Belanting is a village in northeastern Lombok, Indonesia. It lies along the main road around the island, southeast of Obel Obel and northwest of Sambelia. It belongs administratively to the kecamatan of Sambelia in East Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara.[1] As of 2010, the village had a population of 6610 people.[2] The islands of Sulat Island (Gili Sulat) and Lawang Island (Gili Lawang) of the Sungian Strait just off the coast can be viewed from the village.[3]
Belanting | |
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Village | |
  Belanting Location in Indonesia  Belanting Belanting (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 8°17′47″S 116°38′10″E / 8.29639°S 116.63611°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Province | West Nusa Tenggara |
| Regency | East Lombok Regency |
| Kecamatan | Sambelia |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,610 |
| Time zone | UTC+08 |
Ghost of Raden Gagar
editA Balinese named Raden Gagar died and was buried in Belanting and was believed to haunt the village. In order to deal with the supernatural problems the villagers were reportedly encountering, a few of his bones and skull were later unearthed and wrapped in a white cloth and taken to Bayan and he given a formal funeral, which was believed to free the area of its ghosts.[4] However, during the "cleaning ceremony" (pengasuh gubug) a series of unfortunate events occurred which were blamed on upsetting his spirit during the reburial process.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Master Kecamatan". Badan Pusat Statistik - Direktorat Pengembangan Metodologi Sensus Dan Survei. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Population of Indonesia by village" (PDF). Badan Pusat Statistik. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ Reader, Lesley; Ridout, Lucy (2002). Bali and Lombok. Rough Guides. p. 473. ISBN 978-1-85828-902-1.
- ^ a b Cederroth, Sven (1 January 1995). A Sacred Cloth Religion?: Ceremonies of the Big Feast Among the Wetu Telu Sasak (Lombok, Indonesia). NIAS Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-87-87062-54-1.