Lombok in General, Information of Lombok Island
Indonesia.
Information of Lombok island
Indonesia. Lombok, though only 70 miles to the east of Bali, feels as if
it's another country in another time. Lombok's beautiful
landscapes are some of the finest in the Indonesian
archipelago with only a fraction of the hustle and bustle of
its neighbors, Bali and Java. Villagers commute unhurriedly
via cidomo (horse drawn carts) alongside small family farms
from town to town. More information on more hotels in Lombok
gives you more choice and better value!
Be advised that the time in Lombok is GMT + 8 hours.
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Lombok
Island, an undiscovered paradise…
Lombok and Sumbawa, the two main Islands of West Nusa
Tenggara and other small islands known as The Gilis
invite you with its charming variety of landscapes,
places of interest and activities for the tourist.
Exotic tropical islands and coastlines lined with
pristine beaches, wonderful climate and natural beauty
of this island combine these with fabulous waters for
any underwater activities such as swimming,
sunbathing, sailing, diving, surfing, fishing and much
more.
Location
Lombok is situated between 115^45 and 119^10 east and
to the south of the equator between 8^52 and 9^52
south and there fore this island is perfectly located
within the golden triangle of the Indonesia’s Best
Kept-Secret Places: East Nusa Tenggara (Komodo
Island), Bali (Island of Gods), Toraja Unique Tribe
Island in Sulawesi to the North.
Land
It comprises of an area of 20,153 km2. For the entire
part, it is mountainous and hilly with Low and High
Plains from the western part until the eastern end of
Sumbawa Island.
It’s Length from west to east 80 km. Sumbawa is 300 km
from west to east and of 100 km from north to south
its coastline extends 2500 km and territorial waters
of 29,000 km2 inclusive 137 islands of which 70 are
inhabited. Sumbawa with 75 % of the land area owns
only 25% of total population, even though it is
opposite to Lombok which owns only 75% of the
population.
Climate
Its Climate is generally similar to other areas with a
tropical climate in Indonesia. The temperature ranges
from 21^ to 33^ centigrade. There are two seasons
namely wet and dry season. Wet Season starts from
October to March and Dry Season starts from April to
September. January has in general lot of rain and
winds until and reaching a peak in February.
Environment
Marine Ecology has played an important role due to
coral reefs with sea grasses and seaweeds vegetation
where the majority of reefs are found in Nusa Tenggara
Region. They could potentially endorse the development
of tourism, fisheries, and pharmaceutical products in
future.
With seasonal nature of the monsoon, vegetation of
Nusa Tenggara is influenced by the distribution of
rainfall in a year rather than by the total annual
rainfall.
Flora & Fauna
Based on the fictive “Wallace Line” that Flora & Fauna
in Asia separates from Australia which runs north –
south between the Island of Lombok and Bali.
Forests are here found mostly in Mountain Areas. Huge
parts of Lombok Mainland are coastal wetlands,
irrigated fields and other wetlands while extensive
dry land areas are found on the Island of Sumbawa.
Especially species of plants growing have specific
importance that influence the life of its people such
as kesambi, bungur, sonokeling, mahogany, teak,
kelicung, pala, ipil, bamboo, tutul and etc. here are
also found several types animals spread over the area
according to climate and natural conditions such as
wild pigs, small deer, deer, iguanas, porcupines,
turtles, and any kinds of snakes and birds such as
pring, parrots, bering, koak-kaek, cucak rawa and etc.
Religion
Its original inhabitants formerly followed an animism
belief. The Sasak, local tribe of Lombok, is belived
to have come from north – west India or Burma.
Nowadays, the people of Lombok are 90% are Moslem but
other adherents are found, Balinese Hindu (mostly live
in the western part), Christian, and Buddhist.
Interestingly, varied forms of religious life with
different worship places and practices could be seen
existing alongside with mutual respect for one
another.
People & Culture
Its ethnic groups have their own respective costumes
and traditions which are still alive nowadays. The
marriage custom ceremonies are the most dominant ones
and tradition of catching sea worms (Nyale) usually
takes place on the southern coast of Lombok (Seger
Desa Beach, Kuta, Selong Blanak, Mawun and Kaliantan
Beach)
Government
As a province, this autonomous region is governed by a
Governor of the 1st Level Regional Administration
elected for a term of 5 years by Regional Parliament
and confirmed by The President of Republic of
Indonesia. The Governor has played an important role
for conducting administration, coordinating, planning,
and developing and promoting all aspects of social
life.
There are seven (7) regencies and two (2)
municipalities based on its regions and
administrations below:
1. West Lombok Regency with its capital in Gerung
2. Central Lombok Regency with its capital in Praya
3. East Lombok Regency with its capital in Selong
4. West Sumbawa Regency with its capital in Taliwang
5. Sumbawa Regency with its capital in Sumbawa Besar
6. Dompu Regency with its capital in Dompu
7. Bima Regency with its capital in Bima
Plus 2 Municipalities: Municipality of Mataram and
Bima City |
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