Sumbawa Besar
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Sumbawa Besar is one of the most populated towns beside Bima
and Dompu in the Indonesia
n island of Sumbawa
. It is the capital city of the island and of the Sumbawa Regency
of the province of West Nusa Tenggara
.
. However, this slogan has been used an acronym for:
is widely spoken in Sumbawa BESAR with some local languages such as Samawa and Balinese
(spoken by Balinese people that moved to Sumbawa BESAR).
There are two lines of bemo there, Blue bemo and Yellow bemo. Each serves different routes around the city but both pass the most crowded street in the city, Jalan Kartini. Jalan Kartini may be considered as the centre of the city since local merchants are concentrated in this area and youngsters usually hang out around the water fountain in the middle of the street.
There is one small airport named Bandar Udara Brangbiji that serves some small flights to and from Mataram
. However, due to the limited number of passengers using these flight services, the flight schedules have been limited to once or twice a week. Mainly, the flights are served by Merpati Airways.
There are several small hotels / motels in Sumbawa BESAR. They may include Hotel Tambora, Hotel Suci, etc. The rate per night varies but usually is cheap ranging from Rp.
50,000 to Rp. 100,000 (US$6 – 13).
A university was built in 1998 named Universitas Samawa. The tuition fee is Rp. 400,000 / year. There are 694 students. Study programs include Management Finance and Banking (D3), Mechanical Engineering (D3), Civil Engineering (D3 & S1), Physics, Agronomy, Administration, Economy, Food Science, and Education (S1).
Bima
Bima is a city on the eastern coast of the island Sumbawa in central Indonesia's province West Nusa Tenggara, and the largest city on the island. In 2010 the municipality counted some 142,443 people, separate from the adjoining Regency of Bima with 407,636 population...
and Dompu in the Indonesia
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 island of 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....
. It is the capital city of the island and of the Sumbawa Regency
Sumbawa Regency
Sumbawa Regency is a Kabupaten of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Sumbawa and the capital is Sumbawa Besar.- References :...
of the 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....
.
Name
The slogan of the town is BESAR which can mean big in IndonesianIndonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
. However, this slogan has been used an acronym for:
- B Bersih (Clean),
- E Elok (Beautiful),
- S Sehat (Healthy),
- A Aman (Safe),
- R Rapi (Proper).
Languages
IndonesianIndonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
is widely spoken in Sumbawa BESAR with some local languages such as Samawa and Balinese
Balinese language
Balinese or simply Bali is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by 3.3 million people on the Indonesian island of Bali, as well as northern Nusa Penida, western Lombok and eastern Java...
(spoken by Balinese people that moved to Sumbawa BESAR).
Transportation
Public transportation in Sumbawa BESAR may include bemo, dokar, and becak.There are two lines of bemo there, Blue bemo and Yellow bemo. Each serves different routes around the city but both pass the most crowded street in the city, Jalan Kartini. Jalan Kartini may be considered as the centre of the city since local merchants are concentrated in this area and youngsters usually hang out around the water fountain in the middle of the street.
There is one small airport named Bandar Udara Brangbiji that serves some small flights to and from Mataram
Mataram (city)
Mataram is the capital of the Province of West Nusa Tenggara . The city is situated within Lombok Barat Regency and lies on the western side of the island of Lombok, Indonesia...
. However, due to the limited number of passengers using these flight services, the flight schedules have been limited to once or twice a week. Mainly, the flights are served by Merpati Airways.
Tourism
Tourism in Sumbawa BESAR or Sumbawa has not been promoted by the government. However, thanks to that, Sumbawa has really nice untouched beaches that many tourists, local, national or international, have enjoyed.There are several small hotels / motels in Sumbawa BESAR. They may include Hotel Tambora, Hotel Suci, etc. The rate per night varies but usually is cheap ranging from Rp.
Indonesian rupiah
The rupiah is the official currency of Indonesia. Issued and controlled by the Bank of Indonesia, the ISO 4217 currency code for the Indonesian rupiah is IDR. Informally, Indonesians also use the word "perak" in referring to rupiah...
50,000 to Rp. 100,000 (US$6 – 13).
Education
Sumbawa BESAR has some public schools and so far only one private Catholic school.A university was built in 1998 named Universitas Samawa. The tuition fee is Rp. 400,000 / year. There are 694 students. Study programs include Management Finance and Banking (D3), Mechanical Engineering (D3), Civil Engineering (D3 & S1), Physics, Agronomy, Administration, Economy, Food Science, and Education (S1).