North Kuta Develops Rapidly, Badung Regent Calls for Stricter Boarding House Data Collection
Badung Regent I Wayan Adi Arnawa has asked all neighbourhood heads (Kaling) and official banjar leaders in North Kuta District to tighten data collection on non-permanent residents, especially those living in boarding houses. North Kuta has come under particular scrutiny because it is rapidly developing into one of the main tourism destination centres in Badung.
“North Kuta is a tourism area that continues to grow. Of course, the challenges ahead are also getting bigger, from traffic congestion and environmental cleanliness to security and criminality issues,” said Adi Arnawa while opening the Technical Guidance (Bimtek) for Capacity Building of Kaling and Official Banjar Leaders throughout North Kuta District at the North Kuta Sub-district Office meeting room on Tuesday (18/8/2026).
Strict population data collection is considered crucial for maintaining data validity, administrative order, and early detection of regional security matters. The Badung Regency Government views that the rapid growth of tourism must be balanced with strong environmental carrying capacity and transparent public services.
“If our tourism develops and is of high quality, of course more people will come, interact and work. It is like if there is sugar, ants will come,” said Adi.
To address traffic congestion and support the mobility of tourists and residents, the Badung Regency Government continues to accelerate the construction of new road infrastructure. Meanwhile, the Population and Civil Registration Agency (Disdukcapil) has been asked to provide excellent service that complies with regulations.
“The most important thing is that we are open and together align our perceptions in providing services to the community. We must work sincerely, wholeheartedly and transparently in accordance with our authority,” said Adi Arnawa.
The Bimtek activity, which lasts for three days until Thursday (20/8), aims to align the perceptions of frontline officials in serving the community. The training was attended by 89 participants, consisting of 46 Kaling and 43 official banjar leaders from three urban villages and three villages throughout North Kuta.
“This Bimtek refers to a number of regional regulations and applicable population laws. Participants are provided with crucial material ranging from Population Administration, the Role of Kaling/Kelian in government, Integrated Waste Processing Systems, to the enforcement of Regional Regulations (Perda),” said the Committee Chair and Head of the North Kuta Sub-district Government Section, Gede Bayu Pramana.
In addition to population administration and waste management material, the Kaling and official banjar leaders also received training on the taxation and licensing sectors. The material covered the distribution of social assistance (Bansos), taxpayer data collection (SIOPD), building or business permits, and schemes for handling foreign nationals (WNA).
“The opening event was also attended by the North Kuta Sub-district Leadership Communication Forum (Forkopimcam) and resource persons from the Badung Regency Government’s Regional Apparatus Organisations (OPD). Also present were the Lurah and Perbekel (Village Heads) throughout North Kuta District,” concluded Gede Bayu.