10 Facts of Jembrana that You Should Know

1. Jembrana Regency consists of 5 sub districts which are Jembrana, Melaya, Pekutatan, Negara and Mendoyo. Jembrana is the youngest amongst them and was only established a few years ago.
2. Jembrana is the first regency in Indonesia that successfully implements free education in 2004 (subsidized system). The head of the regency at that time, Mr Winasa received an award from Indonesian World Record Museum (MURI).
3.  Populations of Jembrana are mostly migrants from other areas in Bali
4. Jembrana has successfully produce drinking water out of sea water from its sea water treatment plant.
5. Jembrana planned to build a formula 1 racing circuit and its own international airport, however, none of them has been built until now.
6. Jegog, a musical instrument made of large bamboos, is Jembrana’s original musical instrument.
7.  Mekepung or buffalo racing is a unique tradition in Jembrana. It is a major sporting event in Jembrana.
8. The government of Jembrana attempted to build a reliable public transport by implementing Jimbarwana Transport.
9. A rare type of bird, Bali Starling, could be found in the West Bali National Park which is located in Jembrana territory.
10. Jembrana was home for another species of tiger – Bali tiger. Unfortunately, it is now extinct