East Nusa Tenggara
East Nusa Tenggara (Indonesian: [Nusa Tenggara Timur] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) – NTT) isa province of Indonesia. It is the east part of the Lesser Sunda Islands. It faces the Indian Ocean to the south and the Flores Sea to the north. There are more than 500 islands in the province. The largest islands are Sumba, Flores, and the western part of Timor. There is a land border between the province and the country East Timor. There are twenty-one regencies and the regency-level city of Kupang in the province. Kupang is the capital and largest city.
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Nusa Tenggara Timur | |
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 Flag Official seal of Seal | |
| Location of East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia Location of East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 10°11′S 123°35′E / 10.183°S 123.583°ECoordinates: 10°11′S 123°35′E / 10.183°S 123.583°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Established | 17 December 1958 |
| Capital (and largest city) | Kupang |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Viktor Laiskodat (Nasdem) |
| • Deputy Governor | Josef Sae Noi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47,245.82 km2 (18,241.71 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13th |
| Highest elevation | 2,458 m (8,064 ft) |
| Population (2014 Estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,070,746 |
| • Rank | 12th |
| • Density | 107.326870/km2 (277.97532/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | Atoni or Dawan (22%) Manggarai (15%) Sumba (12%) Belu (9%) Lamaholot (8%) Rote (5%) Lio (4%)[2] |
| • Religion | Roman Catholicism (51.83%) Protestantism (38.68%) Islam (9.28%) Hinduism (0.19%) Buddhism (0.01%)[3] |
| • Languages | Indonesian, Kupang Malay, Lamaholot, Uab Meto, Bunak, Tetum |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time) |
| Postcodes | 80xxx, 81xxx, 82xxx |
| ISO 3166 code | ID-NT |
| Vehicle sign | DH (Timor), EB (Flores, Alor, Lembata), ED (Sumba) |
| HDI |  0.631 (Medium) |
| HDI rank | 32nd (2016) |
| Website | nttprov |
East Nusa Tenggara is the only province in Indonesia where most people are Christian It is the only Indonesian province where Roman Catholicism is the main religion. The area of the province is 47,245.82 km2. The population at the 2010 Census was 4,683,827. An official estimate of the population in January 2014 was 5,070,746. East Nusa Tenggara is one of the least developed provinces in Indonesia. Tourism is growing here. The most well-known attractions are Labuan Bajo, Komodo National Park, and Mount Kelimutu.
Provincial Government
This is a list of governors of East Nusa Tenggara.
- W. J. Lala Mentik (1960–1965)
- El Tari (1966–1978)
- Ben Mboi (1978–1988)
- Hendrik Fernandez (1988–1993)
- Herman Musakabe (1993–1998)
- Piet Alexander Tallo (1998–2008)
- Frans Lebu Raya (2008–2018)
- Victor Laiskodat (2018–present)
Tourism
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East Nusa Tenggara Media
- Padar Island.jpg
Padar Island near Komodo Island.
- Sunrise on Komodo.jpg
Komodo, one of the small islands in this province.
- KomodoNationalPark Village.jpg
One of four villages located in Komodo National Park. Actually it's prohibited to built a residential area inside the National Park; however since these villages inhabited since early 1950, it's not easy to relocate them.
- Borassus flabellifer.jpg
The Lontar palm has high significance in local agriculture
- Nihi Sumba.jpg
Aerial shot of Nihi Sumba, a resort along Nihiwatu Beach
References
- ↑ Central Bureau of Statistics: Census 2010 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 17 January 2011 (in Indonesian)
- ↑ Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2003
- ↑ 2017 estimate
Other websites
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: East Nusa Tenggara |
Media related to East Nusa Tenggara at Wikimedia Commons- Official website of the NTT Tourist Office
- The NTT website of the Indonesian Central Statistics Bureau (Badan Pusat Statistik or BPS) which provides data on a range of matters in the province. Especially helpful is the annual publication NTT dalam Angka [NTT in Figures] which provides very extensive statistics about a wide range of issues.
- The local Kupang newspaper Pos Kupang gives local news coverage of many provincial events.
- Website on music from the islands of Roti and Lombok.