Geography

The largest city on the island is the provincial capital Denpasar located near the south coast. Bali’s second largest city is the former colonial capital Singaraja on the north coast, home to nearly 100,000 people. Other important towns are the resort town of Kuta, practically in the urban area of Denpasar, and Ubud, north of Denpasar, known as the cultural center of the island. Bali also includes a mountain range in the center with several peaks over 2000 meters above sea level, the highest of which is Agung, an active volcano called “mother mountain”. The island is surrounded by coral reefs. The southern beaches are white sand while those to the north and east are black sand.