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Buleleng Regency (, Kabupatén Buléléng), is a regency of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It stretches along the north side of the island of Bali from the Bali Strait in the west (separating Bali from East Java) almost to the eastern end of the island. It has a land area of 1,322.55 km2 and a population of 832,299 in 2025. It is bordered by almost all other regencies in Bali except Klungkung, Gianyar and Denpasar City, and bordered by the Bali Sea and the Java Sea to its north. The regency seat is in the town of Singaraja, whose urban area extends to the whole of Buleleng District.

At the most recent census in 2020, Buleleng Regency's population was 791,813. The official estimate as at mid 2025 was 832,299 (comprising 419,574 males and 412,725 females).

Buleleng was founded as a kingdom by Gusti Panji Sakti, who ruled c. 1660-c. 1700. He is commemorated as a heroic ancestor figure who expanded the power of Buleleng to Blambangan on East Java. The kingdom was weakened during its successors and fell under the suzerainty of the neighbouring Karangasem kingdom in the second half of the 18th century. It was headed by an autonomous branch of the Karangasem Dynasty in 1806–1849.

The Dutch attacked Buleleng in 1846, 1848, and 1849, and defeated it on the last occasion. Buleleng was incorporated into the Dutch colonial system and lost its autonomy in 1882. In 1929 a descendant of Gusti Panji Sakti, the renowned scholar Gusti Putu Jelantik, was appointed regent by the Dutch. He died in 1944, during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies. His son was a well-known novelist, Anak Agung Nyoman Panji Tisna. In 1947, Anak Agung Pandji Tisna surrendered the throne to his younger brother, Anak Agung Ngurah Ketut Djelantik, known as Meester Djelantik, until 1950. In 1949–50 Buleleng, like the rest of Bali, was incorporated into the unitary republic of Indonesia.

Most of the ethnic groups in Buleleng are Balinese. Based on data from the Central Bureau of Statistics in the Indonesian Population Census 2010, as many as 575,905 people or 92.27% of the 624,125 people of Buleleng Regency are of the Balinese ethnic group. Following this, the Javanese ethnicity is up to 2.41% of the population. Other ethnic groups are also present such as the Bali Aga, Madurese, Bugis, and several others. In Singaraja, there is a Bugis village, where the majority of the residents are Bugis and majority are Hindus.

The following is the population of Buleleng Regency based on ethnicity in 2010:

The territory of Pedawa, one of the 62 Bali Aga villages in the island, is the depository of several sarcophagi present at Ingsakan, Banjar Asah, Lebahlinggah, and Tampug. There are also three types of megaliths used in religious rituals and known as taulan (small stones used as symbols of Ida (God) – equivalent to Arca -, found in all main temples of Pedawa village); gainan (a stacked stone located at the Munduk Madeg Temple in Pedawa village), and umah taksu (a stacked stone similar to punden terraces in some areas of Pedawa village). Each of these items is witness to the ancient creation of the village, taking it into prehistoric times They come in par with the megaliths collected in various parts of Bali and gathered at Sanur stone park.

Previously, the area in North Bali or Den Bukit was never united, they fought and attacked each other, until finally this area was united by a man named I Gusti Anglurah Panji Sakti from Dalem Sagening Dynasty by uniting all the areas in North Bali that were in conflict.

Then I Gusti Anglurah Panji Sakti controlled the entire area of North Bali/Den Bukit and began to expand his territory to Jembrana, Karangasem, Bangli, Tabanan and even to Banyuwangi in East Java. After the death of I Gusti Ngurah Panji Sakti in 1704, the Buleleng Kingdom began to falter due to the struggle for power, plus the colonial areas began to rebel and put up resistance such as the Jembrana rebellion in West Bali and the Karangasem resistance in East Bali. Studio portrait made by Woodbury & Page of the Raja of Buleleng Gusti Jelantik and his secretary C1875.

In 1732, Buleleng was controlled by the Mengwi Kingdom, but they regained their independence in 1752. Subsequently, the Buleleng Kingdom fell under the power of the king of Karangasem in 1780. The King of Karangasem, I Gusti Gede Karang built a palace called "Puri Singaraja". The next king to rule was his son named I Gusti Pahang Canang who ruled until 1821. Karangasem's power then weakened, and there were several changes of king. In 1825, I Gusti Made Karangasem ruled with his patih, I Gusti Ketut Jelantik until it was conquered by the Dutch in 1849.

The Raja of Buleleng martyred with 400 followers, in an 1849 puputan against the Dutch. Le Petit Journal, 1849. In 1846, Buleleng was attacked by Dutch troops, but it met with fierce resistance from the Buleleng community led by the warlord (patih) I Gusti Ketut Jelantik. In 1848, Buleleng was again attacked by Dutch navy troops at Fort Jagaraga. In the third attack, in 1849, the Dutch were finally able to destroy Fort Jagaraga so that Buleleng could be defeated by the Dutch. Since then, Buleleng was controlled by the Dutch East Indies colonial government, the Buleleng region was made a "Swapraja" with the Dutch king as its ruler, the king of Buleleng from the Panji Sakti dynasty was then appointed as regent under colonial supervision.

After the independence of the Republic of Indonesia, the Buleleng Kingdom had the status of the Buleleng Level II Region; the Monarcht system was abolished and replaced by a Regency.

Part of the coast of Buleleng Regency Geographically, Buleleng Regency is located between 8°3'40"–8°23'00" South Latitude and 114°25'55"–115°27'28" East Longitude, which is located in the northern part of Bali Island. The area of Buleleng Regency is 1,322.55 km2 (24.25% of the area of Bali Island). Buleleng Regency consists of 9 administrative districts (kecamatan), subdivided into 129 rural and 19 urban villages, and then into 551 hamlets/banjars and 58 neighborhoods.

The borders of Buleleng Regency are as follows:

Kintamani District, Bangli Regency Petang District, Bangli Regency Badung Tabanan Regency and Jembrana Regency

Buleleng Regency, located in the north of Bali Island, has a very diverse topography, consisting of lowlands, hills, and mountains. Most of the Buleleng Regency area is a hilly and mountainous area stretching in the south, while in the north, namely along the coast, is a lowland. These unique conditions make the topography of Buleleng Regency often called Nyegara Gunung.

The topographic conditions of Buleleng Regency based on the slope, the difference in height from sea level and its landscape can be grouped into 4 (four) topographic units, namely: Flat areas with a slope of 0 – 1.9% covering an area of 12,264.75 Ha or 8.98%; Sloping areas with a slope of 2 – 24.9% covering an area of 70,226 Ha or 51.41%; Sloping areas with a slope of 25 – 39.9% covering an area of 21,462.75 Ha or 15.71%; Steep areas with a slope of above 40% covering an area of 32,634.5 Ha or 23.89%.

Based on the altitude, it is grouped into 4 (four) altitudes, namely: Lowlands (0 – 24.9 m above sea level and 25 – 99.9 m above sea level) Medium Plains (100 – 499.9 m above sea level) Highlands (500 – 999.9 m above sea level) Mountain Plains (> 1000 m above sea level)

Stratigraphically, the rock layers found in Buleleng Regency generally consist of bereksi rocks, lava, tuff and lahar, which are spread in almost all areas of Buleleng Regency. There is a fault which is estimated to be in the Gerokgak District area, namely two large arcs that are parallel extending to the west and east which are located in the Pulaki Volcanic Rock Formation which consists of bereksi and lava. Two horizontal faults estimated in the West End of Bali Island (among them the Prapat Agung Formation which is predominantly covered by limestone with the Palasari Formation consisting of sandstone, conglomerate and reef limestone). Two more faults estimated to be in the Tejakula District area are located between the tuff rock formation and the Buyan, Bratan and Batur lava deposits with the Buyan Bratan and Batur Purba formations. In addition to these structures, layering structures are also found on the tuff rock, lava from the Buyan Bratan Purba Group of volcanic rocks.

Based on the Köppen climate classification, most of the Buleleng Regency area has a tropical wet and dry climate (Aw) with air temperatures varying based on altitude, namely between 19°–33 °C. The relative humidity level in this area ranges from 82%–75%. Due to its tropical wet and dry climate, the Buleleng region has two seasons, namely the dry season and the rainy season. The dry season in the Buleleng region lasts from May–October with the driest month being August. Meanwhile, the rainy season lasts from December–March with a monthly rainfall of more than 200 mm per month. Between the dry and rainy seasons there is a transitional season which usually occurs in April and November. The annual rainfall in the Buleleng area ranges from 1,000 to 2,300 mm per year with the number of rainy days ranging from 80 to 120 rainy days per year.