Bima Regency

Bima Regency
Kabupaten Bima
Coat of arms of Bima Regency
Location within West Nusa Tenggara
Location within West Nusa Tenggara
Bima Regency is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
Bima Regency
Bima Regency
Bima Regency is located in Indonesia
Bima Regency
Bima Regency
Bima Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°34′28″S 119°2′15″E / 8.57444°S 119.03750°E / -8.57444; 119.03750
Country Indonesia
Province West Nusa Tenggara
CapitalWoha
Government
 • RegentIndah Damayanti Putri
 • Vice RegentDachlan Muhammad Noer
Area
 • Total4,389.40 km2 (1,694.76 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total535,530
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 374
Websitebimakab.go.id

Bima Regency is a regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten) 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[2] and 514,105 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 535,530 (comprising 269,048 males and 266,482 females).[1] It administratively excludes but geographically completely surrounds Bima City on the landward side.

It has two non-contiguous parts, which are separated by the northeastern coastal portion of Dompu Regency. The larger eastern half of Bima Regency covers the easternmost quarter of the island (excluding Bima City), and comprises sixteen districts. This includes two substantial offshore islands (Sangeang Island to the northeast of Sumbawa and Banta Island to the east) and 89 smaller islands. The smaller western part of Bima Regency covers the northern half of the Sanggar Peninsula, which is dominated by Mount Tambora, and comprises Sanggar District and Tambora District; to the north-east of this 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.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bima Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5206)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.