West Nusa Tenggara
province of Indonesia, western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands
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Summary
West Nusa Tenggara is a province of Indonesia[1]. It draws 1,533 Wikipedia views per month (province of indonesia category, ranking #21 of 39).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Indonesia[3]
- Country: Indonesia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Indian Ocean[5], Java Sea[6], Flores Sea[7], Lombok Strait[8], Sape Strait[9]
- Head of government: Zulkieflimansyah[10]
- Instance of: first-level administrative country subdivision in Indonesia[11]
- Capital: Mataram[12]
- Shares border with: Bali[13], East Nusa Tenggara[14], South Sulawesi[15], East Java[16]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bima[17], Dompu[18], West Lombok[19], Central Lombok[20], East Lombok[21], North Lombok[22], Mataram[23], Sumbawa[24], West Sumbawa[25]
- Legislative body: West Nusa Tenggara Regional House of Representatives[26]
- Executive body: Government of West Nusa Tenggara[27]
- Highest judicial authority: Mataram High Court[28]
- Coat of arms: Lambang Nusa Tenggara Barat[29]
- Postal code: 80000–80999[30], 81000–81999[31], 82000–82999[32]
- Commons category: West Nusa Tenggara[33]
- Licence plate code: DR[34], EA[35]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[36]
- Inception: December 17, 1958[37]
- Coordinate location: -8.583333333333334, 116.11666666666666[38]
- Located in/on physical feature: Lesser Sunda Islands[39]
- Official website: http://www.ntbprov.go.id[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:West Nusa Tenggara[41]
- Human Development Index: 0.7093[42]
- Population: 4,702,389[43], 5,646,000[44]
- Unemployment rate: 2.73[45]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of West Nusa Tenggara[46]
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Physical Characteristics
West Nusa Tenggara covers an area of 19708.79[47]. It sits at an elevation of 3726[48].
Why It Matters
West Nusa Tenggara has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]