In short. This page gives no advice on "where is better to live", only what can be verified. Regencies: Canggu, Seminyak, Kuta, Bukit, Jimbaran and Nusa Dua belong to Badung, Sanur and Denpasar to the city of Denpasar, Ubud to Gianyar, Amed to Karangasem, Lovina to Buleleng. Flooding according to authorities and media: Seminyak, Legian and Kuta in December 2024, September and December 2025 and February 2026, Canggu and Denpasar in September and December 2025, Sanur and Jimbaran in February 2026; for Nusa Dua, Bukit, Amed and Lovina there is no data. Traffic: since December 2025 one-way sections in Canggu and Kerobokan, since June 2026 only motorbikes on Jl. Uluwatu in the afternoon. The rainy season in the south starts, by the BMKG forecast, from 11 to 20 December. State hospitals with round-the-clock reception: Bali Mandara and Prof. Ngoerah in Denpasar, Sanjiwani in Gianyar, RSUD Karangasem, and for Badung RSD Mangusada.
What this page is about. There is no advice here on where it is better to live: the choice depends on your work, budget and habits. There is what can be checked: the regency of each area, what authorities and media wrote about flooding and traffic, the rainy season forecast and state hospitals. For beaches and waves, read the guide to the beaches of Bali, and for the contract and rental terms, the guide to monthly rental. Housing prices are left out on purpose.
Which regency an area belongs to. You need the regency (kabupaten) or city (kota) to know which services are yours.
- Canggu: kecamatan Kuta Utara, Badung regency. Canggu is listed among the territories of Kuta Utara on the Pemkab Badung website.
- Seminyak, Legian, Kuta: kecamatan Kuta, Badung. Seminyak and Legian are named as kelurahan of this district in a Metro TV report of 26 February 2026.
- Uluwatu and Bukit: Pecatu, kecamatan Kuta Selatan, Badung (Antara Bali, 13 May 2026).
- Jimbaran: Kuta Selatan, Badung (Metro TV, 26 February 2026).
- Nusa Dua: kelurahan Benoa, Kuta Selatan, Badung (list of territories on the Pemkab Badung website).
- Sanur: kecamatan Denpasar Selatan, city of Denpasar. This is how the address of the state hospital Bali Mandara is written on its website.
- Denpasar: a city of four kecamatan: Timur, Utara, Selatan, Barat (detikBali, 10 September 2025).
- Ubud: kecamatan Ubud, Gianyar regency.
- Amed: village Purwakerti, kecamatan Abang, Karangasem regency (a scientific article on tourism in Karangasem).
- Lovina: Buleleng regency (RRI Singaraja, 28 July 2026).
To the airport. We found no official distance figures to Ngurah Rai airport by area, and we do not count map services as a source. The Ministry of Tourism on indonesia.travel says only that the airport is 13 km south of Denpasar. For Canggu there are words from the Ministry of Transport of 10 September 2026 (Investortrust, 11 September): by land from the airport 1 to 2 hours by observation, a water taxi would take up to 30 minutes, with a launch without a tariff planned in the first half of 2027. For the other areas: no data.
Flooding in 2024 to 2026.
- December 2024. The Jakarta Post (24 December) wrote of at least a dozen flooded places in Kuta: Jl. Nakula and Jl. Sunset Road in Seminyak, Jl. Dewi Sri and Jl. Campuhan in Legian, with water in places up to 60 cm.
- 10 September 2025. BMKG reported rain of over 50 mm a day, in places over 150 mm (Antara, 10 September). In Denpasar water entered all four kecamatan, in Badung they named Canggu, Dalung, Kerobokan, Dewi Sri and the Dewa Ruci junction, in Gianyar they mentioned Ubud, with waist-deep water (iNews, 10 September). By 17 September BNPB counted 18 dead and 474 damaged public facilities in Denpasar.
- 13 to 14 December 2025. The worst was on Jl. Kunti 2 in Seminyak, with Jl. Tangkuban Perahu in Kerobokan and Jl. Gunung Athena in Denpasar flooded (CNBC Indonesia, 15 December).
- 24 February 2026. BPBD Bali counted 76 incidents in a day, 36 of them in Denpasar (RRI, 24 February). Seminyak, Legian and Jimbaran were flooded (Metro TV, 26 February), and in Sanur tourists were evacuated from Jl. Hang Tuah and Jl. Bumi Ayu.
- Nusa Dua, Bukit, Amed, Lovina: we found no reports, so no data. This does not prove there was no flooding. More on the season and preparation in the guide to the rainy season.
Traffic and official measures.
- Canggu and Kerobokan. From 14 to 15 December 2025 Dishub Badung introduced one-way sections and turn bans on Jl. Tangkuban Perahu and neighbouring streets (detikBali, 12 December). On 19 May 2026 Vice Governor Giri Prasta said the Shortcut Canggu cannot be widened because of temples, and named a sea taxi as the solution (Antara). On 12 August 2026 Regent Adi Arnawa called traffic one of the main problems and described a plan for a one-way scheme from east to west (Antara).
- Bukit and Uluwatu. Since June 2026 on Jl. Uluwatu in Pecatu from the Baler Setra and Belimbing Sari junction westwards only motorbikes may ride, turns onto Jl. Toya Ning II are banned, and the rules apply from 14:00 to 22:00 Bali time (Antara, 5 June).
- Ubud. The latest report we confirmed is from 5 October 2023 (Antara): a Bali DPRD member said that in a full jam 1 km takes up to 1.5 hours.
- Seminyak, Kuta, Sanur, Jimbaran, Nusa Dua, Amed, Lovina: we found no confirmed measures for 2025 to 2026.
When the rainy season starts. By the BMKG forecast of 2 October 2026 (zone table, pages 83 to 84 of the book) the start looks like this. Denpasar and "south Badung": 11 to 20 December, peak in February, 14 ten-day periods. Central Gianyar: also 11 to 20 December, peak in February. East Karangasem, where Amed is: 21 to 31 December, peak in February, 11 ten-day periods. North Buleleng: 21 to 31 December, peak in February. The table does not name Canggu, Ubud and Lovina separately, so you will have to match the zone for them by the regency name.
State hospitals. Only hospitals with an address and round-the-clock reception on their own website. More, with private clinics, in hospitals in Bali.
- Sanur and Denpasar: RSUD Bali Mandara, Jl. Bypass Ngurah Rai 548, and RSUP Prof. Ngoerah, Jl. Diponegoro. Both websites show round-the-clock reception.
- Ubud and Gianyar: RSUD Sanjiwani, Jl. Ciung Wanara 2, Gianyar town, reception 24 hours.
- Amed and Karangasem: RSUD Karangasem, Jl. Ngurah Rai 58, Amlapura, reception 24 hours.
- Lovina and Buleleng: RSUD Buleleng, Jl. Ngurah Rai 30, Singaraja. Round-the-clock service is not stated on the website.
- Canggu, Kuta, Bukit, Jimbaran, Nusa Dua: the state hospital RSD Mangusada of Badung regency, whose 2024 profile lists an emergency department.
Summary by area. Order: regency, to the airport, flooding by reports, state hospital. For the airport there is data only for Canggu and Denpasar; for the other areas there is none.
- Canggu: Badung. Airport: by land 1 to 2 hours by the Ministry of Transport's words. Flooding: September and December 2025. Hospital: RSD Mangusada.
- Seminyak and Kuta: Badung. Flooding: December 2024, September and December 2025, February 2026. Hospital: RSD Mangusada.
- Uluwatu and Bukit: Badung. Flooding: no data. Hospital: RSD Mangusada.
- Jimbaran: Badung. Flooding: February 2026. Hospital: RSD Mangusada.
- Nusa Dua: Badung. Flooding: no data. Hospital: RSD Mangusada.
- Sanur: city of Denpasar. Flooding: February 2026. Hospital: Bali Mandara in Sanur itself.
- Denpasar: city. Airport: 13 km south of Denpasar (indonesia.travel). Flooding: September 2025, December 2025, February 2026. Hospital: Prof. Ngoerah and Bali Mandara.
- Ubud: Gianyar. Flooding: September 2025. Hospital: Sanjiwani.
- Amed and the east: Karangasem. Flooding: no data. Hospital: RSUD Karangasem.
- Lovina and the north: Buleleng. Flooding: no data. Hospital: RSUD Buleleng.
What this means for you. Before renting, check the address of the specific house: ask the owner whether the street flooded in September 2025, December 2025 or February 2026, and look at which road the entrance and nearby streets lead to. If you work or study in another area, check the road there at rush hour. Save the number of the nearest state hospital next to 112. If you find yourself in an area that is not on the list, go by the kabupaten and kecamatan from the first part: they will lead you to the right services and the immigration office.