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  country Indonesia
  capital Mataram
  population 4015102
  area In Km2 1970879
  Time WITA ( UTC+8 )
  ethnicity Sasak (68%), Bima (13%), Sumbawa (8%), Balinese (3%) {{cite book
  Publisher Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
  Title Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape
  Year 2003


  religion Islam (96%), Hindu (3%), Buddhist (1%) {Link without Title}
  language Indonesian
  governor Lalu Serinata
  site wwwntbgoid
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West Nusa Tenggara ( in south-central Indonesia . It covers the western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands , except for Bali .

The two largest islands in the 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 (''kabupaten'') and one municipality (''kotamadya''):


  • Bima (municipality)


Lombok is mainly inhabited by the Sasak ethnic group, with a minority Balinese population, and Sumbawa is inhabited by Sumbawa and Bima ethnic groups. 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 ( 2000 Census ).

A 2002 United Nations Development Programme report classified West Nusa Tenggara as the least-developed province in Indonesia.


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