| East Lombok Regency | |
| Settlement Type: | Regency |
| Native Name: | Kabupaten Lombok Timur |
| Motto: | Patuh Karya (Obedient and Productive) |
| Pushpin Map: | Indonesia_Lombok#Indonesia_Lesser Sunda Islands#Indonesia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | above |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lombok, Lesser Sunda Islands and Indonesia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Indonesia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Selong |
| Leader Title: | Regent |
| Leader Name: | M. Sukiman Azmy |
| Leader Title1: | Vice Regent |
| Leader Name1: | Rumaksi [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1605.55 |
| Population As Of: | mid 2023 estimate |
| Population Note: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1404343 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Sasak, Balinese, Tionghoa-peranakan, Sumbawa people, Flores people, Arab Indonesian |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Religion |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Muslim, Hindu, Christian, Buddhist |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Info3: | Indonesian (official), Sasak |
| Timezone: | ICST |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | -8.65°N 148°W |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | (+62) 376 |
East Lombok Regency is a regency (Indonesian: [[Kabupaten]]) of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Lombok, of which it comprises the eastern third (including minor offshore islands); the administrative capital is the town of Selong. The Regency covers an area of 1,605.55 km2 and had a population of 1,105,582 at the 2010 Census[3] and 1,325,240 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,404,343 (comprising 699,233 males and 705,110 females).[5]
To the north lies the Java Sea. To the west are North Lombok Regency and Central Lombok Regency. To the south is the Lombok Basin and the Indian Ocean and to the east lies Elas Strait, a narrow body of water separating Lombok and the nearby small Gili Belang from Sumbawa which lies approximately 15 km to the east.The north of the Regency is on the eastern flank of Mount Rinjani which at 3,726 m is the third highest mountain the second largest volcano in the country. The mountain is an active volcano, the oldest recorded historical eruption was in 1847 and last eruption was in May 2010.[6] [7]
The area of East Lombok Regency is 2,679.88 km², consisting of a land area of 1,605.55 km ² (59.91%) and a water (seabed) area of 1,074.33 km² (40.09%).
Kabupaten Lombok Timur (East Lombok Regency) is one of Lombok's four Regencies or administrative regions.
| Boundary | District | Regency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Java Sea | ||
| South | Indian Ocean | ||
| West | Central Lombok Regency North Lombok Regency | ||
| East | Sumbawa |
At the 2010 Census, the East Lombok Regency consisted of twenty districts (kecamatan), but an additional district (Lenek) was added in 2018 by splitting off 10 villages in the western part of Aikmel District. The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[9] and the 2020 Census,[10] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[11] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 239 rural desa and 15 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km2 | Pop'n Census 2010 | Pop'n Census 2020 | Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post codes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.03.01 | Keruak (a) | 40.49 | 47,901 | 57,705 | 61,067 | Keruak | 15 | 83673 | |
| 52.03.20 | Jerowaru (b) | 142.78 | 53,181 | 61,411 | 66,171 | Jerowaru | 15 | 83672 | |
| 52.03.02 | Sakra | 25.09 | 52,731 | 64,080 | 68,051 | Sakra | 12 | 83671 | |
| 52.03.19 | Sakra Barat (West Sakra) | 32.20 | 46,840 | 58,184 | 61,465 | Rensing | 18 | 83670 | |
| 52.03.18 | Sakra Timur (East Sakra) | 37.03 | 40,909 | 52,012 | 55,346 | Lepak | 10 | 83674 | |
| 52.03.03 | Terara | 41.41 | 65,485 | 75,889 | 80,780 | Terara | 16 | 83664 | |
| 52.03.11 | Montong Gading | 25.66 | 40,603 | 48,801 | 50,910 | Montong Betok | 8 | 83663 | |
| 52.03.04 | 78.27 | 67,550 | 79,023 | 83,048 | Sikur | 14 | 83662 | ||
| 52.03.05 | Masbagik | 33.17 | 93,993 | 107,893 | 113,439 | Masbagik | 10 | 83661 | |
| 52.03.12 | Pringgasela | 134.26 | 50,059 | 63,110 | 67,250 | Pringgasela | 10 | 83660 | |
| 52.03.06 | Sukamulia | 14.49 | 30,373 | 36,373 | 38,420 | Sukamulia | 9 | 83652 | |
| 52.03.13 | Suralaga | 27.02 | 51,940 | 64,681 | 67,793 | Suralaga | 15 | 83651 | |
| 52.03.07 | 31.68 | 82,627 | 92,464 | 96,015 | Selong | 12 | 83611-83613, 83617-63619 | ||
| 52.03.17 | Labuhan Haji | 49.57 | 53,023 | 64,492 | 67,448 | Labuhan Haji | 12 | 83615-83617 | |
| 52.03.08 | Pringgabaya | 136.20 | 90,548 | 110,813 | 117,161 | Pringgabaya | 15 | 83654 | |
| 52.03.16 | Suela | 115.01 | 37,441 | 45,421 | 48,513 | Suela | 8 | 83655 | |
| 52.03.09 | Aikmel | 81.09 | 92,853 | 70,121 | 74,219 | Aikmel | 14 | 83653 | |
| 52.03.14 | Wanasaba | 55.89 | 59,317 | 68,302 | 74,466 | Wanasaba | 14 | 83650 | |
| 52.03.15 | Sembalun | 217.08 | 18,786 | 23,568 | 25,190 | Sembalun | 6 | 83657 | |
| 52.03.21 | Lenek | 41.83 | (c) | 43,520 | 47,444 | Lenek | 10 | 83657 | |
| 52.03.10 | Sambelia (d) | 245.22 | 29,422 | 37,377 | 40,147 | Sambelia | 11 | 83656 | |
| Totals | 1,605.55 | 1,105,582 | 1,325,240 | 1,404,343 | Selong | 254 |
Notes: (a) including 4 small islands off the east coast of Lombok Island. (b) includes 24 islands off the southeast corner of Lombok Island.
(c) the 2010 Census population of the new Lenek District is included in the figures for Aikmel District, from which it was subsequently split off in 2018.
(d) includes 7 islands off the northeast corner of Lombok Island, of which the largest are Gili Sulat and Gili Lawang.
The districts are subdivided into 239 rural Desa and 15 urban Kelurahan; of the latter 11 are in Selong District and 4 are in Labuhan Haji District.[12]
The majority of the population are Sasak people, who speak the Sasak language.
In the 2010 Census, East Lombok Regency recorded 1,105,582 inhabitants, 24.7% being officially below the Indonesian poverty level;[13] the 2020 Census showed the population having risen to 1,325,240, and the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,404,343 (comprising 699,233 males and 705,110 females).[14] . The population of this regency are primarily Muslim.
The Sasak people are the indigenous people of Lombok and form the vast majority of East Lombok's residents, with few people of Balinese origin compared with West Lombok. East Lombok is also home to people of Balinese, Chinese, Tionghoa-peranakan people of mixed Indonesian and Chinese descent and small number of Arab Indonesian people, mainly of Yemeni descent who originally settled in the early port city of Ampenan.
Islam is the religion of the majority of the population of East Lombok. Other religions practised in East Lombok are Christianity, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.
Most people in east Lombok normally speak the Sasak language. Sasak is the native language of the indigenous people of Lombok. Indonesian is the language most widely used in everyday interactions at places such as hotels, larger shops in the township of Praya and in government offices. When at home or a place of recreation east Lombok residents tend to use local eastern Lombok dialects of the Sasak language.
Rivers and catchment areas:Lombok Island has four main watersheds. Menanga watershed, which is administratively in the territory of East Lombok, has been declared by the Governor of Nusa Teggara Barat to be a critical watershed by Decree No. 122 in 2005. Lombok is faced with a serious water supply and management problem, caused by increasing forest and water table damage, land degradation and poor forestry management. West Nusa Tenggara province as a whole is threatened with a water crisis caused by increasing forest and water table damage and degradation.[15]
The region 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. Rinjani supplies a rainfall catchment area to the region and several into eastern Lombok rivers flow from its slopes. The sea supports a small local fishing industry, seaweed harvesting, a pearl industry and prawn farming.
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 east Lombok in coming years.
Public ferries' provide services for both passengers and vehicles. Labuhan Lombok is in East Lombok Regency and provides connections eastward to Sumbawa. Tanjung Lembar in the south west of the island is Lombok's main port and handles small freighters, fishing boats and the combination vehicle and passenger ferries heading westward to Bali.
These ferries connecting to nearby Sumbawa and Bali 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.
East Lombok is served by the Lombok International Airport (Bandara Internasional Lombok) .The new airport provides domestic terminal facilities serving destinations in Java, Bali and Sumbawa. The main terminal building also provides international terminal facilities, currently limited to international connections to Malaysia provided by AirAsia. International flights to Kuala Lumpur provided by Garuda and Merpati airlines depart from 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 in Central Lombok 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 the evening of 30 September 2011. All services previously operated at the Selaparang airport were moved across to the new airport at that time.