West Nusa Tenggara

West Nusa Tenggara Nusa Tenggara Barat
—  Province  —
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Location of West Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia
Coordinates: 8°35′S 116°7′E
Country	Indonesia
Capital	Mataram
Government
• Governor	M. Zainul Majdi
Area
• Total	19,708.79 km2 (7,609.61 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,496,855
• Density	Bad rounding here230/km2 (Bad rounding here590/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Sasak (68%), Bima (13%), Sumbawa (8%), Indian (8%), Balinese (3%)
• Religion	Islam (96%), Hindu (3%), Buddhist (1%) [1]
• Languages	Indonesian (official)
Time zone	WITA (UTC+8)
Website	www.ntbprov.go.id

West Nusa Tenggara (Indonesian: Nusa Tenggara Barat) is a province of Indonesia. It comprises the western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the exception of Bali which is its own province. Mataram, on Lombok, is the capital and largest city of the province. The 2010 census recorded the population at 4,496,855. The two largest islands in the province are Lombok in the west and the larger Sumbawa island in the east.

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 (Lesser Sunda), the West Nusa Tenggara Province was formed from part of the former State of East Indonesia in 1951.^{citation needed} In 1957, the regional government was established.^{citation needed}

Administration

The province is administratively divided into eight regencies (kabupaten) and two municipalities (kotamadya):

Name	Capital	Area (km²)	Population 2010 Census
Mataram City		61.30	402,296
West Lombok Regency (Lombok Barat)	Gerung	862.62	599,609
North Lombok Regency (Lombok Utara)	Tanjung	776.25	199,904
Central Lombok Regency (Lombok Tengah)	Praya	1,208.39	859,309
East Lombok Regency (Lombok Timur)	Selong	1,605.55	1,105,671
Total Lombok			3,166,789
West Sumbawa Regency (Sumbawa Barat)	Taliwang		114,754
Sumbawa Regency	Sumbawa Besar		415,363
Dompu Regency	Dompu		218,984
Bima Regency	Woha		438,522
Bima City			142,443
Total Sumbawa			1,330,066

Population

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 4,496,855 (at the 2010 census); 70.4% of the population lives on Lombok (at the 2010 census).