Singaraja is the capital city of Buleleng. The regency of Buleleng
lies across the northern strip of Bali, with a terrain characterized
by mountains that plunge into a narrow coastal plain facing the Sea
of Bali. Having been isolated from the rest of the island for many
centuries, Buleleng has developed social and culture features of its
own.
The first region to be colonized by the Dutch, Buleleng traded with
Indian merchants some 2000 years back as evidenced by the discovery
of ancient beads in Pacung, 40km east of Singaraja. This finding,
in fact, was the first sigh of Indian trade with the Indonesian archipelago.
Small stupa effigies unearthed in Lovina also point to a presence
by Buddhist monks in the 6 th century blossomed 200 years later. These
discoveries bear witness to the role of the early sea routes in the
history of Buleleng.  |
