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Comment: Bali overpopulated, says governor

June 26, OnlineBali, Indonesia’s main tourist destination, is overpopulated by newcomers from various places in Indonesia, Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika says

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Mon, July 4, 2011 Published on Jul. 4, 2011 Published on 2011-07-04T08:00:00+07:00

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une 26, Online

Bali, Indonesia’s main tourist destination, is overpopulated by newcomers from various places in Indonesia, Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika says.

Made said the 5,632.8 square-kilometer island was ideally inhabited by 1.5 million people. However, at present almost 4 million people are living there.


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Then please make rules to manage it well, otherwise it will become metropolitan like Jakarta.

Tenaya Santika
India

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