Nusa Tenggara Barat

Nusa Tenggara Barat
Basic data
Area :	20,177 km²
Residents :	4,496,855
Population density :	223 inhabitants / km²
Capital :	Mataram
governor	Muhammad Zainul Majdi
Location in Indonesia
Website :	www.ntbprov.go.id

West Nusa Tenggara ( Indonesian Nusa Tenggara Barat , NTB ) is an Indonesian province in the Nusa Tenggara region (in German "southeastern islands"). The east neighboring province in the region is East Nusa Tenggara ( Indonesian Nusa Tenggara Timur , NTT). West Nusa Tenggara consists of the islands of Lombok , Sumbawa and a few smaller islands. The capital of the province is Mataram on Lombok.

population

80% of the province's population are Muslim, 16% Hindus (Balinese) and 4% animists. Less than 1% are Christians or Buddhists. The most important people in Lombok are the Sasak , while the Balinese and Chinese are a minority. Two different ethnic groups live on Sumbawa, each with their own language, Samawa and Bima. The 2010 census found that the province had a population of 4,496,855 people, 70.4% of whom lived in Lombok, which, however, only takes up 22.9% of the area. In January 2014, the population was estimated at 4,702,389. The province of Nusa Tenggara Barat is one of the least developed regions in all of Indonesia. In 2005, numerous cases of malnutrition and kwashiorkor were recorded . Life expectancy in Nusa Tenggara Barat is the lowest of all 33 provinces in Indonesia at just 54 years, with a total life expectancy of 69 years, and at the same time child mortality is by far the highest in the entire state at 112 (71).

Administrative division

West Nusa Tenggara consists of the following eight administrative districts ( Kabupaten ) and two cities ( Kota ):

coat of arms	Kabupaten / Kota administrative district / city	Seat of government	location	Kecamatan districts	Desa / Kelurahan parishes	Area [km²]	Population (2011)	Inhabitants / km² (2011)
	Kabupaten Bima	Raba		18th	177	4,389.40	443,663	101
	Kabupaten Dompu	Dompu		8th	79	2,324.60	221.184	95
	Lombok Barat	Gerung		10	124	1,053.92	606.044	575
	Lombok Tengah	Praya		12	139	1,208.40	868.895	719
	Lombok Timur	Selong		20th	246	1,605.55	1,116,745	696
	Lombok Utara	Tanjung		5	33	809.53	202.092	250
	Kabupaten Sumbawa	Sumbawa Besar		24	166	6,643.98	419,987	63
	Sumbawa Barat	Taliwang		8th	65	1,849.02	116.112	63
	Bima	Raba		5	38	207.50	144.018	694
	Mataram	Mataram		6th	50	61.30	406.910	6,638
	Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat	Mataram		116	1,117	20,153.20	4,545,650	226

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Estimasi Penduduk Mennurat Jenis Kelamin dan Provinsi di Indonesia Tahun 2014.
2. ↑ Ragil Suwito: Geography 2, p. 151. Jakarta Timur 2010. ISBN 978-979-019-896-8
3. ↑ Ragil Suwito: Geography 2, p. 149. Jakarta Timur 2010. ISBN 978-979-019-896-8

literature

• Nusa Tenggara Barat Dalam Angka 2012, Badan Pusat Statistics Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat ( E-book, Indonesian / English )

Coordinates: 8 ° 30 '  S , 117 ° 24'  E