Bima Regency is a

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( id, Kabupaten) of the

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n Province of

West Nusa Tenggara West Nusa Tenggara ( id, Nusa Tenggara Barat – NTB) is a province of Indonesia. It comprises the western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the exception of Bali which is its own province. Mataram, on Lombok, is the capital and largest ...

. It is located on the island of

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. Along with Lombok, it forms the province of West Nusa Tenggara, but th ...

and the capital is

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. The Regency covers an area of 4,389.40 km², and had a population of 438,522 at the 2010 Census and 514,105 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 520,444. It administratively excludes but geographically completely surrounds Bima City on the landward side. It has two non-contiguous parts, which are separated by the northeastern coastal portion of

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. The larger eastern half of Bima Regency covers the easternmost quarter of the island (excluding Bima City), and comprises sixteen districts. The smaller western part of Bima Regency covers the northern half of the Sanggar Peninsula, which is dominated by

Mount Tambora Mount Tambora, or Tomboro, is an active stratovolcano in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Located on Sumbawa in the Lesser Sunda Islands, it was formed by the active subduction zones beneath it. Before 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, 1815, its e ...

, and comprises Sanggar District and Tambora District; to the north-east of this part is

Sanggar Bay Sanggar Bay (Indonesian: Teluk Sanggar) is a major bay on the island of Sumbawa, southwest of the Sanggar Peninsula and Mount Tambora Mount Tambora, or Tomboro, is an active stratovolcano in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Located on Sumbawa i ...

. Three bodies of water border the regency -

Bima Bay Bima Bay (Indonesian: ''Teluk Bima'') is a major waterway on the north side of the island of Sumbawa, and is adjacent to Bima City and Bima Regency Bima Regency is a regency ( id, Kabupaten) of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is ...

Waworada Bay Waworada Bay or Waworada Gulf (Indonesian: ''Teluk Waworada'') is a slender bay facing the Indian Ocean on Sumbawa Island, in the Bima Regency of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. The bay opens towards Sape Strait The Sape Strait ( ...

, and

Sape Strait The Sape Strait ( id, Selat Sape) or Sapie Strait is a strait connecting the Flores Sea to the Sumba Strait. It separates the islands of Sumbawa and Komodo. It joins the Indonesian provinces of West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara. The ...

. The Regency is nearly co-terminus with the former Sultanate of Bima and includes the nearby islands of

Sangeang Sangeang Api (Gunung Api or Gunung Sangeang) is an active complex volcano on the island of Sangeang in Indonesia. It consists of two volcanic cones, Doro Api and Doro Mantoi. Sangeang Api is one of the most active volcanoes in the Lesser Sunda ...

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, and Managate. The island of Kambing, which lies in

, is also part of the Regency.

Administrative Districts

Bima Regency consists of eighteen districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') and the number of offshore islands in each district, and its postal codes.

Sister District

Kulim The Kulim District is a district and town in the state of Kedah, Malaysia. It is located on the southeast of Kedah, bordering Penang. The town of Kulim, a mere east of Penang's capital city, George Town, also forms part of Greater Penang, Ma ...

, Malaysia

References

External links

* Regencies of West Nusa Tenggara {{WNusaTenggara-geo-stub