.id/bagaimana-bali-menjadi-basis-kuat-pni-dan-pdi-perjuangan-egb7 |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=tirto.id |date=14 August 2019 |language=id}}</ref>

=== Administrative divisions ===
{{main|List of districts of Bali}}
The province is divided into eight [[Regencies of Indonesia|regencies]] (''kabupaten'') and one [[Cities of Indonesia|city]] (''kota''); all the regencies were originally inaugurated on 9 August 1958,<ref>{{Citation| author=[[Government of Indonesia]]| url=http://www.djpp.depkumham.go.id/incl-php/buka.php?d=1900+58&f=uu69-1958.htm |title=Establishment of the Second-level Administrative Regions under the First-level Administrative Region of Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara |edition=in [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] |id=UU No. 69/1958 |date=9 August 1958 | access-date=2007-08-24 |publisher=Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice}} {{dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> while the city of Denpasar were created from part of Badung Regency on 15 January 1992. They are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011">Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.</ref> and the 2020 census,<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref> together with the official estimates as at mid 2024<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Provinsi Bali Dalam Angka 2025'' [Bali Province In Numbers 2025] (Katalog-BPS 1102001.51)</ref> and the Human Development Index for each regency and city.

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! Kode <br>Wilayah|| Name of <br>City or<br>Regency!! Capital !! Area<br /> in <br /> km<sup>2</sup> !! Pop'n <br /> 2000 <br />Census !! Pop'n <br /> 2010 <br />Census !! Pop'n <br /> 2020 <br />Census !! Pop'n <br /> mid 2024 <br />Estimate !! [[Human Development Index|HDI]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Badan Pusat Statistik Provinsi Bali |trans-title=Statistics Indonesia Bali Province |url=https://bali.bps.go.id/indicator/26/30/1/indeks-pembangunan-manusia-provinsi-bali-menurut-kabupaten-kota.html |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=bali.bps.go.id}}</ref><br />2023 estimate
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| 51.01 || [[Jembrana Regency]] || [[Negara, Bali|Negara]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 849.13}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 231806}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 261638}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 317064}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 325600}} || 0.740 ({{fontcolor|green|High}})
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| 51.02 || [[Tabanan Regency]] || [[Tabanan]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 849.31}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 376030}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 420913}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 461630}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 467700}} || 0.774 ({{fontcolor|green|High}})
|-
| 51.03 || [[Badung Regency]] || [[Mangupura]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 398.75}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 345863}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 543332}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 548191}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 568500}} || 0.831 ({{fontcolor|green|Very High}})
|-
| 51.04 || [[Gianyar Regency]] || [[Gianyar]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 364.36}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 393155}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 469777}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 515344}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 527100}} || 0.792 ({{fontcolor|green|High}})
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| 51.05 || [[Klungkung Regency]] || [[Semarapura]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 313.96}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 155262}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 170543}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 206925}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 209300}} || 0.731 ({{fontcolor|green|High}})
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| 51.06 || [[Bangli Regency]] || [[Bangli]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 526.76}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 193776}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 215353}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 258721}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 262300}} || 0.708 ({{fontcolor|green|High}})
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| 51.07 || [[Karangasem Regency]] || [[Amlapura]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 839.32}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 360486}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 396487}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 492402}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 502300}} || 0.709 ({{fontcolor|green|High}})
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| 51.08 || [[Buleleng Regency]] || [[Singaraja]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 1322.68}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 558181}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 624125}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 791813}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 814800}} || 0.740 ({{fontcolor|green|High}})
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| 51.71 || [[Denpasar]] City || [[Denpasar]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 125.87}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 532440}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 788589}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 725314}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 755600}} || 0.847 ({{fontcolor|green|Very High}})
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| || '''''Totals''''' ||  ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 5590.15}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 3146999}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 3890757}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 4317404}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 4461260}} || 0.771 ({{fontcolor|green|High}})
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The province forms one of Indonesia's 84 national electoral districts to elect members to the [[Indonesian Parliament|People's Representative Council]]. The '''Bali Electoral District''' consists of all of the 8 regencies in the province, together with the city of Denpasar, and elects 9 members to the People's Representative Council.<ref>Law No. 7/2017 (''UU No. 7 Tahun 2017'') as amended by Government Regulation in Lieu of Law No. 1/2022 and Regulation of General Elections Commission No. 6/2023.</ref>