Praya (Indonesian: Praya or Kecamatan Praya) is the capital town of

Central Lombok Regency Central Lombok Regency is a regency ( id, Kabupaten) of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Praya. It covers an area of 1,208.39 km2, and had a population of 859,309 at the ...

(Indonesian: Kabupaten Lombok Tengah) on Lombok Island in the province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It has an area of and a population of 125,890 people at the 2020 Census. It is a predominantly Muslim town, with minorities of Balinese inhabitants following Hinduism and Chinese inhabitants following Buddhism or Christianity.

Transportation

It is located a short distance to the north of the

Bandara Internasional Lombok Lombok International Airport, (Indonesian: ''Bandar Udara Internasional Lombok'') , also known as Zainuddin Abdul Madjid International Airport, is an international airport on the island of Lombok in Indonesia. It is the island's only fully opera ...

airport , which opened on 1 October 2011. The airport is the island's only operational airport and provides services for both international and domestic operations. It is also the only international airport serving the province of West Nusa Tenggara.

Climate

Praya has a

tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of p ...

(Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy rainfall from November to April.

References

Populated places in Lombok Regency seats of West Nusa Tenggara {{WNusaTenggara-geo-stub