South Kuta


South Kuta is a district within Badung Regency of Bali. It consists of Bukit Peninsula, 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
and 131,139 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 119,814.
It includes six villages, listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.
NameArea
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
Census
Pop'n
2020
Census
Pop'n
mid 2023
estimate
Pecatu
Unggasan
Kutuh
Benoa
Tanjung Benoa
Jimbaran
Totals''''

Jimbaran lies at the southern end of the isthmus connecting Bukit Peninsula – a harsh, scrubby limestone plateau off the south side of Bali – with Kuta and Tuban further north. Pecatu, Unggasan 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.