Lombok

Introduction

• Lombok is the places the island that fascinating the west of Nusa Tenggara of Indonesia.
• Lombok is an Indonesian island east of Bali and west of Sumbawa known for picturesque beaches and prime surf, particularly at Kuta and Banko Banko (in south Lombok).
• The Wallace Line, named after 19th century naturalist, Alfred Russell Wallace, marks a point of transition between the flora and fauna of Western and Eastern Indonesia and acts as the Western boundary of West Nusa Tenggara, which includes Lombok Island and Sumbawa.
• Lombok experienced strong Balinese influences in the past, but has still retained a unique identifies.
• The two largest islands in West Nusa Tenggara 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 and one municipality, Mataram.
• The Sasak ethnic group mainly inhabits Lombok, with a minority Balinese population then, Sumbawa and Bima ethnic groups inhabit Sumbawa.
• The population of the province is 71 percent of the population lives in Lombok.