East Lombok Regency
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East Lombok Regency is a division of the Indonesia
n Province of West Nusa Tenggara
. It is located on the island of Lombok
and the capital is Selong.
. To the west is Central Lombok Regency
. To the south is the Lombok Basin and the Indian Ocean
and to the east lies Elas Strait, a narrow body of water separating Lombok and the nearby small Gili Belang from Sumbawa
which lies approximately 15 km to the east.
The north of the Regency is on the eastern flank of Mount Rinjani
which at 3,726 m is the third highest mountain the second largest volcano in the country. The mountain is an active volcano, the oldest recorded historical eruption was in 1847 and last eruption was in May 2010.
In 2010 East Lombok Regency recorded 1,081,630 persons in the decennial census, 24.7% being officially below Indonesian poverty level This regency is primarily Muslim
, with few people of Balinese origin compared with West Lombok.
people are the indigenous people of Lombok and form the majority of East Lombok's residents. East Lombok is also home to people of Bali
nese, Chinese, Tionghoa-peranakan
people of mixed Indonesian and Chinese descent and small number of Arab Indonesian
people, mainly of Yemen
i descent who originally settled in the early port city of Ampenan.
is the religion of the majority population of east Lombok. Other religion's practised in east Lombok are Christianity
, Catholicism
, Hinduism
, Buddhism
, and Confucianism
.
Lombok Island has four main watersheds. Menanga watershed is administratively in the territory of East Lombok. The Governor of Nusa Teggara Barat declared Menanga watershed a critical watershed by Decree No. 122 in 2005. Lombok is faced with a serious water supply and management problem, caused by increasing forest and water table damage, land degradation and poor forestry management. West Nusa Tenggara province is threatened with a with water crisis caused by increasing forest and water table damage and degradation.
The growing tourism industry in Lombok has had little effect on the eastern coast.
The proximity of the new Lombok International Airport
will possible lead to an increase in tourism related business and development in east Lombok in coming years.
. Tanjung Lembar in the south west of the island is Lombok's main port and handles small freighters, fishing boats and the combination vehicle and passenger ferries heading westward to Bali.
These ferries connecting to nearby Sumbawa and Bali provide the principal facilities for road transport movements in and out of Lombok. Disruptions on these routes can significantly effect trade and the provision of supplies to the island as the shipping operators on these routes will often suspend services due to breakdown or heavy seas.
East Lombok is served by the Lombok International Airport
(Bandara Internasional Lombok) .
The new airport provides domestic terminal facilities serving destinations in Java
, Bali
and Sumbawa
. The main terminal building also provides international terminal facilities, currently limited to international connections to Singapore
provided by Silk Air. Other international flights to Kuala Lumpur
provided by Garuda
and Merpati airlines depart from the Domestic terminal.
The new international airport will provide facilities for wide bodied aircraft with more modern terminal facilities and improved cargo facilities.
Lombok International Airport in Central Lombok is south west of Praya in south central Lombok. The airport commenced operations on 1 October 2011 replacing the previous international and domestic facilities at Selaparang Airport
near Ampenan in West Lombok Regency
which formally closed for operations on the evening of 30 September 2011. All services previously operated at the Selaparang airport were moved across to the new airport at that time.
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n Province of West Nusa Tenggara
West Nusa Tenggara
West Nusa Tenggara is a province in south-central Indonesia. The province encompasses the western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, except for Bali as the Wallace line running the length of the Lombok Strait forms the western boundary of the province....
. It is located on the island of Lombok
Lombok
Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east...
and the capital is Selong.
Location
To the north lies the Java SeaJava Sea
The Java Sea is a large shallow sea on the Sunda Shelf. It was formed as sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age. The Java Sea lies between the Indonesian islands of Borneo to the north, Java to the south; Sumatra to the west, and Sulawesi to the east...
. To the west is Central Lombok Regency
Central Lombok Regency
Central Lombok Regency is a division of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Praya....
. To the south is the Lombok Basin and the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
and to the east lies Elas Strait, a narrow body of water separating Lombok and the nearby small Gili Belang from Sumbawa
Sumbawa
Sumbawa is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast. It is in the province of West Nusa Tenggara....
which lies approximately 15 km to the east.
The north of the Regency is on the eastern flank of Mount Rinjani
Mount Rinjani
Mount Rinjani or Gunung Rinjani is an active volcano in Indonesia on the island of Lombok. Administratively the mountain is in the Regency of North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara...
which at 3,726 m is the third highest mountain the second largest volcano in the country. The mountain is an active volcano, the oldest recorded historical eruption was in 1847 and last eruption was in May 2010.
Administration
The area of East Lombok Regency is 2679.88 km², consiting of a landmass area of 1605.55 km ² (59.91%) and a seabed area of 1074.33 km² (40.09%).Administrative structure
Kabupaten Lombok Timur (East Lombok Regency) is one of Lombok's four Regencies or administrative regions.- TGH M Zainul Majdi, MA., Governor of NTB (West Nusa Tenggara), (Mataram is the Provincial Capital of West Nusa Tenggara)
- Drs. HM Sukiman AZMY, MM, Regent (Bupati) of Kabupaten Lombok Timur (East Lombok Regency).
Administrative boundaries
| Boundary | District | Regency |
|---|---|---|
| North | Java Sea Java Sea The Java Sea is a large shallow sea on the Sunda Shelf. It was formed as sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age. The Java Sea lies between the Indonesian islands of Borneo to the north, Java to the south; Sumatra to the west, and Sulawesi to the east... |
|
| South | Lombok Basin | Indian Ocean Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and... |
| West | Praya Mount Rinjani Mount Rinjani Mount Rinjani or Gunung Rinjani is an active volcano in Indonesia on the island of Lombok. Administratively the mountain is in the Regency of North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara... |
Central Lombok Regency Central Lombok Regency Central Lombok Regency is a division of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Praya.... North Lombok Regency North Lombok Regency North Lombok Regency is a Kabupaten of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Tanjung situated on the north west coast of the island.... |
| East | Alas Strait Alas Strait Alas Strait separates Lombok and Sumbawa, two islands of Indonesia in West Nusa Tenggara province.The strait was bridged by land until about 14,000 years before present when sea level rose to about 75 meters below present sea level,... |
Sumbawa Sumbawa Sumbawa is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast. It is in the province of West Nusa Tenggara.... |
District organisation
East Lombok Regency consists of 20 Kecamatan (administrative districts) and 119 Desa (sub-district).| Kecamatan | Sakra Barat | Sakra | Sakra Timur | Aikmel | Jerowaru | Keruak |
| Labuhan Haji | Masbagik | Montong Gading | Pringgabaya | Pringgasela | Sambelia | Selong |
| Sembalun | Sikur | Suela | Sukamulia | Suralaga | Terara | Wanasaba |
Population
The majority of the population are Sasak people. In 2008 East Lombok Regency recorded a total of 1.068.486 residents: 494.149 males and 574.337 females.In 2010 East Lombok Regency recorded 1,081,630 persons in the decennial census, 24.7% being officially below Indonesian poverty level This regency is primarily Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
, with few people of Balinese origin compared with West Lombok.
Ethnicity
The SasakSasak
The Sasak live mainly on the island of Lombok, Indonesia, numbering around 2.6 million . They are related to the Balinese in language and race, although the Sasak are predominantly Muslim while the Balinese are Hindu....
people are the indigenous people of Lombok and form the majority of East Lombok's residents. East Lombok is also home to people of Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
nese, Chinese, Tionghoa-peranakan
Chinese Indonesian
Chinese Indonesians, also called the Indonesian Chinese, are an overseas Chinese group whose ancestors emigrated from China to Indonesia, formerly a colony of the Netherlands known as the Dutch East Indies...
people of mixed Indonesian and Chinese descent and small number of Arab Indonesian
Arab Indonesian
Arab Indonesians are citizens of Indonesia of Arab, mainly Hadrami, descent. Restricted under Dutch East Indies' law until 1919, the community elites later gained economic power through real estate investment and trading...
people, mainly of Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
i descent who originally settled in the early port city of Ampenan.
Religion
IslamIslam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
is the religion of the majority population of east Lombok. Other religion's practised in east Lombok are Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
, Catholicism
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
, Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
, Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
, and Confucianism
Confucianism
Confucianism is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius . Confucianism originated as an "ethical-sociopolitical teaching" during the Spring and Autumn Period, but later developed metaphysical and cosmological elements in the Han...
.
Language
Most people in east Lombok normally the Sasak language. Bahasa Sasak is the native language of the indigenous people of Lombok. Bahasa Indonesian is the language most widely used in everyday interactions at places such as hotels, larger shops in the township of Praya and in the government offices. When at home or a place of recreation east Lombok residents tend to use local eastern Lombok dialects of the Sasak language.Land use
Rivers and catchment areas:Lombok Island has four main watersheds. Menanga watershed is administratively in the territory of East Lombok. The Governor of Nusa Teggara Barat declared Menanga watershed a critical watershed by Decree No. 122 in 2005. Lombok is faced with a serious water supply and management problem, caused by increasing forest and water table damage, land degradation and poor forestry management. West Nusa Tenggara province is threatened with a with water crisis caused by increasing forest and water table damage and degradation.
Services and development
The region is essentially agrarian in activity with rice, copra, casava, tobacco, timber and other crops. Rainfall is lower in the south of the Regency and higher in the north as the land rises toward Mount Rinjani. Rinjani supplies a rainfall catchment area to the region and several into eastern Lombok rivers flow from its slopes. The sea supports a small local fishing industry, seaweed harvesting, a pearl industry and prawn farming.The growing tourism industry in Lombok has had little effect on the eastern coast.
The proximity of the new Lombok International Airport
Lombok International Airport
Lombok International Airport is a new airport on the island of Lombok in Indonesia. It is the island's only fully operational airport....
will possible lead to an increase in tourism related business and development in east Lombok in coming years.
Transport
Public ferries' provide services for both passengers and vehicles. Labuhan Lombok is in East Lombok Regency and provides connections eastward to SumbawaSumbawa
Sumbawa is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast. It is in the province of West Nusa Tenggara....
. Tanjung Lembar in the south west of the island is Lombok's main port and handles small freighters, fishing boats and the combination vehicle and passenger ferries heading westward to Bali.
- Alat Strait: Labuhan Lombok - Pototano, SumbawaSumbawaSumbawa is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast. It is in the province of West Nusa Tenggara....
with 8 ferries providing 18 crossings per day. - Lombok Strait: Lembar Lombok - Padang Bai, BaliBaliBali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
, with 12 ferries providing crossings once every hour.
These ferries connecting to nearby Sumbawa and Bali provide the principal facilities for road transport movements in and out of Lombok. Disruptions on these routes can significantly effect trade and the provision of supplies to the island as the shipping operators on these routes will often suspend services due to breakdown or heavy seas.
East Lombok is served by the Lombok International Airport
Lombok International Airport
Lombok International Airport is a new airport on the island of Lombok in Indonesia. It is the island's only fully operational airport....
(Bandara Internasional Lombok) .
The new airport provides domestic terminal facilities serving destinations in Java
Java
Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
, Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
and Sumbawa
Sumbawa
Sumbawa is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast. It is in the province of West Nusa Tenggara....
. The main terminal building also provides international terminal facilities, currently limited to international connections to Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
provided by Silk Air. Other international flights to Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
provided by Garuda
Garuda
The Garuda is a large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology.From an Indian perspective, Garuda is the Hindu name for the constellation Aquila and...
and Merpati airlines depart from the Domestic terminal.
The new international airport will provide facilities for wide bodied aircraft with more modern terminal facilities and improved cargo facilities.
Lombok International Airport in Central Lombok is south west of Praya in south central Lombok. The airport commenced operations on 1 October 2011 replacing the previous international and domestic facilities at Selaparang Airport
Selaparang Airport
Selaparang Airport , was the sole airport serving the island of Lombok and the city of Mataram, the capital of the province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia up until it's closure on 30 September 2011. The IATA code AMI came from the nearby port of Ampenan, now a part of Mataram. The airport was...
near Ampenan in West Lombok Regency
West Lombok Regency
West Lombok Regency is a division of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Gerung.- Location :...
which formally closed for operations on the evening of 30 September 2011. All services previously operated at the Selaparang airport were moved across to the new airport at that time.