Nusa Penida
Nusa Penida Nusa Penida is an island southeast of Indonesia's island Bali. Administratively, the island is a district of Klungkung regency. There are two small islands nearby: Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan. The Badung Strait separates the island and Bali. The interior of Nusa Penida is hilly with a maximum altitude of 524 metres. It is drier than the nearby island of Bali. Unlike the neighbouring small island of Nusa Lembongan there is very little tourist infrastructure here. Administratively, the kecamatan by the same name, had a population of 45,178 in 2010 census, covering 202.6 km2, very little changed from 10 years prior. Nusa Penida , and neighbouring Lembongan and Ceningan islands, is an island-wide bird sanctuary. The islands' communities have used traditional Balinese village regulations to create the sanctuary. The idea of a sanctuary was from the Friends of the National Parks Foundation. In 2006 all 35 villages agreed to make bird protection part of their tra...