Mataram (city)
Mataram | |
|---|---|
| City of Mataram Kota Mataram | |
Clockwise, from top; Hubbul Wathan Islamic center, Mataram City Hall, West Nusa Tenggara museum and Tembolaq Gate | |
Location within West Nusa Tenggara | |
| Coordinates: 8°35′S 116°7′E / 8.583°S 116.117°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Province | West Nusa Tenggara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mohan Roliskana (Golkar) |
| • Vice Mayor | Mujiburrahman |
| • Legislature | Mataram City Regional House of Representatives |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.30 km2 (23.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 441,147 |
| • Density | 7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 370 |
| Website | mataramkota |
Mataram (Indonesian: Kota Mataram; Indonesian pronunciation: [ˌkot̪a maˈt̪aram]) 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 and 429,651 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 441,147 (comprising 219,625 males and 221,522 females).
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 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 the Denpasar metropolitan area in Bali.