POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF BUWIT VILLAGE:

"TRADITIONAL VILLAGE WITH NATURAL NUANCES AND

TRADITIONAL BALINESE ARTS" IN TABANAN REGENCY
By
Fajar Maulana Hidayat
I Nengah Iwan Darmawan
I Made Prinata Kusuma
English Literature Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Humanities
Dhyana Pura University

INTRODUCTION.
Tourism is a phenomenon that arises because of interactions between tourists,
service providers / the tourism industry, and the government in providing facilities
and services that support tourism activities (Ismayanti, 2010). These various
interactions form a system that is interconnected with one another. According to
Gunn and Var (2002), the negotiation system is made through the mediation (supply)
and demand (demand) that is linear. Inventory component is a component that
consists of attractions, accommodation, transportation, services, information and
promotion. While the demand component is everything related to tourist demand
obtained from tourists (Gunn and Var, 2002). In this case, the demand component
acts as a market (the market determines what tourists want, tourists' needs and ability
to pay.
Gunn and Var (2002) suggest that there are at least nine external factors in the
tourism system, including: (a) natural resources; (b) culture; (c) entrepreneurship; (d)
finance and financing; (e) labor; (f) competition; (g) community; (h) government
policies, including those issued by the government, both at the central, regional and
local levels that can affect the level of tourism development; and (i) organization /
institution.
Buwit Village, located in the eastern part of Tabanan, precisely in Kediri
District, Bali Province, has an area of 2.99 km² with population of the population of
Buwit village until 2016 totaling 2,658 people consisting of 1,370 men and 1,288
women. is one of the developing villages with tourism potential. Its location adjacent
to the famous Tanah Lot attraction has made it a potential as a supporting village for
Tabanan tourism. Although most people in Buwit Village still rely on the agricultural
sector, some people have also turned to tourism. It is proven by the number of villas
in the Buwit Village area, natural beauty and unique traditions are the main attraction
in tourism in Bali. Especially the Buwit Village. Like the villages in Bali that have
and highlight the uniqueness of their respective cultures, so does the Buwit Village
which is unique in terms of crafts, one of which is lamak and ceniga handicrafts
made from pis bolong that have been carried on for generations that have been
managed by fourth generations.

Figure 1 : Lamak and Ceniga

In this village there is also a traditional Balinese food that is lawar kuwir
which has a lot of devotees and many people from other regions who come to the
customs especially the buwit village to look for this Traditional food.

Figure 2 : Lawar Kunir

 There is also a unique Ngaben Tradition that is not like a village in general,
this village has some uniqueness in terms of its customs. One of them is Ngaben
tradition. In this village there are two setra namely setra traditional village buwit
(setra Gede) and setra Dalem Kelakahan. The uniqueness of Setra Gede is that it is
not allowed to fire (ignite fire), so that the Ngaben ceremony in Setra should not use
fire (geni) but only symbolic (corpse not burned) (Ngasta Siwa Pertiwi). The tombs in
this setra do not use tombstones, only use simple markers in the form of bamboo and
contain solar protests. Another case in Setra Dalem Kelakahan, the cremation
ceremony was carried out by burning the corpses as well as cremation in other
villages.

Figure 3 : Ngaben
The arts in the village of Buwit are also very diverse. These villages are
villages that are full of art. This can be seen from the many sekaa-sekaa such as sekaa
gong, sekaa angklung, sekaa joged / dances, and sekaa pesantian who are always
active in various traditional ceremonial activities. Almost every banjar adat in Buwit
Village has a gong and several others have angklung. Besides aiming to accompany
traditional ceremonies in the village, sekaa gong / angklung in this village has a
commercial purpose. Although there is no regular beating practice schedule, this
sekaa remains active in various activities. Children are also encouraged to practice
beating and are often taught directly by their parents, so that the art of beating or
dancing in this village can be continuously regenerated.
 Figure 4 : Gong and Balinese Traditional Dancer
Also the Holy Water from Beji Temple, which is located near the Sungi tukad
(river), is very interesting as a tourist spot. There are six pancorans that are believed
to be good for bathing babies in temples located in Banjar Kelakahan, Buwit Village,
Kediri District, Tabanan, Bali which are believed to be efficacious for health and can
be drunk directly naturally without being cooked.

Figure 5 : Holly water from Beji Pura

Then in the village of Buwit there are also facilities for fishing, jogging, and
also playing bikes with a view that is still very natural in this village of Buwit.
Strategic geographical conditions make Buwit Village which is potentially a tourist
village like other villages in the Kediri sub-district. Expanse of rice fields around the
village area, can be a tourist attraction for tourists. Moreover, there are some
interesting spots to do tourist activities such as trekking, and cycling through the
green rice fields. The beautiful scenery and the atmosphere of rice fields combined
with friendly farmers will certainly give a distinct impression to those who visit it.
Another place that can also be a tourist attraction is a fishing pond owned by one of
the residents in Buwit Village.
 Figure 6 : Jogging road on rice field on Buwit Village

Buwit Village Apparatus: since 2006 up to now the Buwit Village is led by
Mr. I Wayan Pugeh from the Banjar Dinas Buwit, Buwit Village, Kediri District,
Tabanan Regency which consists of 4 (four) Banjar Dinas, namely: Banjar Dinas
Buwit., Banjar Dinas Delod Sema, Banjar Kelakahan Office, Banjar Delod Uma
Office. There are 7 (seven) Indigenous Banjars, namely: Mertasari Indigenous Banjar,
Central Buwit Indigenous Banjar, Buwit Kaja Indigenous Banjar, Delod Sema
Indigenous Banjar, Gede Kelak Adat Banjar, Indigenous Keladahan Kaja, Banjar
Adat Delod Uma. Where the 6 (six) Banjar Adat are in the area of Buwit Adat
Village, namely: Mertasari Adat Banjar, Central Buwit Adat Banjar, Buwit Kaja Adat
Banjar, Delod Sema Adat Banjar, Adat Gede Banjar Adat, and Kaja Adak Banjar
Adat. Whereas 1 (one) Indigenous Banjar, namely Delar Uma Indigenous Banjar,
including the Kaba-Kaba Indigenous Village area.
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