How Bali’s official maps and statistics describe the province

Bali’s official statistics show how the province is organised geographically: its administrative and spatial data cover land and waters, regencies and cities, districts, villages, islands and customary villages. The clearest public framework is the provincial government’s geospatial information system, read alongside BPS’s annual statistical reference, rather than a single tourism map.

What does Bali’s official spatial system cover?

The Bali provincial government’s geospatial portal says its policy brief covers administrative and territorial data, including land and water areas, regencies and cities, districts, villages and urban wards, islands, customary villages and customary-village territories, according to the Bali Spatial Planning Information System, 2026.

This makes the system broader than a map of visitor attractions: it is designed to support a “One Data” framework and the development of the province’s geospatial information systems, according to the Bali provincial government, 2026.

Which official source gives the province-wide statistical picture?

BPS-Statistics Indonesia’s Bali Province in Figures 2025 is the province-wide statistical reference released on February 28, 2025, according to BPS Bali, 2025. Its catalogue number is 1102001.51, according to the same publication page.

BPS also publishes Essential Statistics Indicators of Bali Province 2024, released on June 20, 2025, according to BPS Bali, 2025. The publication is issued annually and has catalogue number 1103001.51.

Why do maps and statistics use different units?

A spatial system describes where administrative and customary territories are located and how they relate to land, water and islands, according to the Bali provincial government, 2026. BPS publications provide statistical reference material for the province, according to BPS Bali, 2025.

Those purposes are complementary but not identical: a boundary or territorial category is a geographic object, while a statistical indicator is a measurement attached to a defined area or population. Readers should therefore check the source and unit before comparing figures.

What is the practical takeaway?

For questions about Bali’s official territorial structure, the provincial geospatial portal is the relevant starting point; for province-wide social, economic and demographic indicators, BPS’s annual publications are the relevant reference, according to the Bali provincial government, 2026, and BPS Bali, 2025.

Sources

• Bali Provincial Government
• BPS-Statistics Indonesia Bali Province