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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. The capital city is Amlapura City. [2]
New city must be built at that time because most office complexes that were built during the Dutch East Indies Government were destroyed by the lava floods of the eruption of Mount Agung in 1963, the name of the new city is named Amlapura which consists of amla means amla fruit and pura means place. [1] Refers to the name of the previous Puri Kelodan, namely Puri Amlaraja. As well as consideration that in the Negarakretagama or Warnana village colophon in the Griya Pidada Karangasem. In the colophon Negarakretagama manuscript states that the lontar is finished written in Amlanegantun (wus puput sinurat ring Amlanagantu). In addition, there are also considerations that Babad Dalem. [1]
The 1991 song 'Amlapura' on Tin Machine's album Tin Machine II references 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 |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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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