Mataram (city)

Mataram
City of Mataram
Kota Mataram
Clockwise, from top; Hubbul Wathan Islamic center, Mataram seen from above, Mataram City Hall, and Tembolaq Gate
Flag of Mataram
Coat of arms of Mataram
Location within West Nusa Tenggara
Location within West Nusa Tenggara
Mataram is located in Lombok
Mataram
Mataram
Mataram is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
Mataram
Mataram
Mataram (Lesser Sunda Islands)
Mataram is located in Indonesia
Mataram
Mataram
Mataram (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°35′S 116°7′E / 8.583°S 116.117°E / -8.583; 116.117
Country Indonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
Province West Nusa Tenggara
Government
 • MayorAhyar Abduh
 • Vice MayorMohan Roliskana
Area
 • Total61.30 km2 (23.67 sq mi)
Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total441,147
 • Density7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code(+62) 370
Websitemataramkota.go.id

Mataram (Indonesian: Kota Mataram) is a city and the capital of the Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara. The city is surrounded on all the landward sides by (but is not administratively part of) West Lombok Regency and lies on the western side of the island of Lombok, Indonesia. It is also the largest city of the province, and had a population of 402,843 at the 2010 Census[2] and 429,651 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 441,147 (comprising 219,625 males and 221,522 females).[1]

The city is an economic, cultural, and education center of the province. It hosts all public universities in the province, the main airport as well as the only international airport in the province, and also main government offices. Greater Mataram Area (Indonesian: Mataram Raya) or sometimes also called Gumi Rinjani Metropolitan Area[4] is a metropolitan area surrounding the city with a total population of around 3 million people on 2015, making it one of the largest in the Lesser Sunda Islands along with Denpasar metropolitan area in Bali.[5]

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Mataram Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5271)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "PU-net". perkotaan.bpiw.pu.go.id. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. ^ "PU-net". perkotaan.bpiw.pu.go.id. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

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