West Nusa Tenggara

West Nusa Tenggara
(Nusa Tenggara Barat)

Capital	Mataram
Governor	Tuan Guru Bajang
Area	19,708.79 km2 (7,610 sq mi)
Population	4,015,102
Density	203.7 /km2 (528 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Sasak (68%), Bima (13%), Sumbawa (8%), Balinese (3%)[1]
Religion	Islam (96%), Hindu (3%), Buddhist (1%) [1]
Languages	Indonesian (official)
Time zone	WITA (UTC+8)
Web site	www.ntb.go.id

West Nusa Tenggara (Indonesian: Nusa Tenggara Barat) is a province in south-central Indonesia. It covers the western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, except for Bali.

The two largest islands in the province are Lombok in the west and the larger Sumbawa island in the east. Mataram, on Lombok, is the capital and largest city of the province. The province is administratively divided into eight regencies (kabupaten) and two municipalities (kotamadya):

• Bima
• Dompu
• West Lombok
• Central Lombok
• East Lombok
• North Lombok
• Sumbawa
• West Sumbawa
• Bima (municipality)
• Mataram (municipality)

Lombok is mainly inhabited by the Sasak ethnic group, with a minority Balinese population, and Sumbawa is inhabited by Sumbawa and Bima ethnic groups. Each of these groups has a local language associated with it as well. The population of the province is 3,821,134; 71 percent of the population lives in Lombok (As of 2000^[update] census).

A 2002 United Nations Development Programme report classified West Nusa Tenggara as the least-developed province in Indonesia.^{[citation needed]}

History

In 1938, the Neo Municipality was formed, a self regulated area (Dutch: Zelf Bestuur Regelen).^{[citation needed]} Based on the Lombok government constitution, East Indonesia Presidents' decision on 9 May 1949 No.5/Prv/49, Lombok did not contain a municipality but was an area conducted by Dutch Government. Formerly known as Sunda Kecil (Small Sunda), the West Nusa Tenggara Province became East Indonesia State in 1951.^{[citation needed]} In 1957, the regional government was established.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• West Nusa Tenggara travel guide from Wikitravel

Indonesia portal

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