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Tabanan Regency (, Kabupatén Tabanan) is a regency (kabupaten) of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 839.33 km2 and had a population of 478,390 in 2024 census. It is bordered by Badung Regency to its east, Buleleng Regency to its north and Jembrana Regency to its west, and the Indian Ocean to its south. Its regency seat is the town of Singasana.

Tabanan is known for its Subak irrigation system which is recognized by the UNESCO since 2012. One of the popular tourism attractions located in Tabanan is the offshore rocky islet of Tanah Lot.

Balinese children performing Rejang dance in Tanah Lot.

Most of the ethnic groups in Tabanan are Balinese. Based on data from the Central Bureau of Statistics in the 2010 Indonesian Population Census, as many as 93.38% of the 624,125 residents of Tabanan Regency are of the Balinese ethnic. Then the Javanese ethnic as much as 4.80%, and several others such as the Madurese, Sasak, and others.

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

Tabanan Regency is located in the southern part of Bali Island, Tabanan Regency has an area of 1,013.88 km² or 17.54% of the area of Bali province consisting of mountainous and coastal areas. Geographically, Tabanan Regency is located between 114 ° 54'52 "- 115 ° 12'57" east longitude and 8 ° 14'30 "- 8 ° 30'70" south latitude.

The topography of this regency is located between an altitude of 0 - 2,276 meters above sea level, with details; at an altitude of 0 – 500 meters above sea level is a flat area with a slope of 2 - 15%. Meanwhile, at an altitude of 500-1,000 meters above sea level, it is a flat to sloping area with a slope of 15-40%. In areas with a slope of 2-15% and 15-40%, it is a fairly fertile area that becomes agricultural land. In areas with an altitude of over 1,000 m above sea level and with a slope of 40% and above, it is a hilly and steep area.

The boundaries of Tabanan Regency include: in the north it borders Buleleng Regency, which is bordered by a row of mountains such as Mount Batukaru (2,276 m), Mount Sanghyang (2,023 m), Mount Pohen (2,051 m), Mount Penggilingan (2,082 m), and Mount Beratan (2,020 m); in the east it borders Badung Regency, which is bordered by Tukad Yeh Sungi, Tukad Yeh Ukun and Tukad Yeh Penet. In the south it is bordered by the Indian Ocean, with a coastline of 37 km; in the west it borders Jembrana Regency which is bordered by Tukad Yeh Let.

The area of Tabanan Regency is 23,358 Ha or 28.00% of the land area is rice fields, so that Tabanan Regency is known as an agricultural area. Tabanan's superior potential is in the agricultural sector because most of the livelihoods, the mainstay of the regional economy, and the use of land in the Tabanan region are still dominated by agriculture in the broad sense. Tabanan Regency consists of 10 Districts (Tabanan District, Kediri District, Kerambitan District, Selemadeg District, West Selemadeg District, East Selemadeg District, Penebel District, Pupuan District, Marga District, and Baturiti District),

Tabanan Regency is located in a tropical area with two different seasons between the dry season and the rainy season interspersed with transitional seasons. Air temperature varies and is also determined by the altitude, averaging around 27.60 C. Irrigation conditions are influenced by the shape of the coast and rainfall which are sources of water storage and irrigation sources besides the lake which is 377 Ha in size located in Baturiti District.

When viewed from land control, from the existing area, around 22,562 km2 (26.88%) of the Tabanan area is rice fields and 61,371 km² (73.12%) is non-rice fields. Of the 73.12 percent of non-rice fields, 99.95 percent of it is dry land, most of which is dry fields, gardens, and state forests, the remaining 0.05 percent is other land such as ponds, fish ponds and swamps.

From its topography, Tabanan Regency is a mountainous and coastal area. This results in differences in temperature in each area in Tabanan Regency. These temperature differences can ultimately affect rainfall levels. Of the two active rainfall recording stations in Tabanan Regency, the highest rainfall in 2010 occurred in January, April, and September to December. This means that in the months concerned, the frequency of rainfall is high.

Based on records from the National Land Agency of Tabanan Regency, the number of land rights that have been registered up to 2010 was 201,988, most of which (94.97%) are ownership rights. Ownership of land rights has increased by around 5.49 percent compared to the previous year.

Tabanan has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from April to September and heavy rainfall from October to March.