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Bali
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Jakarta
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Central
Java
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East
Java
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West
Java
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Yogyakatar
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Lampung |
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Banten
I West
Nusa
Tenggara I
East
Nusa
Tenggara
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Bengkulu
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Jambi |
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South
Sumatra
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West
Sumatra
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North
Sumatra
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Riau
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 The
Wallace
Line,
named
after
19th
century
naturalist,
Alfred
Russell
Wallace,
marks
a
point
of
transition
between
the
flora
and
fauna
of
Western
and
Eastern
Indonesia
and
acts
as
the
Western
boundary
of
West
Nusa
Tenggara,
which
includes
Lombok
Island
and
Sumbawa.
Lombok
is
noticeably
different
to
its
close
neighbor,
Bali.
The
northern
part
of
the
island
is
mountainous
and
lush
with
tall
trees
and
shrubs.
The
South
on
the
other
hand
is
arid
and
covered
by
savannas.
Large
Asian
mammals
are
absents
and
replaced
instead
by
large
numbers
of
marsupials,
lizards,
cockatoos
and
parrots.
The
difference
becomes
more
pronounced
as
one
moves
further
east
where
dry
seasons
are
more
prolonged
and
the
land
is
dry
and
bush-like,
and
so
in
many
areas
corn
and
sago
are
the
staple
food,
instead
of
rice.
At
first
Islam
time
come
to
these
islands
in
the
16th
century,
four
Hindu
Kingdoms
co-existed
in
apparent
peace
what
is
now
called
West
Nusa
Tenggara
and
is
still
the
religion
embraced
by
those
in
the
west
of
Lombok,
which
are
primarily
Balinese.
Lombok
experienced
strong
Balinese
influences
in
the
past,
but
has
still
retained
a
unique
identifies.
The
indigenous
people
of
Lombok,
the
Sasaks,
are
predominantly
Moslem
and
have
a
strong,
distinguished
tradition,
as
do
the
people
of
neighboring
Sumbawa.
Soft
white
sand,
virgin
beaches
are
typical
in
Lombok,
where
the
motto
is
'You
can
see
Bali
in
Lombok,
but
not
Lombok
in
Bali'.
Famous
for
its
'tenun
ikat'
hand-woven
textiles,
the
island
has
exceptional
charm
and
its
relatively
undiscovered,
except
for
Senggigi
City,
which
becoming
a
major
resort
area.
Regulars
shuttle
flights
from
Bali
and
Surabaya
as
well
as
ferries
provide
excellent
transportation
links
within
the
islands
of
the
province
as
well
as
with
the
rest
of
the
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The
two
largest
islands
in
West
Nusa
Tenggara
province
are
Lombok
in
the
west
and
the
larger
Sumbawa
Island
in
the
east.
Mataram,
on
Lombok,
is
the
capital
and
largest
city
of
the
province.
The
province
is
administratively
divided
into
six
regencies
and
one
municipality,
Mataram.
The
Sasak
ethnic
group
mainly
inhabits
Lombok,
with
a
minority
Balinese
population
then,
Sumbawa
and
Bima
ethnic
groups
inhabit
Sumbawa.
Each
of
these
groups
has
a
local
language
associated
with
it
as
well.
The
population
of
the
province
is
3.821.134;
71
percent
of
the
population
lives
in
Lombok. |
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Geographically
Geographically,
West
Nusa
Tenggara
Province
is
located
115'45
-
119°10
east
Longitudes
8°5
-
9°5
south
latitudes.
Its
area
boundaries
is:
North
Side:
Java
Sea
South
side:
Hindia
Ocean
East
side:
Sepadan
Strait
West
side:
Lombok
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Wide
Area
The
wide
area
of
West
Nusa
Tenggara
is
49.32,19
Km2
that
contains
of
20.153,07
Km2
land
and
29.159,04
Km2
of
sea.
The
two
big
islands
is
Lombok
Island
with
its
wide
area
about
4.738,70
Km2
(23,51%)
and
Sumbawa
Island
with
15.414,37
Km'
(76,49%)
wide
area.
Beside
that,
it
also
surrounded
by
thousands
small
islands,
such
as
Gili
Air,
Gili
Meno,
Gili
Trawangan,
Gili
Gede,
Gili
Nanggu,
Gili
Tangkong,
Moyo
Island,
Bungin
Island,
Satonda
Island,
Kaung
Island,
and
Panjang
Island. |
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Government
Administrative
Administratively,
the
capital
of
West
Nusa
Tenggara
is
Mataram
city
and
contains
of 7
regencies
and
2
cities.
The
four
regencies/cities
are
located
in
Lombok
Island
and
5
regencies/cities
state
in
Sumbawa
Island. |
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