Mengwi

Mengwi (Balinese script: ᬫᭂᬗ᭄ᬯᬶ) is an administrative district (kecamatan) in the Badung Regency of Bali Province, Indonesia and is situated to the north of Bali's heaviest tourist regions, which lie in Kuta District (including Seminyak and Legian) and North Kuta District (including Canggu and Dalung). Mengwi District covers an area of 82.0 km² and had a population of 122,829 at the 2010 Census^[1] and 132,786 at the 2020 Census.^[2]

Mengwi district withn Badung Regency, Bali

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  Taman Ayun temple in Mengwi
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  Taman Ayun temple, Garuda Shrine

Barracks in Mengwi in 1949

Villages in Mengwi district

The district is composed of 20 villages, of which five have the status of kelurahan (urban, indicated by asterisks below) and 15 are rural desa:^[3]

Kode Wilayah Name of village Area in km2 Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 51.03.02.2001 Munggu (1) 5.49 7,364 51.03.02.2002 Buduk (1) 2.77 9,154 51.03.02.2003 Mengwitani 4.20 8,420 51.03.02.1004 Kapal * 5.62 12,233 51.03.02.1005 Sempidi * 3.46 7,365 51.03.02.2006 Penarungan 4.68 7,534 51.03.02.2007 Sembung (2) 7.17 6,114 51.03.02.2008 Baha (2) 5.13 3,968 51.03.02.2009 Mengwi 3.78 8,309 51.03.02.2010 Kekeran 4.05 4,001 Note the five villages marked with "(1)" are in the south corner of the district, on or close to the southwest coast; the five villages marked with "(2)" are in the north of the district, and thus furthest inland.

Kode Wilayah Name of village Area in km2 Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 51.03.02.2011 Sobangan (2) 4.11 3,962 51.03.02.2012 Gulingan 4.77 8,574 51.03.02.2013 Werdi Bhuwana (2) 2.53 5,396 51.03.02.1014 Abianbase * 4.01 7,554 51.03.02.1015 Sading * 2.84 8,805 51.03.02.1016 Lukluk * 3.14 8,200 51.03.02.2017 Cemagi (1) 4.58 5,415 51.03.02.2018 Pererenan (1) 4.46 3,321 51.03.02.2019 Tumbak Bayuh (1) 2.37 3,606 51.03.02.2020 Kuwum (2) 2.84 3,085 51.03.02 Totals 82.00 132,380

The Mengwi village itself is located almost halfway between Ubud and Bali's southwest coast, located just slightly closer to Ubud. The majority of visitors to the village come from more tourist-centric areas of the island and are just passing through for a chance to experience a traditional Balinese village.

See also

• Kingdom of Mengwi