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Central Lombok Regency is a division of the Indonesia

Indonesia

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n Province of West Nusa Tenggara

West Nusa Tenggara

West Nusa Tenggara is a province in south-central Indonesia. The province encompasses the western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, except for Bali as the Wallace line running the length of the Lombok Strait forms the western boundary of the province....

. It is located on the island of Lombok

Lombok

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...

and the capital is Praya

Praya, Lombok

Praya is the capital town of Central Lombok Regency on Lombok island in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It has an area of 31.12 km2 and 55,041 people...

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The other adjoining Kabupaten of Lombok are the of West Lombok Regency

West Lombok Regency

West Lombok Regency is a division of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Gerung.- Location :...

, West Lombok Regency

West Lombok Regency

West Lombok Regency is a division of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Gerung.- Location :...

and the North Lombok Regency

North Lombok Regency

North Lombok Regency is a Kabupaten of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Tanjung situated on the north west coast of the island....

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The region was first incorporated accordance with Law Number 69 in the Year 1958.
Tatas Tuhu Trasna, is the motto of the Central Lombok Regency.

Administrative structure

Kabupaten Lombok Tengah (Central Lombok Regency) is one of Lombok's four Regencies or administrative regions.

TGH M Zainul Majdi, MA., Governor of NTB (West Nusa Tenggara), (Mataram is the Provincial Capital of West Nusa Tenggara)
M. Junaidi Najmuddin, Regent (Bupati) of Kabupaten Lombok Tengah (Central Lombok Regency).

Administrative boundaries

Boundary	District	Regency
North		North Lombok Regency North Lombok Regency North Lombok Regency is a Kabupaten of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Tanjung situated on the north west coast of the island....
South	Lombok Basin	Indian Ocean Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
West	Gerung, Mataram Mataram (city) Mataram is the capital of the Province of West Nusa Tenggara . The city is situated within Lombok Barat Regency and lies on the western side of the island of Lombok, Indonesia...	West Lombok Regency West Lombok Regency West Lombok Regency is a division of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Gerung.- Location :...
East		East Lombok Regency East Lombok Regency East Lombok Regency is a division of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Selong.- Location :To the north lies the Java Sea. To the west is Central Lombok Regency...

District organisation

The Regency of Central Lombok (Kabupaten Lombok Tengah) has 12 Kecamatan or districts and 124 Desa/Kelurahan:

Kecamatan Praya;
Kecamatan Praya Tengah;
Kecamatan Praya Barat;
Kecamatan Praya Barat Daya;
Kecamatan Praya Timur;
Kecamatan Pujut;
Kecamatan Janapria;
Kecamatan Kopang;
Kecamatan Batukliang;
Kecamatan Batukliang Utara;
Kecamatan Pringgarata;
Kecamatan Jonggat.

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Types of Use	Area (Ha)	%
Yards/ buildings	6,993	5.79%
Rice field	52,556	43.49%
Fields/Garden	12,420	10.28%
Farm/Clearing	12	0.01%
Pasture	85	0.07%
Enclosed water/dams	281	0.23%
Ponds/Pond	1,773	1.47%
Public Forests	2,583	2.14%
State Forest	21,158	17.50%
Plantation	5,461	4.51%
Other	17,517	14.49%
Total area of all	120,839	100.00%

The Regency of Central Lombok (Kabupaten Lombok Tengah) has 14 townships or Kelurahan:

Kelurahan Praya;
Kelurahan Gerantung;
Kelurahan Semayan;
Kelurahan Jontlak;
Kelurahan Gerunung;
Kelurahan Gonjak;
Kelurahan Leneng;
Kelurahan Sasake;
Kelurahan Renteng;
Kelurahan Tiwugalih;
Kelurahan Prapen;
Kelurahan Panjisari.

Climate and topography

Central Lombok has a tropical climate with long dry seasons. The rain season normally commences in October and continues until April with an average rainfall of above 100mm during these months. In December falls have reached 382 mm. From May until September average rainfall is below 100 mm with the lowest rainfall normally occurring in May.
December normally has the highest frequency of rain days and the lowest occur in May.
Topography of Central Lombok is mountainous in the north, including Mount Rinjani area with an altitude of about 1000 meters above sea level, suitable for plantation such as coffee, timber and other crops. The centre of the region is a low-lying and utilised for rice paddies and tobacco. The southern areas are dry and denuded with some undulating hilly areas of between 100 to 355 meters above sea level.

The dominant soil types in Central Lombok district is 41 635 ha complex of Mediterranean Chocolate (34%), Grey Gromusol 34 306 (28%) and Grey regosol 20 387 (17%).

Services and development

The region is essentially agrarian in activity with rice, copra, casava, tobacco, timber and other crops. Rainfall is lower in the south of the Regency and higher in the north as the land rises toward Mount Rinjani and the land becomes more fertile and productive. Rinjani supplies a rainfall catchment area to the region and several into central Lombok rivers flow from its slopes. The sea supports a small local fishing industry, a fish market, a pearling industry, seaweed harvesting, traditional weaving, pottery and handicraft production.
The growing tourism industry in Lombok has had little effect on the eastern coast. The proximity of the new Lombok International Airport will possible lead to an increase in tourism related business and development in Central Lombok in coming years.

Education

Currently in Central Lombok regency there are 226 junior and elementary schools, 82 junior high schools and 46 high schools in addition an increasing number of private schools.
The regions Higher education needs are served by the University of Mataram

University of Mataram

University of Mataram is a public university in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It was established on October 1, 1962. Its current rector is Mansur Ma'shum-Schools:The university has 9 faculties:# School of Education and Teacher Training...

in the nearby city of Mataram.

Transportation

Public buses and Bemo run both to the west coast and the city of Mataram and further on through Pusuk pass to connect to north Lombok and Tanjung.
Limited services are available on the east coast to connect to Praya

Praya, Lombok

Praya is the capital town of Central Lombok Regency on Lombok island in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It has an area of 31.12 km2 and 55,041 people...

and south toward Kuta.

Vehicle and passenger ferries service central Lombok from both the east and west coast the island.

Alat Strait: Labuhan Lombok - Pototano, Sumbawa
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. It is in the province of West Nusa Tenggara....

with 8 ferries providing 18 crossings per day.
Lombok Strait: Lembar, Lombok - Padang Bai, Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...

, with 12 ferries providing crossings once every hour.

Tanjung Lembar seaport in the southwest of the island provides facilities for small freighters and fishing boats.

These drive on, drive off ferries provide the principal facilities for road transport movements in and out of Lombok. Disruptions on these routes can significantly effect trade and the provision of supplies to the island as the shipping operators on these routes will often suspend services due to breakdown or heavy seas.

Central Lombok is served by the Lombok International Airport
Lombok International Airport
Lombok International Airport is a new airport on the island of Lombok in Indonesia. It is the island's only fully operational airport....

(Bandara Internasional Lombok) .
The new airport provides domestic terminal facilities serving destinations in Java

Java

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, Bali

Bali

Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...

and Sumbawa

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. It is in the province of West Nusa Tenggara....

. The main terminal building also provides international terminal facilities, currently limited to international connections to Singapore

Singapore

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provided by Silk Air. Other international flights to Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

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provided by Garuda

Garuda

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and Merpati airlines depart from the Domestic terminal.

The new international airport will provide facilities for wide bodied aircraft with more modern terminal facilities and improved cargo facilities.

Lombok International Airport is south west of Praya in south Central Lombok. The airport commenced operations on 1 October 2011 replacing the previous international and domestic facilities at Selaparang Airport

Selaparang Airport

Selaparang Airport , was the sole airport serving the island of Lombok and the city of Mataram, the capital of the province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia up until it's closure on 30 September 2011. The IATA code AMI came from the nearby port of Ampenan, now a part of Mataram. The airport was...

near Ampenan in West Lombok Regency

West Lombok Regency

West Lombok Regency is a division of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Gerung.- Location :...

which formally closed for operations on the evening of 30 September 2011. All services previously operated at the Selaparang airport were moved across to the new airport at that time.

Location of New Lombok International Airport

The new Lombok Airport was be developed in accordance with ICAO guidelines and specification. The airport size consists of 553 hectares (1,366.5 acre) and incorporates a modern convenient terminal supporting passenger requirements.

The airport site is at Tanak Awu, in Kabupaten Lombok Tengah (Regency of Central Lombok), Lombok, Indonesia, south west of Mataram

Mataram (city)

Mataram is the capital of the Province of West Nusa Tenggara . The city is situated within Lombok Barat Regency and lies on the western side of the island of Lombok, Indonesia...

the provincial capital of Nusa Tenggara Barat and a few kilometers south west of the small regional city of Praya

Praya, Lombok

Praya is the capital town of Central Lombok Regency on Lombok island in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It has an area of 31.12 km2 and 55,041 people...

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The surface connections were still under construction in late 2011 following the official commencement of operations at the airport and some of the rights of way for the connecting highway to Mataram were still in disputation with the current landowners. The project completion was much delayed and the proposed opening date was moved back several times.. When the airport opened on 1 October 2011 many of the terminal and passenger handling facilities remained incomplete causing some inconvenience to both passengers and airline operations.

Tourism

The natural assets of Central Lombok include rice paddies, tobacco growing areas and some established nature reserves. The south of Lombok features white sandy beaches, some of it quite isolated, remote and with limited access.

Notable beaches are Pantai Gerupuk, Pantai Awang, Tanjung A'nn, Pantai Seger, Kuta Beach, Selong Belanak, Mawi Beach, Pantai Tomang, Are Guling Beach, Pantai Pengatap, Rowok, Torok Aik Belek, and Pantai Mawun. Other attractions lie in the hills of central lombok rising toward Mount Rinjani.
Surfing is very popular with local and international visitors and the south coast has some popular destinations for international surfers and travellers.
Fishing villages, grouper fish cultivation, pearl cultivation, the traditional fish market and coral reefs also attract visitors to this part of Lombok.
The area also supports traditional weaving and handicraft production. Individual tourists or tour guides often arrange small personalised tours or private visits to see traditional weaving and religious ceremonies.

Mount Rinjani is at the northern flank of Central Lombok. It is popular tourist attraction and activities include trekking, study of rare tropical flora and local fauna.

Objects of cultural heritage in this part of the island include Sade kampung adat (customary hamlet), Hamlet NDE, a location of a traditional housing, traditional villages, local arts and traditional ceremonies.
Mosque Mount Pujut is a historic local mosque. Other historic attractions are the tomb of King Pejanggik, the tomb of Nyatok, and Clack Tomb and Mausoleum, the tomb of Serewe Islamic religious figures.

In 2010 the region supported 25 hotels of mixed classes across the general area of Central Lombok Regency with 16 of these properties situated in the Kuta area.

On 21 October 2011 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Mandalika Resort Development Project. Six Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) on the development of the site were signed in conjunction with the groundbreaking ceremony.

The Mandalika Resort Development Project is planned to be undertaken on a 1,175 hectare site in Kuta, Pujut sudistrict and has a projected value of US$3 billion. Plans have been detailed for hotel, villa and a high end resort projects. A Formula One

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circuit, a plenary room for concert events, a seaport for excursions and other ships, and an integrated Disneyland styled theme park, an underwater park and a technical park have also been proposed. US$250 million or about Rp2.2 trillion is projected to come from state-owned firms (BUMN).

The Mandalika project is also expected to be included as one of the country`s special economic zones presenting potential fiscal and non-fiscal arrangements to investors to engage in development of the provinces tourism sector. The proposal to grant special economic zone status to Mandalika resort area was based upon Law No. 30/2011 of the regulations covering Special Economic Zones and included in Government Regulation Number 2 / 2011 (on the Implementation of the Special Economic Zones).

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