West Nusa Tenggara
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West Nusa Tenggara Nusa Tenggara Barat |
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From top, left to right : Mount Rinjani, Malibu Beach, Gendang Beleq Lombok, Sunsets at Sumbawa, Palau Banta, Bride procession in Lombok, Gili Trawangan
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| Motto: NTB Gemilang, Ikhtiar Tanpa Henti ("Glorious NTB, Unending Effort") | |||||||||
 Location of West Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia |
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| Coordinates: 8°35′S 116°7′E / 8.583°S 116.117°ECoordinates: 8°35′S 116°7′E / 8.583°S 116.117°E | |||||||||
| Country |
 Indonesia
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| Established | December 17, 1958 | ||||||||
| Capital |
 Mataram
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| 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) | ||||||||
| Area rank | 25th | ||||||||
| Highest elevation | 3,726 m (12,224 ft) | ||||||||
| Population (2014 Estimate) | |||||||||
| • Total | 4,702,389 | ||||||||
| • Rank | 13rd | ||||||||
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Demographics | |||||||||
| • Ethnic groups | Sasak (68%), Bimese (14%), Sumbawan (8%), Balinese (3%), Dompuan (3%), Javanese (2%) | ||||||||
| • Religion | Islam (96%), Hindu (3%), Buddhist (1%) [1] | ||||||||
| • Languages | Indonesian (official) | ||||||||
| Time zone | Indonesia Central Time (UTC+8) | ||||||||
| Postcodes | 80xxx, 81xxx, 82xxx | ||||||||
| Area codes | (62)3xx | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | ID-NB | ||||||||
| Vehicle sign | DR (Lombok), EA (Sumbawa) | ||||||||
| HDI |
 0.643 (medium) |
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| 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 | ||||||||
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West Nusa Tenggara (Indonesian: Nusa Tenggara Barat – NTB) 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 latest estimate (for January 2014) is 4,702,389. The province's area is 19,708.79 km2. The two largest islands in the province are Lombok in the west and the larger Sumbawa island in the east. The islands of Flores and Sumba are part of East Nusa Tenggara.
Based on analysis of prehistoric objects found (such as complex sarcophagus, decorated stoneware, machetes, and axes), shows that West Nusa Tenggara had previously been inhabited by people who come from Southeast Asia.
The natives in this region is called the Sasak people, most of whom live on the island of Lombok. Meanwhile, on the island of Sumbawa are also natives consisting of two groups, namely ethnic Sumbawa (Samawa) and Bima. However, with the wave of migrants from Bali, Makassar, Java, Kalimantan, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku and East Nusa Tenggara, the indigenous people entered the farm and then stay in the interior.
The existence of this region can not be separated from the heyday of Majapahit Empire in the 14th century who conquered all the kingdoms both located on the island of Lombok and Sumbawa. In the book Negarakertagama by Empu Prapanca in 1365, it was written that West Lombok was named Lombok Mirah and East Lombok was named Sasak Adi, Taliwang, Dompo (Dompu), Sape, Sanghyang Fire, Bhima (Bima), Seram (Seran) and Hutan Kedali (Utan).
In the early reign of the kings in West Nusa Tenggara, the influence of Hinduism is very strong. It can not be separated from the influence of the Majapahit empire expansion into the region. But with the collapse of the Majapahit kingdom makes the influence of Hinduism began to decrease with the onset of the influence of Islam in the coastal communities.
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