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

Central Lombok Regency Central Lombok Regency is a regency () of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Praya. It covers a land area of 1,168.13 km2, and had a population of 859,309 at the 2010 cens ...

(Indonesian: Kabupaten Lombok Tengah) on

Lombok Island Lombok, is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. It is rou ...

in the province of

West Nusa Tenggara West Nusa Tenggara ( – NTB) is a provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It comprises the western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the exception of Bali which is its own province. The area of this province is which consists of ...

, Indonesia. It has an area of and a population of 125,890 people at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 132,684.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Lombok Tengah Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5202) 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 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 ...

(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