South Kuta

South Kuta
Kuta Selatan
Location of South Kuta District within Badung Regency
Location of South Kuta District within Badung Regency
CountryIndonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
ProvinceBali
RegencyBadung
Area
 • Total101.13 km2 (39.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total131,139
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Websitekutaselatan.badungkab.go.id

South Kuta (Indonesian: Kuta Selatan) is a district (kecamatan) within Badung Regency of Bali. It consists of Nusa Dua, a large peninsula projecting south from Bali island.

It covers 101.13 km2 and had a population of 116,143 people as of the 2010 Census [1] and 131,139 at the 2020 Census.[2]

It includes six villages, listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and 2020 Census.[4]

Name Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
Census
Pop'n
2020
Census
Pecatu 26.41 7,378 13,713
Ungasan 14.99 14,221 16,716
Kutuh 8.56 3,606 5,322
Benoa 28.28 39,570 41,722
Tanjung Benoa 2.39 6,767 6,376
Jimbaran 20.50 44,376 47,290
Totals 101.13 115,918 131,139

Jimbaran lies at the southern end of the isthmus connecting the Nusa Dua (or Bukit Badung) peninsula - a harsh, scrubby limestone plateau off the south side of Bali - with Kuta and Tuban further north. Pecatu, Ungasan and Kutuh are villages high up on the plateau, while Benoa lies at the eastern end of the peninsula and contains the resort area of Nusa Dua, with Tanjung Benoa forming a narrow sandbar extending north towards Denpasar.

  1. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021,