Bima Regency
Introduction '''Bima Regency''' is a regency () 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 and 514,105 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 527,952 (comprising 266,540 males and 261,412 females). 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.
Administrative Districts Bima Regency consists of eighteen districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all classed as rural ''desa'') and the number of offshore islands in each district, and its postal codes. Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(''kecamatan'') Area in km2 Pop'n 2010Census  Pop'n 2020Census Pop'n mid 2021EstimateAdmin centre No.ofvillagesNo. ofislands Postcode 52.06.01  Monta  227.52 33,439 39,115 40,230Tangga 14 684172 52.06.16  Parado  261.29 8,702 10,676 10,970Paradorato 5 184170 52.06.02  Bolo  66.93 44,259 51,356 52,740Rato 14 -84161 52.06.13  Mada Pangga  237.58 27,385 31,453 32,240Dena 11 -84111 52.06.03  Woha  105.57 43,904 51,163 52,590Tente 15 -84171 52.06.04  Belo  44.76 24,940 27,572 28,050Cenggu 9 -84173 52.06.18  Palibelo  71.58 24,786 27,833 28,590Teke 12 -84174 52.06.05  Wawo  132.29 16,250 18,839 19,340Marua 9 -84184 52.06.11  Langgudu  322.94 26,292 31,468 32,510Karumbu 15 1384180 52.06.17  Lambitu  65.40 5,074 6,135 6,350Kuta 6 -84181 52.05.06  Sape (a)  232.12 53,064 61,008 62,540Naru 18 3484183 52.06.12  Lambu  404.25 34,280 42,055 43,200Sumi 14 2684182 52.06.07  Wera (b)  465.32 28,032 32,479 33,350Tawali 14 284152 52.06.10 Ambalawi  180.65 18,172 21,049 21,610Nipa 6 -84153 52.06.08  Donggo  123.83 16,753 19,955 20,600O'o 9 -84162 52.06.15  Soromandi  341.66 15,468 19,247 19,770Kananta 7 184163 52.05.09  Sanggar  477.89 11,826 13,937 14,260Kore 6 184191 52.06.14  Tambora  627.82 6,602 8,765 9,030Labuhan Kananga 7 -84190  '''''Totals'''''  ''4,389.40'' ''438,522'' ''514,105'' ''527,952'' ''Woha'' ''191'' ''83'' Notes: (a) including Banta Island to the east of Sumbawa. (b) including Sangeang Island to the northeast of Sumbawa.
Sister District *  Kota Setar, Malaysia
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