Amlapura

Amlapura (Balinese: ᬅᬫ᭄ᬮᬧᬸᬭ) formerly known as Kuta Negara Karangasem (Balinese: ᬓᬸᬢᬦᭂᬕᬭᬓᬭᬗᬲᭂᬫ᭄) is a town and the regency seat of the Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia. It was renamed in 1963 after the eruption of Mount Agung. The population of the town in 2010 was 37.308.

Amlapura
Kuta Negara Karangasem
Native transcription(s)
  Balineseᬅᬫ᭄ᬮᬧᬸᬭ
Amlapura
Amlapura
Amlapura (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°26′49.2″S 115°36′54″E / 8.447000°S 115.61500°E / -8.447000; 115.61500
Country Indonesia
RegionBali
Province Bali
RegencyKarangasem
Kuta Negara Karangasem22 June 1611
Amlapura17 August 1971
Area
  Total
3.048 km2 (1.177 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
37.308
 
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)