West Nusa Tenggara
West Nusa Tenggara (Indonesian: [Nusa Tenggara Barat] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) – NTB) is a province of Indonesia. It is the west part of the Lesser Sunda Islands except Bali. Bali is its own province. Mataram, on Lombok, is the capital and largest city of the province. In the 2010 census the population was 4,496,855.[1] The area of the province is 19,708.79 km2. The two largest islands in the province are Lombok in the west and Sumbawa in the east.
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| Location of West Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia Location of West Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 8°35′S 116°7′E / 8.583°S 116.117°ECoordinates: 8°35′S 116°7′E / 8.583°S 116.117°E | |
| Country | 22x20px Indonesia |
| Established | December 17, 1958 |
| Capital | 20px Mataram |
| Government | |
| • Body | West Nusa Tenggara Regional Government |
| • Governor | M. Zainul Majdi (PD) |
| • Vice Governor | Muhammad Amin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,708.79 km2 (7,609.61 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 25th |
| Highest elevation | 3,726 m (12,224 ft) |
| Population (2014 Estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,702,389 |
| • Rank | 13th |
| • Density | 238.59349/km2 (617.95430/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | Sasak (68%), Bimese (14%), Sumbawa (8%), Balinese (3%), Dompuan (3%), Javanese (2%)[2] |
| • Religion | Islam (96%), Hindu (3%), Buddhist (1%) [1] |
| • Languages | Indonesian (official) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time) |
| Postcodes | 80xxx, 81xxx, 82xxx |
| ISO 3166 code | ID-NB |
| Vehicle sign | DR (Lombok), EA (Sumbawa) |
| HDI | Steady 0.643 (medium) |
| HDI rank | 29th (2014) |
| Largest city by area | Bima - 222.25 square kilometres (85.81 sq mi) |
| Largest city by population | Mataram - (402,296 - 2010) |
| Largest regency by area | Sumbawa Regency - 6,643.98 square kilometres (2,565.26 sq mi) |
| Largest regency by population | East Lombok Regency - (1,105,671 - 2010) |
| Website | Government official site |
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West Nusa Tenggara Media
- Rhee Loka, Rhee, Sumbawa Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - panoramio.jpg
Rhee Loka in Sumbawa Regency
- Mount Rinjani Ultra 8.jpg
Mount Rinjani Ultra
References
Other websites
West Nusa Tenggara travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to West Nusa Tenggara at Wikimedia Commons