Official Name: | Pejeng |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Bali |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bali |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Mapsize1: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Bali |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | -8.5139°N 115.2933°W |
Pejeng is a village in Bali, Indonesia, in the Petanu River valley. It is a bit east of Ubud in Gianyar Regency. It is home to the Moon of Pejeng, the largest single-cast bronze kettle drum in the world. Pejeng is a rural area with extensive, and ancient, irrigated rice cultivation.
It is also home to Pura Pusering Jagat (Pura Puser Tasik),[1] one of the nine directional temples of Bali and the one that stands for the center direction.[2] [3]