Bima Regency


Bima Regency is a regency of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Sumbawa and the capital is Woha. The Regency covers an area of 4,389.40 km2, and had a population of 438,522 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate is 458,961. It excludes but completely surrounds Bima City.
It has two non-contiguous parts, one part is the northern half of Sanggar Peninsula which is dominated by Mount Tambora, and the other half is the easternmost quarter of the island. Between the two parts is Dompu Regency. To the north-east of the Tambora part is Sanggar Bay. Three bodies of water border the regency, Bima Bay, Waworada Bay, and Sape Strait.
The Regency is nearly co-terminus with the former Sultanate of Bima and includes the nearby islands of Sangeang, Banta, and Managate. The island of Kambing, which lies in Bima Bay, is also part of the Regency.

Administrative Districts

Bima Regency consists of eighteen districts, tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:
District
Population
2010 Census
Monta33,439
Parado8,702
Bolo44,259
Mada Pangga27,385
Woha43,904
Belo24,940

District
Population
2010 Census
Palibelo24,786
Wawo16,250
Langgudu26,292
Lambitu5,074
Sape53,064
Lambu34,280

District
Population
2010 Census
Wera28,032
Ambalawi18,172
Donggo16,753
Soromandi15,468
Sanggar11,826
Tambora6,602

The districts are subdivided into 150 kelurahan.

Sister District

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