Denpasar is located at an elevation of 4 m (13 ft) above sea level. While the total area of 127.78 km² or 2.18% of the total area of Bali Province. From the use of land, 2,768 hectares of land are paddy, 10,001 hectares are dry land, while the remaining land area is 9 hectares.

Badung River divides Denpasar, after which the river empties into the Gulf of Benoa.^[11]

Climate[edit]

Denpasar, located just south of the equator, has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw), with hot and humid weather year-round. Due to this, there is little temperature change throughout the year, with temperatures averaging about 28 degrees Celsius. The year is divided into two seasons: wet and dry. The wet season lasts roughly from November to May, while the dry season lasts from June to October.

While arts and culture in Denpasar are largely synonymous with that of Hindu art and culture, there has also been a high level of interaction with other cultures that accompanied the arrival of visitors from all walks of life. Traditional values inspired by Hindu religious rituals still strongly influence the city.^[30]

Traditional Balinese culture is still deeply rooted in Denpasar. It may include values, norms and behavior in society based on patrilineal kinship systems. However, over time many of the customary laws have been disputed by people, especially regarding matters of gender and inheritance.^[31]

Denpasar has various sights to offer:

• Pura Jagatnatha is the most important Hindu temple of Denpasar. It was built in 1953.^[32]
• Puri Pemecutan is the former royal palace of Denpasar, which was destroyed in a fire during the Dutch intervention in Bali (1906).^[33] The palace was rebuilt in a comparatively modest style and can be visited.
• Pura Maospahit is a Hindu temple that was built in the 14th century and heavily damaged by the 1917 Bali earthquake and rebuilt afterward.^[34] The temple houses two impressive statues of Garuda and Batara Bayu, a mystic giant.
• St. Joseph Church is a Roman Catholic church built in a Hindu style.
• Denpasar City Tour [1] There’s no better way to take a deep dive into the rich cultural heritage of Bali, both historical and contemporary, than via this exploration of the island’s most populous city.
• Bajra Sandhi Monument [2]is a major landmark in Denpasar, set right in the centre of the Renon Square (otherwise locally referred to simply as, ‘Puputan Renon’). The site is adjacent to the Bali Governor’s office and is hard to miss with its grand structure that resembles a Balinese Hindu priest’s praying bell, or ‘bajra’. Inside the base is a museum that displays various historical dioramas of the people’s past struggle for independence.