West Nusa Tenggara
province of Indonesia, western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands
West Nusa Tenggara (Indonesian: Nusa Tenggara Barat – 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.
West Nusa Tenggara
Nusa Tenggara Barat | |
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  .jpg)     From top, left to right : Mount Rinjani, Malibu Beach, Gendang Beleq Lombok, Sunsets at Sumbawa, Pulau Banta, Bride procession in Lombok, Gili Trawangan | |
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| Motto(s): NTB Gemilang, Ikhtiar Tanpa Henti ("Glorious NTB, Unending Effort") | |
 Location of West Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 8°35′S 116°7′E / 8.583°S 116.117°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Established | December 17, 1958 |
| Capital |  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 | 240/km2 (620/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 |
| Area codes | (62)3xx |
| ISO 3166 code | ID-NB |
| Vehicle sign | DR (Lombok), EA (Sumbawa) |
| HDI |  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 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Estimasi Penduduk Mennurat Jenis Kelamin dan Provinsi di Indonesia Tahun 2014.
- ↑ Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2003.
Other websites
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West Nusa Tenggara travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to West Nusa Tenggara at Wikimedia Commons
