West Lombok Regency
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West Lombok Regency Kabupaten Lombok Barat |
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Beach at Senggigi in West Lombok
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 Location of West Lombok Regency in West Nusa Tenggara |
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 West Lombok Regency
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| Coordinates: 8°43′S 116°7′E / 8.717°S 116.117°E | ||
| Country | Indonesia | |
| Province | West Nusa Tenggara | |
| Capital | Gerung | |
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| • Type | Kabupaten-Regency | |
| • Bupati | Fauzan Khalid, M.Si | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 862.62 km2 (333.06 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 626,941 | |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | |
| Demographics | ||
| • Ethnic groups | Sasak, Balinese, Javanese, Sumbawa people, Flores people | |
| • Religion | Muslim, Hindu, Christian, Buddhist | |
| • Languages | Indonesian (official), Sasak | |
| Time zone | WITA (UTC+8) | |
| Area code(s) | +62 370 | |
| Website | http://www.lombokbaratkab.go.id/ | |
West Lombok Regency (Kabupaten Lombok Barat) is a regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Gerung.
West Lombok Regency is bounded by North Lombok Regency to the north, Central Lombok Regency to the south East Lombok Regency to the east and the Lombok Strait to the west. To the north of the region is Mount Rinjani which at 3,726 m is the third highest mountain the second largest volcano in the country and is and an active volcano The oldest recorded historical eruption was in 1847 and last eruption was in May 2010
The Regency of West Lombok was established in 1958 and included the northern section of Lombok now recently established as the Regency of North Lombok. The West Lombok Administrative Region previously oversaw the West coast, Ampenan, Tanjung, Bayan, Gerung, Gondang and Cakranegara.
In 1993 the West Lombok district was separated into two autonomous regions. As a consequence of the formation of the Government of Mataram in year 2000 the capital of West Lombok was moved from Mataram, West Lombok to Gerung in the south of the district. This move resulted the 5 districts in the northern end of the island being too far away from the services of the West Lombok Regency HQ at Gerung. Subsequently, in 2008 (and with the full support of the local government of West Lombok regency) North Lombok established its own regency government situated at Tanjung. The north of the island now functions autonomously from the West Lombok Regency.
The area of West Lombok Regency is 862.62 km²
Kabupaten Lombok Barat (West Lombok Regency) is one of Lombok's four Regencies or administrative regions.
Subsequent to the inauguration of the newly elected Bupati tensions rose in Lembah Sari village in late September 2010. A border dispute over the new regional boundaries had been in disputation since July 2010 when the previously ratified border alignment became clear to villagers. Apparently the new border dividing the North Lombok Regency from West Lombok Regency traversed the village of Lembah Sari situated west of Pemenang. Residents felled a large tree on the side of the main inland road connecting the Northern region to that of West Lombok Regency and the City of Mataram so that it blocked the road. Residents claimed that they established the roadblock to protest a unilateral decision by officials in North Lombok to move the border between the two districts. A police detachment re-opened the road after 7 hours of blockade by villagers from the 14 hamlets that form Lembah Sari. The police intervention allowed workers from West Lombok Regency to commence work to clear the road and limited thru traffic was restored. The North Lombok Regency made public statements to clarify that district authorities would abide by whatever decision was made by the provincial government regarding regional boundaries. 34 villages that were formerly part of West Lombok are now part of North Lombok.
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