West Nusa Tenggara facts for kids

Quick facts for kids West Nusa Tenggara Nusa Tenggara Barat
Province
From top, left to right : Mount Rinjani, Malibu Beach, Gendang Beleq Lombok, Sunsets at Sumbawa, Pulau Banta, Bride procession in Lombok, Gili Trawangan
Flag Seal
Motto(s):  NTB Gemilang, Ikhtiar Tanpa Henti ("Glorious NTB, Unending Effort")
Location of West Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia
Country	Indonesia
Established	December 17, 1958
Capital	Mataram
Government
• Body	West Nusa Tenggara Regional Government
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	13th
• Density	238.59349/km2 (617.95430/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Sasak (68%), Bimese (14%), Sumbawa (8%), Balinese (3%), Dompuan (3%), Javanese (2%)
• Religion	Islam (96%), Hindu (3%), Buddhist (1%) [1]
• Languages	Indonesian (official)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Postcodes	80xxx, 81xxx, 82xxx
Area codes	(62)3xx
ISO 3166 code	ID-NB
Vehicle sign	DR (Lombok), EA (Sumbawa)
HDI	0.643 (medium)
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)

West Nusa Tenggara (Indonesian: Nusa Tenggara Barat – NTB) is a province of Indonesia. It is the west part of the Lesser Sunda Islands except Bali. Bali is its own province. Mataram, on Lombok, is the capital and largest city of the province. In the 2010 census the population was 4,496,855. The area of the province is 19,708.79 km². The two largest islands in the province are Lombok in the west and Sumbawa in the east.

Images for kids

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  Rhee Loka in Sumbawa Regency

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  Mount Rinjani

See also

In Spanish: Provincia de Islas menores de la Sonda occidentales para niños