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. It is roughly circular, with a
"tail" (Sekotong Peninsula) to the southwest, about 70 kilometres (43 miles)
across and a total area of about 4,514 square kilometres (1,743 square miles).
The provincial capital and largest city on the island is Mataram. It is somewhat similar in size and density with
neighboring Bali and
shares some cultural heritage, but is administratively part of Nusa Tenggara
Barat along with sparsely populated Sumbawa. It is surrounded by a number of smaller islands
locally called Gili.
The island was home to some 3.17 million Indonesians
as recorded in the decennial 2010 census; the latest estimate (for January
2014) gives the population as 3,311,044.
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