Bima

Bima
Mbojo (Bima)
City of Bima
Kota Bima
Bima city view
Bima city view
Coat of arms of Bima
Motto(s): 
Maja Labo Dahu (Bima)
(Be Humble and Piety)
Location within West Nusa Tenggara
Location within West Nusa Tenggara
Bima is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
Bima
Bima
Bima is located in Indonesia
Bima
Bima
Bima (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 08°27′36″S 118°43′36″E / 8.46000°S 118.72667°E / -8.46000; 118.72667
Country Indonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
Province West Nusa Tenggara
Government
 • MayorMuhammad Lutfi
 • Vice MayorFeri Sofiyan
Area
 • Total222.25 km2 (85.81 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total161,362
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code(+62) 374
Vehicle registrationEA
Websitebimakota.go.id

Bima city (Bima: Mbojo) is a coastal city on the east of the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia's province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is the largest city on the island of Sumbawa, with a population of 142,443 at the 2010 census[2] and 155,140 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 161,362 (comprising 80,085 males and 81,277 females).[1] It is separate from (but surrounded on the landward side by) the adjoining Bima Regency which had a population of 535,530 according to the mid-2023 official estimates.

The people of Bima and the entire eastern side of Sumbawa speak the Bima language (Indonesia: Bahasa Bima ; Bima: Nggahi Mbojo). From 1620 to 1958 it was the capital of the Bima Sultanate. In modern times, Bima city is the largest regional and economic hub of Eastern Sumbawa with transmigrants from other parts of Indonesia, especially Java, Bali, and Lombok. It has a central downtown commercial zone. It is home to the Sultan Salahuddin mosque and the Sultan Salahuddin Museum (former Bima Sultanate palace). It is connected by a provincial road to Dompu and Sape.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Bima Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5272)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.