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46-538: Central Lombok Regency is a regency ( Indonesian : Kabupaten ) of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara . It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Praya . It covers an area of 1,208.39 km, and had a population of 859,309 at the 2010 census and 1,034,859 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,099,211 (comprising 545,905 males and 553,306 females). The other regencies of Lombok, all of which adjoin

92-786: 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. Currently in Central Lombok Regency there are 226 junior and elementary schools, 82 junior high schools and 46 high schools in addition to an increasing number of private schools. The regency's higher education needs are served by

138-480: A relationship with the native rulers who continued to prevail in much of Indonesia outside Java), but in practice the bupati had to follow Dutch instructions on any matter of concern to the colonial authorities. Like the current system of government in Indonesia, the system of historical times is still in effect. The relationship between those sides was ambivalent: while legal and military power rested with

184-438: 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

230-552: 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

276-669: Is an international airport on the island of Lombok , a part of West Nusa Tenggara province in Indonesia . It is the island's only fully operational airport . It replaced Selaparang Airport , the island's previous sole operational airport, in Ampenan on the west coast of Lombok near the capital of Mataram . The new facility was officially inaugurated by the president of Indonesia , Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono , on 20 October 2011. The airport can accommodate widebody high capacity Airbus A330 and Boeing 777 airliners, in addition to

322-475: Is at Tanak Awu, in Kabupaten Lombok Tengah (Regency of Central Lombok), Lombok, Indonesia, south west of Mataram the provincial capital of Nusa Tenggara Barat and a few kilometers south west of the small regional city of Praya . 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

368-450: 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

414-475: 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,

460-451: Is expected that further international and domestic services will soon supplement the existing routes providing higher passenger loads and freight volumes to those of the airport at Ampenan. The airport is served by road links to the city of Mataram which is approximately 40 km to the northwest of the airport. It is approximately 55 km southeast of the established Senggigi tourism precinct of West Lombok . An integral component of

506-531: Is mentioned among the titles of local rulers who paid allegiance to Sriwijaya's kings. Related titles which were also used in precolonial Indonesia are adipati ('duke') and senapati ('lord of the army' or 'general'). Regencies as we know them today were first created January 28, 1892, when the Dutch East Indies government established the Landarchief. The first landarchivasis was confirmed

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552-557: 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 and 355 meters above sea level. The dominant soil types in Central Lombok Regency are 41,635 ha complex of Mediterranean Chocolate (34%), Grey Gromusol 34,306 (28%) and Grey regosol 20,387 (17%). The region

598-412: Is not served by rail connections, and there are none available on the island. The site is some distance from existing townships and external services; the nearest regional city is Praya, to the immediate north of the airport. A tour desk, booking kiosks, and other facilities are available at the main terminal. The airport has extensive paved parking areas at the main terminal and smaller facilities for

644-587: Is originally a loanword from Sanskrit , a shortening of the Sanskrit title bhumi-pati ( bhumi भूमि '(of the) land' + pati पति 'lord', hence bhumi-pati 'lord of the land'). In Indonesia, bupati was originally used as a Javanese title for regional rulers in precolonial kingdoms, its first recorded usage being in the Telaga Batu inscription , which dates to the Srivijaya period, in which bhupati

690-630: Is planned for 20 to 30 years and for the first time will be developed in Kuta Beach Area since June 2012 which the land acquisitions have been finished. Regencies of Indonesia The English name "regency" comes from the Dutch colonial period , when regencies were ruled by bupati (or regents ) and were known as regentschap in Dutch ( kabupaten in Javanese and subsequently Indonesian). Bupati had been regional lords under

736-638: Is referred to as Zainuddin Abdul Madjid International Airport in some sources. Muhammad Zainuddin Abdul Madjid was an ulema from Lombok which founded Nahdlatul Wathan , a prominent Islamic organization in the province. The IATA code "LOP" only came into formal use in late November 2011. Before that the IATA code AMI, from Selaparang, was used by the airlines servicing the airport. Garuda and Batavia began to partially adopt

782-530: Is served by the Lombok International Airport ( Bandara Internasional Lombok ) ( IATA : LOP , ICAO : WADL ). The new airport provides domestic terminal facilities serving destinations in Java , Bali and Sumbawa . The main terminal building also provides international terminal facilities. International flights to Kuala Lumpur are provided by Garuda and Merpati airlines depart from

828-785: Is undergoing a massive development project. After completion, the passenger capacity will be increased to 7.5 million, the runway will be expanded to 3,300 meters to allow wide bodied aircraft. The airport has no capability for the removal of disabled aircraft. Information on flight procedures, communication procedures and airfield beacon and navigational aids were published by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Indonesia) in an AIRAC document published on 28 July 2011 with an effective date of 22 September 2011. B747 , B767 , A350 , A340 , A330 , B777 , C130 , A320 , B737-900 , CRJ1000 , F100 , F28 , F50 , IL-96 , SSJ-100 , MA60 , ATR 72 , CN235 , XL2 . The airport

874-496: The University of Mataram in the nearby city of Mataram . 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 and south toward Kuta . Vehicle and passenger ferries service central Lombok from both the east and west coasts of the island. Tanjung Lembar seaport in

920-410: The 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 127 rural desa and 12 urban kelurahan ), and its postal codes. Notes: (a) includes 6 small islands off the south coast of Lombok Island. (b) includes 13 small islands off

966-769: The Central Lombok Regency, are the East Lombok Regency , the West Lombok Regency and the North Lombok Regency . The region was first incorporated in accordance with Law Number 69 of the Year 1958. Tatas Tuhu Trasna , is the motto of the Central Lombok Regency. Kabupaten Lombok Tengah (Central Lombok Regency) is one of Lombok's four Regencies or administrative regions. Central Lombok Regency consists of twelve districts ( kecamatan ), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at

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1012-520: 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 near Ampenan in West Lombok Regency which formally closed for operations on

1058-582: The Dutch government (or, for a long time, with the Dutch East India Company ) under a Governor General in Batavia on Java, the regents held higher protocollary rank than the assistant-resident who supposedly advised them and held day-to-day sway over the population. After the independence of Indonesia in 1945, the terms bupati and kabupaten were applied throughout the archipelago to

1104-468: The LOP code in their booking and ticketing systems at that time. Lion Air was using AMI at the end of November 2011; however, all flights were operating solely to and from Lombok International Airport. The airport site is at Tanak Awu, in Kabupaten Lombok Tengah (Regency of Central Lombok), Lombok, Indonesia, southwest of Mataram the provincial capital of Nusa Tenggara Barat and a few kilometers southwest of

1150-502: The administrative fragmentation has proved costly and has not brought the hoped-for benefits. Senior levels of the administration expressed a general feeling that the process of pemekaran needed to be slowed (or even stopped for the time being), although local politicians at various levels across government in Indonesia continue to express strong populist support for the continued creation of new regencies. Indeed, no further regencies or independent cities have been created since 2014, with

1196-530: The administrative unit below the residency ( karesidenan ). In the Telaga Batu inscription, which was found in the village near Palembang and contains a worship of the king of Srivijaya, there may be the word bhupati . The inscription is estimated to be from the end of the 7th century AD, Indonesia inscription expert Johannes Gijsbertus de Casparis translated bhupati with the term head ( hoofd in Dutch),

1242-436: The airport project was the building of a new link road to the city of Mataram to provide ready access to the city and tourism facilities on the west coast of the island. At the time of opening in late 2011 some sections of the new road remained incomplete. The developing area of Kuta and Selong Blanak lie 30 minutes to the south and provide some reasonably developed tourist facilities including hotels and restaurants. The airport

1288-618: The airport services were moved across from the previous facilities at Selaparang the Airport Taksi Koperasi moved operations to BIL. Upon the commencement of services from BIL they ceased to provide a set distance pre-paid docket system and adopted a metered ('argometer') method of charging for distance traveled. The airport taxi service is supplemented by metered taxis provided by the two established operators: Bluebird Taxi and Express Taxi. Helicopter and fixed wing charter services are available by prior arrangement. The airport

1334-422: The cargo terminal and administrative areas. Entrance is by a single controlled access point to the nearby highway. Perum DAMRI provide a public airport shuttle service to Terminal Mandalika ('city bus terminal') on the eastern outskirts of Mataram and on to the west coast at Senggigi. The public bus service uses a dedicated fleet of modern air-conditioned buses and provides a scheduled service for set fees. When

1380-842: 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. 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

1426-561: The development of the site were signed in conjunction with the groundbreaking ceremony. The Mandalika Resort Development Project is planned to be undertaken on an about 1,200 hectares site in Kuta, Pujut subdistrict 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 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

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1472-465: The evening of 30 September 2011. All services previously operated at the Selaparang airport were moved across to the new airport at that time. The new Lombok International Airport was developed in accordance with ICAO guidelines and specification. The airport size consists of 553 hectares (1,370 acres) and incorporates a modern convenient terminal supporting passenger requirements. The airport site

1518-594: 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

1564-670: The last being Central Buton , South Buton , and West Muna regencies in Southeast Sulawesi, all created on 23 July. However, a paper on fiscal decentralization and regional income inequality in 2019 argued that that fiscal decentralization reduces regional income inequality. Since 1998, a large portion of governance have been delegated from central government in Jakarta to local regencies, with regencies now playing important role in providing services to Indonesian people. Direct elections for regents and mayors began in 2005, with

1610-802: The leaders previously being elected by local legislative councils. As of 2020, there are 416 regencies in Indonesia, and 98 cities. 120 of these are in Sumatra , 85 are in Java , 37 are in Nusa Tenggara , 47 are in Kalimantan , 70 are in Sulawesi , 17 are in Maluku , and 40 in Papua . Lombok International Airport Lombok International Airport ( IATA : LOP , ICAO : WADL ) — also known as Zainuddin Abdul Madjid International Airport —

1656-459: The next day and lasted until 1905. Officially, Indonesia's current regencies were established with the proclamation of Indonesian independence on August 17, 1945. Regencies in Java territorial units were grouped together into residencies headed by exclusively European residents. This term hinted that the residents had a quasi-diplomatic status in relation to the bupati (and indeed they had such

1702-448: The precolonial monarchies of Java . When the Dutch abolished or curtailed those monarchies, the bupati were left as the most senior indigenous authority. They were not, strictly speaking, "native rulers" because the Dutch claimed full sovereignty over their territory, but in practice, they had many of the attributes of petty kings, including elaborate regalia and palaces and a high degree of impunity. The Indonesian title of bupati

1748-536: The small regional city of Praya . The airport has a land area of about 551.8 hectares. Lombok International Airport has the second largest area after Soekarno–Hatta International Airport at the time of the opening of the airport. When the Lombok International Airport became operational, all the flight schedules at Lombok's Selaparang Airport were moved to the new facility. As Selaparang Airport never accommodated widebody aircraft, it

1794-554: The smaller aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320 family already serving Lombok. The first aircraft that landed on the airport was a Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800NG, marking the commencement of operations on 1 October 2011. Bandara Internasional Lombok (BIL) had several operational names proposed. In January 2009 results of a public opinion poll conducted in Lombok indicated that Lombok International Airport (LIA)

1840-452: The south coast of Lombok Island. (c) comprising 9 kelurahan (Gerunung, Gonjak, Leneng, Panji Sari, Perapen, Praya, Renteng, Semayan and Tiwugalih) and 6 desa . (d) Praya Tengah District is situated to the southeast of Praya town, between that town and Praya Timur District. (e) including 3 kelurahan (Gerantung, Jontlak and Sasake). (f) except the villages of Jontlak (postcode 83513) and Gerantung (postcode 83523). Central Lombok has

1886-429: 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 affect 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

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1932-422: The surge of support for decentralisation across Indonesia which occurred following the fall of Soeharto in 1998, key new decentralisation laws were passed in 1999. Subsequently, there was a jump in the number of regencies (and cities) from around 300 at the end of 1998 to 514 in 2014 sixteen years later. This secession of new regencies, welcome at first, has become increasingly controversial within Indonesia because

1978-564: 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

2024-705: The word bhupati is also found in the Ligor inscription , which was found in the Nakhon Si Thammarat province of Thailand . In the 17th century, Europeans called the area Ligor . this inscription was identified in 775 AD 7th century AD, the term bhupati was used to refer to the king of Srivijaya Hujunglangit in the 9th century AD Since the start of the Reform Era in 1998 a remarkable secession of regency governments has arisen in Indonesia. The process has become known as pemekaran (division). Following

2070-771: 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). Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC) will manage Mandalika Tourism Area which has 5 beaches in Southern Lombok Island: Kuta Beach, Serenting Beach, Aan Cape, Keliuw Beach and Gerupuk Beach. The area is 1,179 hectares will be divided in 3 zonas: The project

2116-667: Was chosen by 40.4% of respondents, Sasak International Airport (SIA) 20%, Rinjani International Airport (RIA) 46 16.7%, Mandalika the International Airport (MIA) 10.9%, Selaparang International Airport ( SIA) 8%, Pejanggik International Airport (PIA) 2.9%, and Arya Banjar Brittle International Airport (ABGIA) 1.1%. According to the airport's official website, the name is Lombok International Airport in English, and Bandar Udara Internasional Lombok in Indonesian. It

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