Description
Kampung Bugis Village is one of the tourism villages designated along with 74 other tourism villages in Buleleng in 2022. Located in the center of Singaraja City, this area is the center of economic activity for the people of Singaraja and surrounding areas. In addition to being close to the city center, it borders the North Bali Sea on its northern side. Some of the tourist attractions that can be visited and are certainly familiar include; Buleleng Old Port, Soenda Ketjil Museum, Kampung Tinggi Buleleng Bridge, Ling Gwan Kiong Temple, Yuda Mandala Tama Struggle Monument, Segara Temple and Floating Restaurant. What makes this area unique is none other than the existence of Kampung Bugis, which is part of the history of Singaraja City as the capital of Soenda Ketjil in the past through three periods: the royal era, the colonial era, and the independence era. During the royal era, the Buleleng Harbor area was an area under the control of the Kingdom of Buleleng. In the traditional Balinese spatial concept, the harbor area on theNorth Coast of Buleleng was considered a nista (dirty) area. This area only began to have settlements in the 17th century when Bugis sailors from Makassar came to this area. A good relationship with the Buleleng kingdom and the indigenous population meant that the Bugis were given land to settle on the north coast of Buleleng, which is now Buleleng Harbor. Apart from being fishermen, the presence of the Bugis community in this area was utilized by the King of Buleleng as a sea fleet because of their expertise at sea. In 1846 the Dutch East Indies government took control of Bali and made Singaraja the center of government on the island. As the center of government, various city facilities were built including Buleleng Harbor. Buleleng Harbor during the Dutch East Indies Government was the main gateway to Bali. Various port facilities such as: docks, warehouses, terminals, customs offices and bridges across the Buleleng River were built in this area. The attraction of this area has actually existed since 1811, long before the Dutch East Indies controlled this area. A more complete history can be read at the following length: https://shorturl.at/eTVW8.
During independence, Singaraja was the capital of the Lesser Sunda Islands and the capital of Bali Province until 1958. During this time the port became the center for the distribution of goods from Bali to NTT and NTB, and vice versa. Then the capital of Bali Province was moved to Denpasar and followed by moving the main port to the Benoa area in Denpasar. This move of the capital and main port of Bali Province was the beginning of the decline in the function of Buleleng Port. Port loading and unloading activities no longer take place in this area, making the Buleleng Port area non-functional so that it is currently named Eks Pelabuhan Buleleng or now called the Old Port of Buleleng, a colonial heritage port.
In addition to traveling in the Buleleng Old Port complex while enjoying the beautiful view of the sunset, tourists can enjoy local culinary at the Floating Restaurant to the west of the Heroes Monument or enjoy culinary snacks at the senggol market which operates behind the museum building before nightfall. Other activities include dolphin watching in the morning and canoeing on the east coast. There is no need to worry if you want to spend more time in Singaraja because lodging/hotel accommodations are available around the beach and close to shopping centers. In addition, easy access to urban roads makes it easy for tourists to travel further to the next tourist destination.
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