Lombok Island
From top, left to right:
Aan Beach, Sasaknese wedding, camping over the top of Rinjani, Senggigi beach, Senaru waterfall, and Various cuisine from Lombok such as: (Taliwang grilled chicken, Lomboknese Kikil soup, and Bulayak satay) |
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| Location | South East Asia | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 8°33′54″S 116°21′04″E / 8.565°S 116.351°ECoordinates: 8°33′54″S 116°21′04″E / 8.565°S 116.351°E | |||||||||
| Archipelago | Lesser Sunda Islands | |||||||||
| Total islands | 27 | |||||||||
| Area | 4,514.11 km2 (1,742.91 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Highest elevation | 3,726 m (12,224 ft) | |||||||||
| Highest point | Rinjani | |||||||||
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Indonesia
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| Province | West Nusa Tenggara | |||||||||
| Largest settlement | Mataram | |||||||||
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| Population | 3,311,044 (2014) | |||||||||
| Pop. density | 733.5 /km2 (1,899.8 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Ethnic groups | Sasak, Balinese, Tionghoa-peranakan, Sumbawa people, Flores people, Arab Indonesian | |||||||||
| Native name: Pulau Lombok | |
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Lombok Island, Indonesia
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| Geography | |
| Archipelago | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Area | 4,514.11 km2 (1,742.91 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3,726 m (12,224 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Rinjani |
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Indonesia
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| Province | West Nusa Tenggara |
| Largest settlement | Mataram (pop. 420,941) |
| Demographics | |
| Ethnic groups | Sasak Balinese, Javanese, Tionghoa-peranakan Arab Indonesians |
Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. It is roughly circular, with a "tail" (Sekotong Peninsula) to the southwest, about 70 kilometres (43 miles) across and a total area of about 4,514 square kilometres (1,743 square miles). The provincial capital and largest city on the island is Mataram. It is somewhat similar in size and density with neighboring Bali and shares some cultural heritage, but is administratively part of Nusa Tenggara Barat along with sparsely populated Sumbawa. It is surrounded by a number of smaller islands locally called Gili.
The island was home to some 3.17 million Indonesians as recorded in the decennial 2010 census; the latest estimate (for January 2014) gives the population as 3,311,044.
Lombok is under the administration of the Governor of the province of West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat). The province is administered from the provincial capital of Mataram in West Lombok.
The island is administratively divided into four kabupaten (regencies) and one kota (city). They are as follows, with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census and according to the latest (January 2014) official estimates:
Little is known about the Lombok before the seventeenth century. Before this time it was made up of numerous competing and feuding petty states each of which were presided over by a Sasak 'prince'. This disunity was taken advantage of by the neighbouring Balinese who took control of western Lombok in the early seventeenth century. The Makassarese meanwhile invaded eastern Lombok from their colonies in neighbouring Sumbawa. The Dutch had first visited Lombok in 1674 and the Dutch East India Company concluded its first treaty with the Sasak Princess of Lombok. The Balinese had managed to take over the whole island by 1750, but Balinese infighting resulted in the island being split into four feuding Balinese kingdoms. In 1838, the Mataram kingdom brought its rivals under control.
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