West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia · Asia
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Bima is a city located in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. With a population of 161,362, it is an important destination in Asia.
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Bima city (pronounced [ˈbima]; 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 and 155,140 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid-2024 wasRead more
165,113 (comprising 82,338 males and 82,775 females). 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.
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Bima is located in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Asia. The coordinates are -8.4601 latitude, 118.7267 longitude.
Bima has a population of approximately 161,362 people, making it a city in Indonesia.
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