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  Amlapura  Amlapura Amlapura (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 8°26′49.2″S115°36′54″E / 8.447000°S 115.61500°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Region | Bali |
| Province |  Bali |
| Regency | Karangasem Regency |
| Kuta Negara Karangasem | 22 June 1611 [1] |
| Amlapura | 17 August 1971 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
Amlapura is the regency seat of Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia. Previously named Karangasem, it was changed in 1963 after the eruption of Mount Agung. [2]
After the eruption of Mount Agung in 1963, a new city had to be built because most office complexes built during the Dutch East Indies Government were destroyed by the lava floods.
The name Amlapura includes amla ("fruit") and pura ("place"). [1] It refers to the name of the previous Puri Kelodan, namely Puri Amlaraja. It is also a reminder of a place named in the colophon of the Negarakretagama manuscript, in the village of Negarakretagama or Warnana (Griya Pidada Karangasem), stating that the lontar was finished writing in Amlanegantun (wus puput sinurat ring Amlanagantu). In addition, there are also mentions in the Babad Dalem . [1]
The 1991 song Amlapura on Tin Machine's album Tin Machine II cites the place, which David Bowie the frontman of the band had visited. [3]
2011: For a third consecutive time, Amlapura City received the Adipura Award as Indonesia's Cleanest Small City and also received the Adiwiyata Award for a fourth consecutive time for the Cleanest Elementary School. [4]
Amlapura has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from April to October and heavy rainfall from November to March.
| Climate data for Amlapura | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.4 (86.7) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.4 (84.9) | 29.8 (85.6) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.4 (86.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.8 (78.4) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.9 (78.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 21.1 (70.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 21.5 (70.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 267 (10.5) | 220 (8.7) | 178 (7.0) | 106 (4.2) | 113 (4.4) | 73 (2.9) | 81 (3.2) | 52 (2.0) | 35 (1.4) | 82 (3.2) | 125 (4.9) | 204 (8.0) | 1,536 (60.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org [5] | |||||||||||||
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East Bali travel guide from Wikivoyage
