{{Short description|Island in Indonesia}} {{Infobox islands | name = Nusa Ceningan | image = Ceningan.jpg | image_caption = Ceningan |native_name = ᬦᬸᬲᬘᭂᬦᬶᬗᬦ᭄ |native_name_link =Balinese language |location = [[Southeast Asia]] |archipelago = [[Lesser Sunda Islands]] |total_islands = |major_islands = |area_km2 = 3.9 |highest_mount = |elevation_m = | country = {{flag|Indonesia}} | country_admin_divisions_title = Province | country_admin_divisions = {{flagicon image|Official_flag_of_the_Province_of_Bali.jpg}} [[Bali]] | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Regency | country_admin_divisions_1 = {{flagicon image|Lambang Kabupaten Klungkung.png}} [[Klungkung Regency]] | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = District | country_admin_divisions_2 = [[:id:Nusa Penida, Klungkung|Nusa Penida]] |country_largest_city = |country_largest_city_population = |population = 1,523 |population_as_of = |density_km2 = |languages= [[Balinese language|Balinese]], [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] |ethnic_groups = [[Balinese people|Balinese]] and others }}
'''Nusa Ceningan''' ({{langx|ban|ᬦᬸᬲᬘᭂᬦᬶᬗᬦ᭄|nusa cĕningan}}; {{small|Indonesian}} {{IPA|id|ˌnusa t͡ʃəˈniŋan|pron}}) is a small [[island]] located in [[:id:Nusa Penida, Klungkung|Nusa Penida District]], [[Klungkung Regency]], [[Bali]], [[Indonesia]]; between [[Nusa Lembongan]] to the north-west and [[Nusa Penida]] to the south-east and south-east. All three islands are south-east of mainland Bali and lie on the southern side of the [[Badung Strait|Strait of Badung]]. As none of the three islands have an airport, a boat or ferry is required to get to Nusa Ceningan.
[[File:NusaCeningan2009.jpg|thumb|Nusa Ceningan, 2009.]]
There is a notable surf break off Nusa Ceningan which attracts some surfers away from the more crowded breaks on Nusa Lembongan.
The island offers some scenic roads and paths, and the westward views back over Nusa Lembongan to Bali are impressive. Viewing the sunset over Bali from the central Ceningan ridge is very much worth the effort. The estuarine channel between Lembongan and Ceningan is home to many [[Seaweed farming|seaweed farms]] and pristine [[Mangrove forest|mangrove forests]].<ref name="ecoturism">{{Cite book |author1=Atmaja, Ida Bagus Kade Yoga |title=Ekowisata rakyat : lika-liku ekowisata di Tenganan, Pelaga, Sibetan, dan Nusa Ceningan, Bali |trans-title=People's ecotourism: the twists and turns of ecotourism in Tenganan, Pelaga, Sibetan, and Nusa Ceningan, Bali |year=2002 |publisher=Wisnu Press |edition=Cet. 1 |isbn=978-979-97156-0-9 }}</ref>
== Administration == Administratively, Nusa Ceningan is a part of the territory of [[:id: Lembongan, Nusa Penida, Klungkung|Lembongan Village]] in the Nusa Penida District of [[Klungkung Regency]] located in the southeast of [[Bali Province]] in [[Indonesia]]. It consists of two hamlets (now administrative hamlets), namely Ceningan Kawan hamlet and Ceningan Kangin hamlet, with a population of 1,523 people, spread across 6 customary hamlets, namely Parangan Tengah, Ambentiying, Ceningan Tengah, Anggrek, Batumelawang and Gili Mekarnadi customary hamlets.<ref name="ecoturism"/>
== Geography == The island is 3.9 km long and 1.1 km wide, with an area of 3 square kilometers. It is located 15 km from Bali and 1 km from [[Nusa Penida]]. It is accessible by boat from [[Sanur, Bali|Sanur]] or by the suspension bridge connecting it to [[Nusa Lembongan]], which is only accessible by pedestrians and two-wheelers. The shallow channel separating the two small islands is difficult to navigate at low tide.
To the east, the [[Lombok Strait]] separates the three islands from [[Lombok]] and marks the biogeographic division between the fauna of the [[Indomalayan]] and [[Australasian]]. The transition is known as the [[Wallace Line]], after [[Alfred Russel Wallace]], who was the first to propose a transition between these two major [[biomes]].
== Activities == The island is a nesting area for birds. It contains caves and historic pura ([[Balinese temple|temples]]). At the easternmost end there is Pura Batu Banglas/Goa Raja, in the north Pura Bakung, in the south Pura Tirta Dalem Buhu, in the west Pura Batumelawang and in the centre is Pura Tri Adi Sakti, among others.
Seaweed farming, which began in the mid-1980s, is a major source of employment.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-03-08 |title=The Bali you remember is unrecognisable now. Will it come back? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-09/bali-return-of-seaweed-farming-ceningan-lembongan-penida-covid/13202170 |access-date=2026-03-12 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>
== Connection to Nusa Lembongan == [[File:Nusa Lembongan Nusa Ceningan bridge.jpg|thumb|left|Nusa Lembongan–Nusa Ceningan bridge]] [[File:Nusa_Lembongan_Map_Wikitravel.jpg|thumb|Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan]] It is connected to Nusa Lembongan Island by a narrow suspension bridge which opened in 2017. It replaced the previous wooden bridge which collapsed in 2016 during a religious procession, killing eight people.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-10-16 |title=Deadly bridge collapse off Indonesia's Bali island |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37673528 |access-date=2025-04-15 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-27 |title=Travelers Warned Bridge Connecting Bali Tourist Islands Closed For Maintenance |url=https://thebalisun.com/travelers-warned-bridge-connecting-bali-tourist-islands-closed-for-maintenance/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=The Bali Sun |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Tourism== Nusa Ceningan has been slowly growing in popularity since 2009. A key tourist attraction is the Mahana cliff jump, which is located on the southeastern side of Nusa Ceningan at Mahana Point Bar. The bar manages two diving platforms at 5 and 13 meters. Jumping is only permitted when the tide is high enough.
== See also == * [[List of islands in Indonesia]] * [[Nusa Lembongan]] * [[Nusa Penida]] * [[Bali]]
==References== {{portal|Islands}} {{Reflist}}
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