Mengwi

Mengwi or officially Kingdom of Mengwi (Hanacaraka Latin: Puri Anom Mengwi) is an island country located in east central of Melayu Archipelago. The country bordered by Canggu Strait with Pemecutan to its west, Batubulan Sea to its north, Sempidi Sea to its south with Southern Palm Islands and Madya Sea to the east. It has an area of 6,656 km2 and a population of around 3.2 millions. The capital is Mengwi (City) which is also its largest city. Another notable cities are Mengwitani, Canggu (City) and Sempidi (City).

Controlled by Sripala Kingdom around 412 AD, Mengwi island was included under Giri administration. The peoples stay in a peaceful condition until the fall of Sripala when it is annexed by Giri Kingdom. Mengwi status was elevated into a kingdom in late 18th century after the rise of Tambangan Dynasty in Pemecutan. It is become one of the 4 kingdoms under Pemecutan Confederation. During the western approached, Mengwi become the first kingdom under the confederation that being colonized by British Empire. Mengwi was mildly affected during the World War II. Mengwian also followed their Pemecutanian brothers in the protest over British colonialism in Pemecutan Confederation which demand Pemecutan independence. The independence was granted in 1949. But Mengwian still feel left behind as the central government keep focusing on the Mainland. Independence uprising began again in the mid 1950's and after pressured by international communities and neighboring countries, Pemecutan Central Government agreed to hold referendum in Mengwi. Mengwi officially gets their independence in 1966 and become a rightful Kingdom of its own.

Mengwi still have a close relationship with Pemecutan even after their independence. Pemecutan Government help to build up their economy and military after the independence. The country is considered a developing country with high dependent on tourism. Pact of Solidarity was signed in 1978 between both countries as the signed of their military and economic alliance. Mengwi also use Pemecutan Rupiah as their currency to ease the economy between both neighboring country.

Etymology
There is a dispute over the origin of Mengwi name. Mengwian scholar and historian believe that Mengwi came from the word Mangwirajya which is the first recorded name of the island. Mangwirajya is an old Kawi language word that comes from 3 root words, Mangu, Wira and Rajya which can be translated as Longing of a Great Leader. The naming is in coincidence by the fact that the island was leaderless during the time and all their administration was taken from Giri's capital. And as the time pass the term Mangwirajya is shorten into just Mengwi which is use until this day.

There is a proposal to revert back the country name into Mangwirajya for local use while the international naming will still using Mengwi. The proposal is still under discussion.

Administrative divisions
Officially, Mengwi is divided into 7 provinces. Each of the provinces are further divided into municipalities totaling 66 municipalities.