Badung Regency

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Badung Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Badung; Balinese: ᬓᬪᬹᬧᬢᬾ​ᬦ᭄ ᬩᬤᬸᬂ) is a regency (kabupaten) of the province of Bali, Indonesia. Its regency seat is in the upland town of Mangupura. It covers districts to the west of the provincial capital of Denpasar, and it has a land area of 398.75 km2. It is bordered by Tabanan Regency to its west, Denpasar City, Gianyar Regency and Bangli Regency to its east and Buleleng Regency to its north, and the Indian Ocean to its south.

The regency had a population of 543,332 at the 2010 Census and 548,191 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2025 was 539,718. It had undergone a population boom in recent decades (although not subsequent to 2010), and had grown into the largest of the suburban regions of Greater Denpasar (Sarbagita). It covers Bali's most heavily populated tourist regions, including Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, Jimbaran, Nusa Dua, Canggu, Uluwatu, Badung, and Mengwi. The northern part of the regency is relatively unpopulated, but the part near the coast and west of Denpasar from Jimbaran and up to Canggu is heavily populated. Ngurah Rai International Airport is located within the Regency.