West Sumbawa

regency in West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
AdministrativeArea regency_of_indonesia Q14124
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Summary

West Sumbawa is a regency of Indonesia[1]. It draws 136 Wikipedia views per month (regency of indonesia category, ranking #49 of 401).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: West Nusa Tenggara[3]
  • Country: Indonesia[4]
  • Capital: Taliwang[5]
  • Shares border with: Sumbawa[6]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Taliwang[7], Seteluk[8], Brang Rea[9], Poto Tano[10], Brang Ene[11], Jereweh[12], Sekongkang[13], Maluk[14]
  • Legislative body: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Sumbawa Barat[15]
  • Executive body: Q114187162[16]
  • Highest judicial authority: Q140470626[17]
  • Inception: December 18, 2003[18]
  • Separated from: Sumbawa[19]
  • Official website: http://www.sumbawabaratkab.go.id/[20]
  • Topic's main category: Category:West Sumbawa Regency[21]
  • Population: 132,130[22]
  • Office held by head of government: Regent of West Sumbawa[23]
  • Statistics Indonesia area code: 5207[24]
  • Elevation above sea level: 274 m[25]
  • Area: 1636.95 km²[26]
  • Name: Sumbawa Barat[27]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[28]
  • Related category: Category:District in West Sumbawa Regency[29]

Why It Matters

West Sumbawa has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 30 of 2003. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 30 of 2003. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The Master Book of Indonesian Territory Data 2015. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . sig.bps.go.id. Retrieved . sig.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Statistics Indonesia Regulation Number 5 Of 2021. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Executive body → Q114187162
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59105|batch #59105]]: executive body"
  2. 12d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 18
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ban', 'bew', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'jv', 'ms', 'simple',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||tok, mul */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
  3. 21d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → Q140470626
    Legislative body → Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Sumbawa Barat
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56462|batch #56462]]: kabupaten/kota highest judicial authority"
  4. 24w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+274'}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1636.95'}
    Shares border with → Sumbawa
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29477|batch #29477]]: name stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022"
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